Freedom Teacher Poems

Beyond bricks and mortar, beyond rigid lines,
A symphony of learning, where knowledge entwines.
Government walls, a canvas vast and bold,
Where futures blossom, stories yet untold.

No distant...

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Dear Enemy, 
I will wish you well and set you free. 
Your words and knife, 
will no longer hurt me. 
Too bad it all had...

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free  
brings one  
peaceful life  
sleep good tonight  
dream  

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restless students wait
for the freedom bell to ring – 
sad rhetorculist...

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Peace~oh peace where do you hide,                                    where...

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In twenty twenty- three,                     ...

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I looked out my window and what did I see,               ...

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Magic silver key,
fits into my silver shoes.
I was now set free,
I now owned many sidewalks.
My new skates were a big thrill.

 

Date Written: 8/4/2022

2 Place

Childhood...

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Guns and Roses

No, no that is all wrong! 
The real title is, "Goats, and Roses. 

My new goat is so cool. 
His name is Rocky....

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Sex and Grades

Teachers in my time 
taught math, and science and history. 
We never cared if they were single, 
or married or divorced. 
It never...

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Letters

I write you all the time. 
I don't mail them... 
my letters, my words... anymore. 
They came back for a while, 
so I stopped. 
I...

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Recycled

I have gone through many storms. 
Some I thought would capsize the boat, 
and drown both me, 
and my beloved children.
At the first sign of...

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Speech

Free speech, 
is the power of one person, 
to say, anything they like, 
to have an opinion, 
and to have it heard, 
even if it...

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Clouds at sunset 
Slowly dancing
Eagles soaring between
Evolving landscapes
Holistic breaths yield
Unitive consciousness
Late night reality parade 
Reveals spiritual ecstasies....

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