Aether Defends
...Anticipation ends
as creation begins
Before chasing the words
you must first know the wind
Direction predestined
on zephyrs ordained
Each gust but a phrasing
of verse unproclaimed
A breeze...
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Categories:
unproclaimed, wind, words,
Form: Rhyme
Requiem For a Nightmare
...Imagine Earth itself to be just another Troy, from which, after having raged
In countless battles from Tyre to Megiddo has not been conquered, only aged
And now, having defeated the Spartan race, d...
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Categories:
unproclaimed, 11th grade, adventure, anniversary,
Form: Acrostic
Baptism of Denial
...No power
can break a man’s grip
on his own throat
Or offer redemption
with belief
unproclaimed
(Dreamsleeep: December, 2019)...
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Categories:
unproclaimed, baptism,
Form: Free verse
Sweet Mother
...My seasoned Iroko
The Olumo rock
Of my spine
The one who climbs
Mount Kilimanjaro
With one step
I salute you
Mother,
Whose face is crisper
Than,
Bright, black stars, gold
And,
Precio...
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Categories:
unproclaimed, africa, appreciation, beauty, black
Form: Prose
Mute
...Love and secrets
Yearnings bottled up
Desires tangled
In thoughts in deliberations
Mute,
A voiceless heart
The fear unrelenting
Crushing my heart
My soul
Battering my confidence,
My reso...
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Categories:
unproclaimed, anxiety, love,
Form: Free verse
Mother To the Core
...Mother To The Core
Browsing through the latest online daily news articles..
Here is one about a wife caring for her sick husband..
Its lengthy title was very striking, it mentioned an ailing com...
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Categories:
unproclaimed, anniversary, appreciation, community, inspiration,
Form: Free verse
Broken Free
...As I sit and write
I look around at my life
no longer filled with constant worries and strife.
Separated from chains and boundaries unproclaimed.
I take charge of my life,
No one else but me.
From th...
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Categories:
unproclaimed, happiness, hope, inspirational, introspection,
Form: Rhyme