Inspirational Urban Poems

A dog in Alabama
    a snake in Tennessee
  A toucan in Alaska
    a mule in Kentucky

  Texas...

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I will stop reminiscing over the 1700s when the 2000s stop mirroring the same values
plantations upgraded to prisons, chains to handcuff, masters to head leaders...

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Scottie dog on his walk
     parading onto sidewalks of quiet drama
his bristling, buoyant hop
       ...

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tomorrow stopped by 
looking fresh as always
as yesterday was getting ready to leave
had errands to take care of before midnight 

that’s what she told us...

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To connect the Indians
From rural with urban
Is the need for time
Before it comes to concern.

Today two India
Live in the same country
Think differently
But still live happily.

The...

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This is a letter 
to those who are cold 
need a sweater
stay strong and bold
things will get better
I promise it will
maybe not right away
I know...

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Hard man,

sad man in disguise

trying to cover up

what’s behind the lies

look into his face

see behind the eyes

the pain and the hurt

he’s suffered in his life.

Hard...

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down the road from you
not too far away 
there once lived an I
alone and together
with hopes and dreams
always keeping an eye out
for that right moment
who...

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I fell asleep in my dream

at the wheel, 
unfolded maps on the car's floor

to wake up to her smile 
not once but twice....

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Its  beautiful in the country 
dark and empty spaces filled only with trees and crickets in the distance, the black of the night is...

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Temperature dip
urban leaves turned
Autumn, sniffing around
for a place to settle
no Farmer's Market
in San Francisco today....

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I Noticed; “Jesus Loves You,” Above Your Door!

I noticed a sign, “Jesus Loves You,”
 above your front door.
I want to know about him!
I want to...

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The Family That God Gave to Me

I think about the family,
that God gave to me...
And think about where
 they'll spend eternity!

I think about the good...

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This image of me, now so many years later
each year looking, I’ve found some imperfections
Mirror-mirror, why should I ask - my time won't last,
peering into...

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Oppressed by you, your state, your religion
So you think you good, kind and Superior
But I find you  cruel, arrogant and callous
But that is just...

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