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The Incoherence of Telling Your Brain To Figure Stuff Out

..."I wanna know what love is I want you to show me I wanna feel what love is I know you can show me" Foreigner There's a disjoint between giving and receiving love There shouldn't be Hypotheti......

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Categories: paul robeson, angst,
Form: Free verse

Brotherhood Bass and Black

...His voice was loved,his colour not Only the former him fame brought Summa cum laude in study and sport His origins drew him up socially short Jim Crow laws were the sinister wedge Which left him......

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Categories: paul robeson, black african american, celebrity,
Form: Rhyme

Come Glory This All Hallow's Eve

...As I drive by the end of days I see a pumpkin and a happy witch on the doorstep of my joy, As I pass by my four year old’s awe toward friendly ghosts down the street of nostalgia, I am reminded of Sa......

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Categories: paul robeson, happiness, holiday, mother, africa,
Form: Blank verse

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Home of the Slaves

...Land of the free Home of the slaves The blood, sweat and tears of my ancestors resonate Amongst the soil where they were slain I’m hearing their struggle I’m feeling their pain I can’t imagine being ......

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Categories: paul robeson, allegory, black african american,
Form: Verse