Short Odom Poems

Activated
By Valerie Odom
January 2, 2017

Met a beautiful lady
Fine like wine
Explored each other
Opened new doors
Activated my third eye...

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A basketball player named Odom
Wants to dribble the balls in his scrotum
   He tries to bounce them
   Hardwood boards renounce them
Odom can't put 'em back ~ has to tote 'em!...

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DarkSkin Baby
By Valerie Odom
January 29, 2017

DarkSkin Baby
A beautiful baby
A regular baby just like you and I

DarkSkin Baby
An intelligent baby
All A’s cus she a real wise-guy

DarkSkin Baby
A bullied baby
No one likes her black skin

DarkSkin Baby
An oppressed baby
But she has much love from within...

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African American Nursery Rhyme
By Valerie Odom
December 2, 2016

Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray the Lord my soul to keep;
If I die before I wake
I pray for Lord my soul to take 
Amen

Now I’m afraid to roam these streets
I pray the Lord 12 doesn’t kill me
If I die before 28
I pray for Lord I at least graduate
Amen...

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Feminine Rules
By Valerie Odom
December 10, 2016

Don’t show yours bra,
Shoulders are weapons too
Just some more body parts
Society has to rule

Can’t be too short or too tight,
You’ll look like a thot
No tattoos, no piercings
Your body is sacred art

By the end of this poem
They’ll have something to say
It’s not their fault society built them that way...

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Verses prt.2
By Valerie Odom
July 27, 2017

I need a girl that’s gone
Keep it tight
Eat it right
Never leave me
Just stay by my side

I need a girl that’s gone
Keep it real
Show me the whole deal
Not just play the cards
Girl just show me how you really feel

I need a girl that’s gone 
Vibe with a v
And chill with a c
Eat this kat with a k
And strap me down
S-T-R-A-P...

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Really Realize prt.1
By Valerie Odom
May 19, 2017

Things are not how they used to be 
Look up from your phone and then you’ll see
There is no love in these streets

It’s hard for someone to match your fly
When all of these girls just want guys
Can’t you see the pain in my eyes

Life is really what you make
You have to give so they don't take
Don’t break my heart for love's sake...

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7 Talk Love
By Valerie Odom
May 19, 2017

If you want to talk to me then I'll always have the time 
I may be busy everyday but you'll still be on my mind
If you need someone to love then I'll really show you my all 
But once you start acting like you don't care then I might as well just fall
I don't even ask for much I just need someone to care 
Feel like I'm all by myself again its not even a real pair...

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GMO(Get Me Off) All The Way Till I Die
By Valerie Odom
March 14, 2017

A processed way,
A processed life
No more factories
GMO all the way till I die

Bacon, ramen, flavored nuts
Get me off!
Get me off!
Get me off this bus!

A metaphor, a wish
Please don’t serve me that processed dish
Leaves not “vitamin” beans
Check the label don't trust the machine
9 not 8 
Get off the bus before it’s too late....

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Crack That You Sniff 
By Valerie Odom
May 22, 2017

Once your gone youre gone
That means youre dead for real
Its like the healings going backwards
Man im tryna heal
I cant take all this suffering 
I cant take this pain
But when the trigger goes off
Itll be sent through my brain
I gotta hire some goons 
Cause i cant do it myself
Day by day i try to fix it
But its hurting my health
Maybe if you send me away ill get fixed
But my mind is taking over like the crack that you sniff...

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