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Al Jaliyya: This Is Not the Girl I Know

...I remember a little girl;
Beautiful and brilliant. 
Growing up with her was fun, 
I was the big sis after all.

I remember when you had that fall
The one where your chin had to be stitched, 
I...

Categories: understatements, appreciation, little sister, sister,
Form: Free verse

Kukuku

...1.
artistic insight -
getting that vision's better
than knowing the truth

2.
haiku’s are hiding –
hunting season just opened
all understatements

3.
minimalist form 
reveals dancing imag...

Categories: understatements, irony, life,
Form: Haiku

Watch the Throne

...Watch the Throne

Date: Sat, Jan 23 2016 at 5:17 AM

This Crown isn't handed by Man
You can't Phantom
The Granulous
Crown given by God
Not even the Devil or any Enemy could Rob
The Son of th...

Categories: understatements, truth,
Form: Free verse

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

My Present

...Stressed, depressed...all understatements 
Striving for greatness but not coming close to making it
See for you it's poetry but for me it's our life 
To walk in the house with my kids and out goes...

Categories: understatements, baby, black african american,
Form: Free verse

African Sister

...Crisp brown,
Delicate in softness,
Rare, brown-skinned feminine being,
A Goddess you are.
The dust from which your highness was molded from must have been kissed by the sun.
Vividly shedding lig...

Categories: understatements, africa, appreciation, beautiful, woman,
Form: Free verse

Paper Cuts Paper Heals

...Blank white sheet of paper FOREVER I AM in your debt…please allow me to EXPRESS my INFINITE gratitude… for it was you that granted me the chance to finally RELEASE…*FREEDOM*…for so long I’ve s...

Categories: understatements, how i feel, me,
Form: Ode

Alettertomarilyn

...Dear Marilyn,


Or should I say Norma Jean
Your birth name is mean
And I mean that in the most courteous way possible
Throughout life you overcame obstacles, critics, and obsessive fanatics
Bu...

Categories: understatements, dedication, inspirational, peoplelife, me,
Form: I do not know?

Pickles and Ice Cream For Men

...THE SHAME OF SHORTNESS

It was such a small while
But it made me smile
A brief encounter with peace
Someone whose love I truly believed might never cease
Serendipity and joy would birth it
Bec...

Categories: understatements, angstme, woman, joy, me,
Form: Monorhyme

Ssentrohs Fo Emahs Eht

...THE SHAME OF SHORTNESS

It was such a small while
But it made me smile
A brief encounter with peace
Someone whose love I truly believed just might never cease
Serendipity and joy would birth it...

Categories: understatements, angstme, woman, joy, me,
Form: Monorhyme

I Defy Anyone To Say This Isn' Pretty By Poefree

...THE SHAME OF SHORTNESS

It was such a small while
But it made me smile
A brief encounter with peace
Someone whose love I truly believed just might never cease
Serendipity and joy would birth it...

Categories: understatements, lossme, joy, love, me,
Form: Monorhyme