She is a River
...“Women can change better’n a man,” Ma said soothingly. “Woman got all her life in her arms. Man got it all in his head.”
“Man, he lives in jerks-baby born an’ a man dies, an’ that’s a jerk-gets a fa...
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Categories:
unabused, allegory, america, freedom, humanity,
Form: Verse
Non-binary Pride
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LGBTQ is the spectrum of contrary community colors,
surviving secluded in the singular lattice of love,
weaved with the special strands of myriad hues
that make the rearing rainbow of inclus...
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Categories:
unabused, appreciation, humanity,
Form: Free verse
Enchanted
...Like all who write, I'm enchanted by words.
their musical sounds falling on each page.
a gentle caress, or slashing of swords,
Words of upstarts or elegantly aged.
What power is found in a sing...
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Categories:
unabused, poetry, strength, words, writing,
Form: Quatrain
Conscience
...Our conscience bears witness—
in the way thoughts are excused
in the way actions are accused
by the inward manner bemused
of the acceptance of grace unabused
February 19, 202...
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Categories:
unabused, forgiveness,
Form: List
Well of Innocence
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You promised me!
You said it last week
“This is the last time.”
You promised me!
But here you are again
Creeping in the dark
Knocking on my door
While daddy sleeps so deeply
A...
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Categories:
unabused, abuse, child, child abuse,
Form: Free verse
A Smile
...Sometimes smileing is the hardest
thing to do
Knowing what I know, seeing what
they do
Sometimes I think my smiling is the
thing that makes things worse
It"s hard hard to think my smiling is
the...
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Categories:
unabused, art
Form: Blank verse