Rooted
...Today, my hair is jazz—
wild coils improvising in the wind,
syncopated with no apology.
It scats when I walk,
riffs when I laugh,
and plays the truth off-key
because it knows perfection
never ...
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Categories:
unbeautiful, hair,
Form: Other
Remembering You
...All these dogs still alive in the world,
still the runnings and jumpings and snarfing downs of dinners
and you’re not one of them.
Joy is unbeautiful beauty,
joy is a paradox.
The sorrow of wh...
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Categories:
unbeautiful, death, dog, joy, life,
Form: Free verse
War Is Where Nobody Wins
...War
Is where
Nobody wins
And everybody sins
At the unbeautiful bar
War is hell on earth
At birth
God created humans
To be better than the lions
And the other nefarious predators
That’s a gi...
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Categories:
unbeautiful, conflict, death, hate, humanity,
Form: Rhyme
My Lost Pen
..."A collaborative Poem"
Poem Entitled: "MY LOST PEN"
Written By: Amos & Bennie S Alan
A.M Ngumbu, Jr.
Is my favorite writing tool stays at home?
For l have searched every corners of my ...
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Categories:
unbeautiful, abortion,
Form: Free verse
The Straightest Blade
...trembling t'wards dawn's path today
anorexic pale horizons lay
starved of light, of hope
sans by your leave or come -
I cried, i sighed
'oh.. stay with me
please.. please.. pleas ..
hold my em...
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Categories:
unbeautiful, anxiety, confusion, senses,
Form: Blank verse
Narwhal
...Urban dictionary says "narwhal; an amazing, magical combination of a unicorn and whale"- oh ok,
I'm sure one can find beautiful things about a narwhal. The same way we find beautiful things in rain...
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Categories:
unbeautiful, abuse, animal, beautiful, feelings,
Form: Free verse
Unbelievable
...(parody of unbeautiful by lesley roy)
i tell you
look at me
what do you see
what do you think
of this girl
that you love
i dont believe
your words
i cant see
your point of veiw
i am no...
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Categories:
unbeautiful, girlfriend-boyfriend, life, love, parody,
Form: Lyric