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The Last Survivor

...Harold John Bray, Jr., Seaman 2C- The last surviving member of the iconic Navy vessel the USS Indianapolis. The Indy was a capitol ship that just returned statewide for major repairs and refitting, f...

Categories: statewide, boat, fear, in memoriam,
Form: Haibun

Interment

...In fifth grade, I earned first place
statewide for violin
against the girl I half-loved—
her fingers quicker,
her lineage more illustrious—
but that day,
mine did not tremble.

She chose a pi...

Categories: statewide, 5th grade, celebration, childhood,
Form: Free verse

Marx on the Hudson

...
They used to call it the Empire State.
But the empire isn't doing too great.
Democrats in power, big ideas they plan.
Too bad for the middle class and the forgotten man.

Low-income high rise ...

Categories: statewide, new york, political,
Form: Lyric

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Courtesy Google, I Learned Dynata Mite

...Courtesy Google, I learned Dynata...mite!

Constitutes the world’s largest
first-party data platform
for insights, activation and measurement

Earlier today August 28th, 2022,
a representative...

Categories: statewide, 12th grade, america, animal,
Form: Rhyme

Eighth Time

...11/8/16


Many days I 
Was way high

Still the same guy

During the daytime
It was officially gametime
At the same time
As the show "Dateline"

Time to educate minds
Before, during and ...

Categories: statewide, poetry, rap, word play,
Form: Rhyme

Bonefied

...Rationality exorcised,
Culturally terrorized,
Freedom lost in the blink of an eye,
Federal coercion,
Statewide indignation,
Selling flag nooses for resuscitation,
Christianity stifling,
ISIS p...

Categories: statewide, abuse, angst, feelings, gender,
Form: Rhyme

The Politics of People

...Politics is all about haves and have nots.
Who gets ahead.  Who waits in line.
Privileged ones, and the rest get denied.

Politics is about relative truth.
Data be damned.  Conspiracies claimed....

Categories: statewide, america, betrayal, humor, people,
Form: Rhyme

Delirium

...Take a look inside
& you will surely find

The knowledge they hide
From us in order to preside

The rules have been applied
& now we're left to divide

Water full of fluoride
Only making us...

Categories: statewide, angst, conflict, corruption, dark,
Form: Rhyme

Folk Dance

..."The Folk Dance"
On the backs of well formed muscular miners 
Working hard in the trenches on a daily basis
For the men who need coal, fat cats and such
Dirty, sweaty and tireless toil try to wear th...

Categories: statewide, happiness, life, old, work,
Form: Free verse

Alabama Governor Says My Way Or No Way

...Alabama’s Governor:  My Way or No Way

By Elton Camp

In office only for the second day,
Governor says do religion his way
The deacon in the Baptist Church
Wants us not to be left in the lurch...

Categories: statewide, religion
Form: Rhyme