Long Staton Poems

P S its POETRY WRITE ON WRITE ON CONGRATS TO MY FELLOW POETRY SOUPERS PART 18

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By Valerie D. Staton


Down a long winding road there lived Old Betty Ann
In an old wooden house, the color of sand

Her home was surrounded by gardens and trees
And wind chimes that sung with the stir...

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God Created Me For A Reason
By Valerie D. Staton


My mother did not initially want me
Tried to spontaneously abort me
But the God who sits on high would not let me die
He created me for a reason

My...

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Defrost
By: Tanejah Staton
12/07/2018
“Unrest of Spirit”
Sponsored by Julia Ward



Everyday is the same
Only the date differentiates these passing days
Quiet rooms no one to call
Regret, extreme fears, ultimately self-hate
Souls a wreck sleep all day but feel no rest
Dancing...

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Who Would Have Thought
By Valerie D. Staton


The first time we met I was a bit scared
To be in a union unequally paired

You smoked cigarettes, I did not
You liked the cold weather, I liked it hot

You...

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Silk & Diamond, Kanye West,
Marcellus Wiley, Isiah Thomas,
Jason Whitlock, R C Maxwell,
Angela Staton King, Umar Johnson,
Paris Dennard, Darrell Scott,
Ben Carson, F Lee Francis,
Tammy Bruce, Mark Levin,
Jeremy Hunt, Charrise Lane,
Carol Swain, Felecia Killings,
Ben Shapiro, Tyrus,
Adam Carolla,
Kat...

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By Valerie D. Staton

It pains me my memories are fading 
My parent’s memories were sharp as tacks
It is their recollections I am invading
I wish I could have my memories back
I preserve moments with paper and...

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By Valerie D. Staton

Whenever circumstances go awry,
And it seems like you cannot catch a break;
Cast your cares on the One who sits on high,
Who's incapable of making mistakes;

There is purpose for all of life’s events,
Be...

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