Long Pound for pound Poems

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Everyday is a test, no rest, a contest, put up my best, I confess
Hardwired and tired, flawed with mud and mire, no liar but on fire
I will connect, will not fret but you can bet...

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Nine nine  

A story I needed to find  

My credentials were declined  

But it was Sunday, I did not mind  

Honestly, I tried  

Decided, ‘take a ride’  

Into the...

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I rest perched atop my tree branch blind,
watching and waiting
for anything to unknowingly pass below
I got sleek, midnight skin ... 
distinct markings of a black panther
I got white eyes that glow in the dark,
my vision...

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There is no doubt that man has progressed far beyond his worth
The human race has earned its place upon this planet Earth
But think on this – one architect above us standing tall
Accomplished in a heartbeat...

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Doing Time is not easy but it's something that I gotta do/
Survival of the fittest so this how I gotta move/
I'm not the strongest so I got a lot to lose/
Pound for pound round for...

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"The World is smaller because the people are closer," ... by the Poet.

There's something singular needs to be said,
mind the conduct or stature -- latter's best,
the subject at hand is of size; nay zed,
a bit...

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Inside the drum, nothing is hidden; 
The truth of the outside world arrives unbidden. 
No one knows or imagines that I lay quietly inside; 
No one wishes to reveal what they wish to hide. 
Physical...

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Life has been normal and strange, exciting and lame
Fought, begged, pleaded. Just to play the game
Wished and dreamed of fortune and fame
Searched for an escape from all the pain
I’ve been good, I’ve been bad, everything...

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My Shero

Kendra,
Words can not adequately say,
What you mean to me today...
And every day!
The tremendous courage 
that you have shown,
You are the strongest person, 
I've EVER known.
As I observe you from afar,
I get to see, how...

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I was six 
When safety died.
My father 
Home from war 
Would drink whiskey 
Straight from the bottle.  
Veins full of firewater, 
Filled and spilled, 
Fighting off his pain.
My mother locked the door 
To keep...

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Some say goodness is everywhere in everyone,
but my vast travels haven't shown just one ton,
of ethics, morals or just plain fun.

Well I've been all around, 
and something true from town to town,
is evil is everywhere,...

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1st amendment atrocities
Secondary nature

Pound for pound
They scream above holy lungs
Of righteous contradictions

As humanity continues to dry-hump “social” media,
Their sedentary psychiatrist

Judgmental lip smacks
Chapped from the arrogant vowels
They spit
Another syllabic lyric
Within our home of the “free”

Our 50...

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How do i break the hate for Gods sake.
How do i escape the coil of the snake.                  ...

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STARING DEATH IN HIS CORNER

I'm not the best pound for pound
boxer trading blow for blow
This bout won't end in this 36th round,
battling from the cradle from the set go

when my eyes refuses to behold life's...

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Check it the new paradigm is sound,
look left and right, a new brother and sister found,
matching the positivity pound for pound,
well aware this is just the first round,
a fight long since started,
fully mapped out and...

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As a young boy,
	He lived in extreme poverty
	And worked as a construction boy.
	Even though there were no foods to offer
	On the table and being a boxer
	Was the only way to feed his family,
	He never lost...

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To feed of the holy swine, would be divine. To consume of the muscle and sinew beneath the rind.  A lavish meal the Christian would be, to wipe my mouth with cloth of purity....

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Welcome to this place called planet earth,
It's always been this way since the day of birth.

Life's a battle to see who's the baddest in the land,
Only until there's no more blood in the gland.

Some want...

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So go on and say it
Just spit it out
Say it until you can't quit
Say it until there is no doubt

I don't even know your name
And this has me feeling depressed
It has me feeling pretty lame
Without...

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Surrounds cast fawning more pain and pleasure,
bring it on, union or naught, clocked watchers,
measures measure, pound for pound, face to face, 
Curt or wordy, conscience be top-notchers,
as precious song of convenience, eeks breath.
Stage of a...

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The world is turning upside down
Covid 19 is all around
Numbers are growing without bound
Protests, killing, riots
and lots of bloody fights

The world is turning upside down
Most of the world leaders are just clowns
The best in the...

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Author Dana Redricks
March 30, 2021

Father help me, I feel like I'm free falling. Spinning out of control the rain is falling, and tears dropping. Feeling so much pain. It's only You who's keeping me from...

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When packing for a trip to where
The weather’s always iffy,
It’s hard to know just what to take
So you’ll be looking spiffy.

The same advice is given by
Experienced conveyors,
And that is you should plan each day
To dress...

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No road returns
but turns instead
around the words
you should have said
and leads at last
to this damp bed
where half-lights
flicker in your head
and all around
the books you’ve read
can’t tell you why
the white swan bled
and tore itself
to pieces overhead
while...

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= = = = = WEB OF DECEIT = = = = =

A mesh of dew, abound with light.
Shimmering frame but grizzly sight.
Stage is set, it's network spun.
Back-lit rays from morning sun.

Autumn's breeze, reverberation.
Plucking strings...

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