Long Westside Poems

Some may say grand dragon others grand wizard either or it began in 60s everything was a bit chaotic the death of John f Kennedy Bobby Kennedy pope John XXlll my birth and Martin Luther...

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Two old friends
(who haven’t seen each other
in quite some time)
running into each other on the 
corner of Linwood and Clairmount
— A Detroit westside encounter


Man, it’s good seeing you Joe,
how is ...

Aw, Moms doing just fine....

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I've been doin' time, sittin in this jail cell for too long.
Yea, I made mistakes because I was headstrong
when I killed Isabelle, but it's what she deserved.
She ran off with my coke and money. That...

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One of the funniest women I’ve ever heard                           ...

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I was at work in Chicago when shots were fired in Memphis.                       ...

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Confessions of Pistachio Pudding

The pudding said to the whipped cream 
"I love the way you feel on top of me... 
all light and sugary...but I have a confession 
I was not always a bowl of...

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In loving memory of a legend deeply missed
Taken 2 soon which gets me pi##ed
The best musician in lifes childhood
Highly misunderstood by ignorant do goods
Wrongly accused of so many crimes
Punished for speakin up so many times
The...

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Money not well-spent,
gave you purse pocket emptiness
Another impulsive shopping spree
sent the credit cards into plastic shock therapy
Designer sales-of-the-year
got your head exorcist turned
Dollar days on a Sunday
made your item lust do a pocket burn
And the devil’s...

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I left at 6:30 for the 7 pm meeting.
I wanted to be early to find a seat near the speaker.
As I crossed over the bridge on the westside of town
I could see the traffic lights...

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If we only knew!

We are on the other side,
From when you lied,

If we only knew

That you were there to hide,
All the way on the other side,

If we only knew

When you’re going to make the big...

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Guns are war weapons, 
weapons for war,
weapons of force 
for military conflict, nothing more.

When life is dangerous,
when enemies take territory,
intent to hurt and terrorise
roam freely the streets
of cities ruined when bombs rain the skies,
guns are...

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You were a million miles away
Needed you here and you came
I will never forget that
No, never forget that.

You spoke of laughing your life away
Didn’t care if ‘she’ could cook or bake
To my best friend 
In...

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Come on come on  everybody bounce bounce bounce with me
I am a hot stepper can't nobody hold me down so set me free
Everbody  Jam Jam upon sugar hill 
let your step be on...

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I thought it was you.
I was startled by the tangerine glow that beamed so brilliantly 
through the bedroom window 
on the eastside of my house.
That's probably not a good place
for a window.
Especially if I want...

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My heart was racing,
Chaos around me on the road,
But silence inside me is so calming,
Dying to meet her,

I saw her parking the bike,
And hurrying inside the building,
No she's not worried,
But damn excited for her adventure...

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"Splendor in the Grass" can hardly breathe
A beauty in the fearful, destined waters
Not even Santa Catalina can lift up Natalie -
An angel fallen in the hands of Evil -

Macabre mask of rotten jealousy
The arm of...

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I can only hear what you tell me...
That is all I can believe...
I'm sorry I have portrayed these thoughts in your head...
I didn't mean to...
But understand me... 
I went out on tree limb...
And fell....
I was...

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I fell in love with a Westside girl
You know the one that got me in a whirl 
We met on the beach that summer time
She was in her red bikini looking so fine

That's when I...

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