San Francisco’s Soulmates
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San Francisco Soulmates
You discovered the ever-seeking soul in me!
Looking for truth, for all of mankind to see!
Unaccepting of all...
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Categories:
unaccepting, beautiful, happiness, husband, in
Form: Rhyme
Internal Conflict
...This internal conflict
Holding all my secrets inside
Is affecting the way I am externally seen
Reacting to unknown insecurities in secret
Because uneducated people
Stigmatize everything
I go...
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Categories:
unaccepting, deep, society,
Form: Rhyme
always to be whole Darren White
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first may this day find you all well and safe
I am sorry that I have not responded to reviews
I know I am late once again
for those who know me I don't forget
and I will try to turn to your p...
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Categories:
unaccepting, dedication, tribute,
Form: Free verse
Refining Consciousness
...In a dream I saw myself in a bright room, sitting and writing down a poem
The experience was temporary; I soon returned to a normal frame of mind
I felt another presence besides myself, suddenly I ...
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Categories:
unaccepting, spiritual,
Form: Rhyme
San Francisco Soulmates
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San Francisco Soulmates
You discovered the ever-seeking soul in me!
Looking for truth, for all of mankind to see!
Unacce...
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Categories:
unaccepting, aubade, husband, memory, philosophy,
Form: Quatrain
This May Seem Odd
...I’m going to reveal a fact about myself some of you may find odd…
It’s that I am not religious…but I do believe in God.
My God has given me a brain, a heart, a soul and encourages me to use them…...
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Categories:
unaccepting, god,
Form: Rhyme
Indifference
...Perhaps like me, you have heard the expression, "I don't know what it is like to be you". These a...
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Categories:
unaccepting, race,
Form: Free verse
Ken's Last Dance
...I think that he understood it, but refused to accept it.
He was past getting old, but he was still full of life and love.
He said to me one Sunday morning, "They took my truck".
His children took ...
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Categories:
unaccepting, family, friendship,
Form: Narrative
Fathers Day, 21
...According to The National Fatherhood Initiative, there is a father absence crisis in America. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 18.3 million children, 1 in 4, live without a biological, step, or a...
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Categories:
unaccepting, america, christian, community, faith,
Form: Verse
Hope
...Dear Stars,
Take me with you,
Far away from this ship and its crew,
Away to your place,
Where there is nothing but space,We'll sail together all around the sea,
We'll shine together in the heart...
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Categories:
unaccepting, creation, hope,
Form: Lyric
Freedom of Restriction
...Deflected, crushed by the social retardation,
Not loved, ‘cos he’s altogether unaccepting,
Active learning the robot’s mouth action,
So he can't contextualise, there’s no blessing.
Neither m...
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Categories:
unaccepting, caregiving, computer, future, identity,
Form: Quatrain
Curvy Ideal
...Voluptuous with thick thighs, plump or plus size.
Thicker than a snicker, yes she’s the bigger picture.
There’s no way to describe with unaccepting eyes,
A body made perfectly ample to...
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Categories:
unaccepting, black african american, feelings,
Form: Rhyme
The Mirror Lies
...Wrong!
A little boy plays football.
His parents call him a "tomboy".
He doesn't understand what it means.
Wrong!
The boy is now twelve.
His best friend gets her period.
And pub...
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Categories:
unaccepting, angst, gender, me, sad,
Form: Free verse
Untitled
...striding through the shifting shadows, feeling shattered in your sleep,
as we seek the will to fix the broken lives that leave us weak
and though we clearly see the cracks and flaws in natural, wor...
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Categories:
unaccepting, introspection, philosophy,
Form: Rhyme
Outcast
...I was born into this
land,
to make my mark on
this world,
A child of a multi
racial society,
Identity a mystery,
equality a necessary
embrace,
A society built by
ancestors from all
walks...
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Categories:
unaccepting, adventure, conflict, identity,
Form: Free verse
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