Short Confirmations Poems

My black son
He did not belong
Unwelcome
Unannounced and subsequently
Uninvited
To attend his predominately white Honors math class online
Confirmations abounded
With increasing befuddlement
By the substitute teacher
“Are You Sure?”
By a white classmate
Affirmed
Welcomed
Invited
Permitted to remain 
After all
He did belong
My black son...

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I'm humble
mine is the kingdom of heaven
I'm mourning 
I'll be comforted

I'm meek 
the earth is my heritage
I'm hungry & thirsty for righteousness 
I will be satisfied

I'm merciful 
I'll obtain mercy
I'm pure of heart
I'm seeing God

I'm a peacemaker 
I'm called son of God
I'm persecuted for the sake of righteousness 
Mine is the kingdom of heaven...

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Whispers dance inside my head
Reflections glance at a substance dead
Confirmations of my unpoetical pen
Only white spaces mirrored back
No one has a word to say
The mirror tells I should go away
The oceans piers toss me deep
Into contemplation of my rude upkeep
Sheepish sins, bitter gin
The naked truth
No one reads my scribbles doo
Oh how my dribble makes me blue...

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Reflection of poems, they may speak to a reader
Echoing upon them, an answer somewhat sought
Speaking somehow of confirmations to be heard
Opening up like a guiding light upon a dark path
No one knows why poetry can be the inspiration
A person will find within the written a poet words
Not even the writer knows why they get the words
Clearly, there is truth in poetry, which's a reflection
Sometimes, it can just be an answer a poet needs...

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