Long Square one Poems

What went wrong with women and why women worry.
Some women worry for it’s in their nature. They grew up watching grandma worry and momma worry. They lack confidence. They too often need reassurance. Their insecurity...

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Her back never faces the door

“I’ll only need you on certain days”

she says
(absently)

“I’ll have to write them down
my memory doesn’t work so well
especially when I am caught up”

she’s thinking
(a lovely stare)

“Who is that in the...

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I was born within the sound of Bow bells in the east end of London, this makes me a true cockney, I own a cock and sparrow down by the shake and shiver, I sell...

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I was a public relations specialist, ever promoting positivity to people,
As positivity is promoted afar, by the sight of the towering cathedral.

My work was very interesting, there weren't ever two days the same,
As an exotic...

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Reality strikes
Almost in a dreamlike state
Slow motion
However sudden
Indifferent to any other
Dreams turned to nightmare  
instantly 

I feel so worthless 
For some time now
A whore
A slut
Good for nothing
Ruined.
Not easy to acknowledge 
But this is how you...

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They gather in groups waiting to go through the border; missiles are flying in the air and people are running everywhere .

They have been standing there for a couple days waiting to cross over but...

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When you have a gun and they don’t 
and you're  a cop, it takes a certain kind of heartless cowardice
to squeeze the trigger
it takes a certain type of racism only prevalent in racist countries

As...

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Im sitting down just wondering why im here,
I think about so much and it suddenly becomes clear,

I live for the pain, the struggles, the torment of it all,
Though it hurts so much can i really...

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Propoganda corners your mind
look at me squeaky clean
look at them
one at a time
allow me to concentrate your focus
then allow you to think for yourself
you will come
to your own
conclusion
turn around and shake my hand
now we agree...

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I worked towards this dream my whole lifetime
But it always seemed just out of my reach
The harder I tried to achieve it, 
the further away it seemed to become

I was always told growing up
That I...

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i saw you standing next to a wall
keen i've seen you 
collected dark shy
wiry tall
so i picked you up
took you home
you just wanted someone to hold
that's what you told me
so i was onto you from...

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Twenty-six came fast... Possibilities
close in by the hundreds, as if they were marching
to the sound of a choke-hold.
Pressure's a good thing
when it has us make something
beautiful, or something hot.
Stardom, creation, art, 
invention, love, whatever...

Those are...

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Isn't it funny how much things change
Isn't it funny how much we crave the things
that never turn out right
like how for 11 years
we crave growing older, growing up
to finally realizing
there's these sets of rules and...

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Yes, I am fat.
Only a few get the cue
being overweight is not easy;
unlike you.
You wouldn't know what heavy feels like,
but I do.

For no fault of mine I have to suffer the mockery,
surely you'd stop it;
if...

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I.

Gray dusk, chaos, grave loss.
All yours before divine blood came
Walking amongst the rot, rumors and tumors of the wild and tame
In quest to satisfy their wame
To take them from valleys to peaks by a flesh...

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How can you move ahead when life seems like it's at a standstill,
Moving mountains and moving hills.
Grinding day after day making this money,
Yet you're back at square one now isn't that funny.
Trying to provide a...

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No words, no expression just pure devastation
Here I am stuck sitting at square one 
Thinking back, only because small conversation
Thinking I was problematic constantly reminding me how her needs weren't met emotionally 
I was...Emotionally intertwined...

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Everyone will get Respect when They Leave Their Ego Behind
 
Life consists of ups and downs and if we learn from it we can be proud of ourselves because it indicates that we have developed...

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Square one,
Here I find myself again.
Around the board,
Pass go
And do not collect 200.
Get over yourself,
Pick your head up
So you can look up and see...
See all the damage you're doing.
Shamelessly,
Selfishly,
Causing catastrophes in your wake,
Collateral damage,
Chaos in...

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Do what I’m told cuz my soul has been sold
To the greedy sleazy manipulative persons
Whose words are all lies, deceit, bribes and cursin’
But no need to stress because no fuss, yes--

I’m just goin’ with the...

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Have you ever had a major itch
Deep inside your brain
Where your whole face does a Chubby Checkers twist
Driving you erratically down crazy lane

You need to find that special something 
To cram far enough up your...

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I am going to write a poem about jumping into conclusion
I was so glad when my boss didn't jump into conclusions
He sees what I did and keeps his cool
Had he jumped into conclusions I would...

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Life is a mess
Life is a mission it is a test
Many succeed many fail
Trials and tribulations on its tail
Try to bring us down to the worst we can be 
So we are ever conflicted and...

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welcome misunderstanding
of your motives & your feelings,
because if they knew exactly what you meant,
what you needed, what you wanted &
you knew the same regarding what came from
them, then there would be no more
conversation & hence...

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I sometimes sit and try to wonder
What life would be like without the thunder.
A challenge comes with each new day
More bad than good I cannot say.
I take them on one by one
I think I forgot...

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