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Poetic Drums
Ancestral Celestial Grand Rising high A journey so questrial Elevate Motivate A divine connection Between spiritual and creative realms A spark A flame A birth right A name Wild free untamed Authentic Unchained Poetic drums are my native language We know each other so well A colonizer could not change it An oppressor could not enslave it For me and my poetic drum are one Grand rising Melanin thriving under the divine shining...

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Categories: spokenword, dedication, freedom, imagery, music,
Form: Free verse
The Fractured Poem
They say the hardest shells hide the softest centers, That diamonds form under pressure, That the most beautiful songs are written in the dark. I believe them. I have seen mountains crumble into valleys And valleys rise to touch the sky. I have watched oceans retreat from shorelines Only to come crashing back with renewed purpose. Listen— There is a thunderstorm inside my chest Where...

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Categories: spokenword, meaningful, mental health, poetry,
Form: Free verse



Fighting 4 My Soul
Looking in the mirror I saw an image it was clear. I told my reflection you are loved and shed tear No longer prisoner to shame, I watched my shoulders slowly rise. The person that I dared to name Now gazed back with gentler eyes. In that moment of pure grace, The walls I'd built began to fall. Years of doubt...

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Categories: spokenword, freedom, metaphor, peace, poems,
Form: Free verse
A Colonized Mind
In the chambers where thoughts are supposed to roam free, Foreign voices echo, not belonging to me. Words planted like flags on conquered territory, Thoughts that flower in soil not my own. I speak in tongues my ancestors never knew, See through lenses ground by hands I never touched. My dreams are shaped by stories I did not choose, Yet they...

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Categories: spokenword, corruption, freedom, introspection, metaphor,
Form: Free verse
Art Poetry
Words dance across the canvas of my mind, Brushstrokes of meaning, colors of sound. In poetry's rhythm, art is defined— Where image and language are forever bound. The painter speaks in textures, light, and shade, The poet paints with metaphor and rhyme. Both cast their visions that will never fade, Standing defiant against the rush of time. A sonnet blooms like petals on display, A portrait captures silence between breaths. Each stanza and stroke has something to say Of beauty that outlives a thousand deaths. In galleries of verse and painted dreams, We find ourselves reflected in the streams....

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Categories: spokenword, art, poems, poetry, poets,
Form: Free verse



Never Again
I plant my feet firm on this ground And declare with every breath in my body— Never again. Never again will I shrink myself To fit into spaces not built for my expansion. Never again will I dim my light To make others comfortable in their darkness. Listen— My body remembers every time I said "yes" when I meant "no." My spirit carries...

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Categories: spokenword, courage, freedom, inspirational, meaningful,
Form: Free verse
Finding Poetry’s Voice
I used to think poems lived in leather-bound books, guarded by professors with stern looks, that words worth speaking needed permission, academic citations, scholarly submission. I sat in corners swallowing syllables, choking on metaphors I couldn't pronounce, wondering why my tongue tied itself in knots while others spoke verses smooth as river stones. The first time I wrote something real, my hands shook like...

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Categories: spokenword, anxiety, confidence, inspiration, inspirational,
Form: Free verse
Life Long Friend
A shoulder in the storm when others flee, A voice that cuts through silence, clear and true. In chapters dark and bright, you stand with me, The compass when my skies have lost their blue. Not bound by blood, but something just as deep— A choice renewed with every passing day. The one who knows which secrets I still keep, Yet...

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Categories: spokenword, best friend, dedication, friendship,
Form: Ode
Midnight Chrome
In the hush of dusk when streetlights flicker alive, obsidian sheet metal catching dying light, A black Chevy Impala – Detroit steel poetry in motion. They don’t make ‘em like this anymore, All angles and attitude, chrome catching moonlight like silver promises. This ain’t just transportation – this is transformation. V8 heartbeat rumbling beneath the hood, Speaking in tongues of combustion and...

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Categories: spokenword, appreciation, car, imagery, inspirational,
Form: Ode
My eyes are yours
My eyes are yours From the depths of the sea To it jagged rocky or sandy shores. My cup is open ready to be poured into Both me and you. Lets fill each other and feel Renewed. For you have my full support in all that you Chaise to pursue. My eyes are yours when you lose you vision And you are unclear about...

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Categories: spokenword, inspirational, introspection, poems, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Never Again
I plant my feet firm on this ground And declare with every breath in my body— Never again. Never again will I shrink myself To fit into spaces not built for my expansion. Never again will I dim my light To make others comfortable in their darkness. Listen— My body remembers every time I said "yes" when I meant "no." My spirit carries...

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Categories: spokenword, anti bullying, anxiety, appreciation,
Form: Free verse
Lost in the Hustle
Clock in, clock out Wake, commute, work, sleep, repeat They say I'm making a living But where in this equation am I alive? Traded my sunrise for spreadsheets My sunset for status reports My laughter for leader boards My dreams for direct deposits We're all running on this hamster wheel Spinning faster just to stay in place "Success" measured in square footage And vacation days we're too exhausted to take They sold us a promise: Work hard now, live later But later keeps getting pushed back Like a horizon we never reach When did we agree That breathing means producing? That existing means earning? That value equals output? My grandmother's hands knew real work Soil under fingernails, calluses with purpose She worked to live I live to work The system whispers: "Just one more promotion" "Just one more year" "Just one more sacrifice" While life slips through fingers Clutching paychecks Making a living What a curious phrase As if living itself Is something manufactured Something we must earn the right to do I want to make a life instead Rich with moments that don't fit on resumes Abundant with connections no algorithm can track Wealthy with experiences no bank can hold Because making a living Without actually living Is the most expensive purchase We never meant to make. ...

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Categories: spokenword, corruption, inspirational, meaningful, poems,
Form: Free verse
Grand Rise with the Sunrise
I Grand Rise with the Sunrise When darkness lingers and doubt creeps in, I whisper to my soul, "This is where we begin." First light breaks through the distant hills, Golden fingers stretching across sleeping window sills. I rise not because the day demands it, But because my spirit understands it— That every dawn holds sacred possibility, A canvas waiting for my brushstrokes...

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Categories: spokenword, appreciation, engagement, nature, poems,
Form: Free verse
The Living Cost
Between the time card and the grave, We trade our days for dollars spent. Each sunrise mortgaged, sunset saved, For what we call accomplishment. The hamster wheel spins endlessly, As we chase what we're told to need. Survival isn't thriving, see— Just breathing while our spirits bleed. To make a living isn't life, Just passage through familiar halls. The true wealth lies beyond the strife Where...

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Categories: spokenword, environment, imagery, introspection, money,
Form: Free verse
In a Different Light
Standing where shadows meet daybreak, I've been seen—and unseen—a thousand times before. The familiar angles of my life cast in predictable patterns across the floor. But what if—just once—the sun shifted? What if clouds parted differently, or night fell from another direction? The parts of me you recognize might be invisible to someone else, while the fragments I try to hide shine brightest to a...

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Categories: spokenword, inspirational, poems, poetry, poets,
Form: Free verse

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