Long Sassiness Poems

Damian DJ Dolly and Molly 
Were awake aware actually 
Absolutely wide eyed and 
Energetic. They woke 
Everyone 7 o'clock in the
Morning. Damian hollered 
Orders  "alright Hakim. When 
You have Everything packed up
Start loading it...

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It is the winter of 1980.
I’m twenty-eight years young, 
Driving a red Mustang with glass T-tops,
Feeling all of my awesome sassiness, from toe
To Afro, when I notice the cards driving ahead of me
Are all slowing...

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You look sideways at me
I look straight on at you
You glance towards me
I stare at you
memorize the stiches of your coat
they are uneven
 it must have been handmade
You look up at the sky
I look at...

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"Back to Life 
You are not dead
You're alive in Christ
Back to Life 
Mama poetess
Lugha ya mama, Lugha ya mama,
Mama poetess
Back to Life" 

~

Still I Rise   By Maya Angelou 

You may write me down...

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They said it's in my genetics from generations in the past,
       My ancestors struggled with the same demons I face,
         ...

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An echo of crimson nights call onto you
as I brush up against your tan skin with
ease.

for you are my abode
my shelter from pain
my perpetual home

The stars no longer silent; 
my arms no longer abandoned.
The sensual...

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HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A FAT SNAKE???

Snakes are squirmy and sassy and naughty,
snakes are wormy and creepy and haughty.
They sleep and hiss and eat all day,
they creep and...

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Romanian maiden with an angel’s face
A gorgeous body, and a walk of grace
Swirling hair with a bit of a bounce
A mystical magician with an adorable flounce

Surreal ideas swirl within her mercurial mind
Brighter than Zeus’ daughter,...

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Cheeky pigeon, never caught teased us kids without a thought
with sassiness beyond a match older brothers failed to catch, 
the brazen bird.
There he perched upon the roof looking down remained aloof,
at this time all determined...

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Poetry has died replaced 
with raining madness cunning 
thoughts battered heart 
bickering minds the absence 
of simplicity a calming time 
the laughter of Amos and Andy 
reading of Langston Hughes the 
braising nesting belligerent from
Ernest...

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My canvas is swirling with sassiness
Purples, greens, fuchsia and limes greet each other
Mixing it up in a frenzy of sorts.
They snake in and out of themselves
This is something I have whipped up for fun.

Like my...

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peppy porcelain puppy poops on the floor
  wacky winged walrus whizzes on the door
enigmatic eonian elephant espies some bamboo
  clever castrated cormorant shrieks yahoo

brassiere-busting bonobo barfs on the table
  maniacal mystic monkey...

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I love my birthday badly
will welcome my friends gladly
they will come in twos and threes
bringing along September breeze

I do not like chocolate cake
pie and cheeses is what I will make
the gifts will pile up at...

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Henry had not seen a woman like this in his life.
She was modestly covered, even her hands.
Wearing delicate tiny gloves like his grandma used to wear.
There was no hint of sassiness, she was demure.

Who is...

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Think High
Live in the earth
But dream with the sky
Never settle for less than you deserve

Your happiness, thoughts and emotions
Must always comes first

Believe in yourself
And in how amazing you are
Never lose the smile on your face
Or...

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There was a glorious softness surrounding the pretty May day.
Animals felt it in the meadow, but could not explain it for it was unusual.
A fantastic pink sky possibly set the mood or maybe it was...

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Let’s celebrate our…
Ambivalent attitudes
Brave boldness
Creative curiosity
Desirable delightfulness
Enthusiastic expectations
Fabulific Ferociousness
Golden goals
Humanistic hopes
Intelligent imagination
Joyful jolliness
Kinesthetic kindness
Lovely laugh
Marvelous manners
Nonsensical nature
Outstanding optimism
Playful presence
Quintessential qualities
Radical reviews
Savvy sassiness
Terrific tones
Universal understanding
Valiant verbosity
Wonderful wildness
‘xceptional ‘xpectations
Yabba-dabba youthfulness
Zesty zaniness...

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A warm breeze to soothe away my pain
 A gentle nudge a kind reminder
 that with every momentary loss is gain 
that all things go through the grinder
 to stress less is a small blessing...

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Fluffy hair on nanny goats
Crazy curly milk lined throats
Give them a lively happiness
Their exuberance such sassiness!

Fluffy hair on nanny goats
Crazy curly milk lined throats
They show their spark in barnyards now
They prance and cavort, truly know...

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