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My Last Day With Poetry Soup

As I write this, it is my last day on this earth.
I wanna give each one of my daughters a kiss, and pray I'm rebirth!
And if I'm not, then I will soon see my momma in heaven.
I will fight with all I got, and be among the fighting spirits from nine-eleven!

I wanna tell my daughters I love them dearly, and hang out with them for awhile.
I mean each word sincerely, for my strength has come from each ones smile!
I wanna tell Audrey, my "P.B." to hang on to my memory and remember me.
I wanna ask the very beautiful Walayee, why she hasn't collaborated on our poetry!?
I wanna tell Deb to not frown, to remember how I "go down!"
I wanna tell Madison, "I wear the crown," and "I run this town!"
I wanna tell my dad. Marty, how he's been a blessing on my life.
I wanna tell P.D., how I enjoyed that party, hanging with Nates wife!
I wanna tell Constance little group, "My  time is up, I'm gonna die!"
I wanna tell all the poets on the soup, "They can win some contests now, and 
bye, bye!"


Wrote for Walayee Whitlocks contest, "If I only had one day to live"

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