Child Strength Poems

In shadows cast by doubt and fear,
A battle rages, ever near.
Yet, in the depths of darkest night,
I find the strength to stand and fight.

With breast...

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Doesn't it take boldness and strength
to purse visions with a constant beat,
and be thrilled when two people meet? 
Dreams have bright and dark colors,
and each...

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That story was so sad, 
and unbelievably wild--
how they managed to protect 
this innocent, small child

It inspired me to check out 
more library books
on other...

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Thoughts staggering slowly
Resisting the release
Why do i now struggle
When the past flowed so free

Have I lost my touch
My talent gone through time
Who have I become
A...

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By What Power?

Disguised by a limb and hidden in a tree,
with what power had you
to murder Adam and Eve?

You came hither and thither, even spoke...

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We'd opened ourselves up to fascist beliefs 
we'd catered to the raw findings of mental angst 
an yet we knew going under cover would somehow...

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“I was a child, once”

"I was a child, once ..."
He said to me, 
“beautiful memories;

people ...
sometimes
remember me…”

I said, “I hear you.”
He said to me,
“the World...

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"noW"

Let’s face it ...
I can’t string 
an intelligent sentence

together, 

apart from those 
cast to feed sharks
in an affidavit.

sentences ... spent,
words and voices
caged, released

ah, well, 
you’ve...

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You are the "fresh" in the air of the new day
You are the breath of the sun's ray
The voice of the moon when it has...

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Sometimes awkward,
In the company of a moment, a friend
Who has revealed to me, her bitterness,
Her cynicism, hostility, resentment…
Feelings lost within a world of darkness.

Never will...

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I was twelve once,
long brown hair,
big brown eyes,
men always stared.

I was twelve once,
smart and witty,
some would say,
I was pretty.

I was twelve once,
dreamed about life,
would I...

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Who were they?

They walked to and from school when they were younger.
They had to complete their homework alone before they were allowed to go out...

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In the journey of life, your love stands tall,
Your strength and compassion, guiding us through it all.

You're giving and beautiful, always hiding when you’re not...

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Am an African child
    Being out here Tryna penetrate into the world
    I still recall the roots that I...

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Immanent, at the heart of blood of the One who made     
Me, I am part of the great I am, the...

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