The boy who lived in the dark
...Isolation.
He lived In a house that was never his home
He lived without a key and a place to call his own
Silence.
His mind his only friend
Dark just like his surroundings
His crime:
Not ...
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Categories:
rikers, depression, discrimination, prejudice, prison,
Form: Free verse
A Small Surprise
...On my morning walk, which is
Adjacent to the river,
A small surprise is sometimes what
The city does deliver.
So yesterday, I heard a thump,
Metallic, so I slowed,
Expecting that a hubcap fle...
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Categories:
rikers, mystery, new york,
Form: Rhyme
Patty-Cake President
...Written By: D. Collins 12/19/18
Patty-cake, Patty-cake, baker's man.
Things didn't happen the way you planned.
Now t...
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Categories:
rikers, betrayal, father daughter,
Form: Sonnet
New York City
...I live in the city that never sleeps
Time square lights shine
While the sun creeps.
Homeless men rush to the big tin can
Of left over meals
Teens vamp through the night,
No sleeping pills.
My...
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Categories:
rikers, community, environment, humor, new
Form: Free verse
Horror In Hawaii
...Wrote this for Carolyn's Vacation Humor contest, but I went a little overboard
with the amount of lines.
It was such a big elation
Finally getting my vacation
Two weeks off with lots of plans
Tha...
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Categories:
rikers, vacation,
Form: Rhyme