By-lanes of my mind
... By-lanes of my mind
When I write, its verbose;
When I don’t, I am short of words;
Write with flair and respect, brevity is a gift;
They remind me as my jargon filled words they dis...
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Categories:
wips, i am, spoken word,
Form: Free verse
If My Heart Could Talk--
...If my heart could talk
it would say thank you Lord God
if my heart could cough
I would purged up all my sins
if I will let my heart talk
beating flow constantly
Reviving me,...
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Categories:
wips, analogy, appreciation, heart,
Form: Free verse
Beauty-
...Death is beauty only when it’s physical and your –
Soul and spirit goes to heaven
Ugly is beauty causing you to recruiting
Beauty is just a name
For the selfish
And the immune
Be...
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Categories:
wips, analogy, beautiful, how i
Form: Free verse
If I Had- - -
...If I had? Like at my finger tips
If I had my soul in my hands, I’d be rich;
My spirit would rank high in dividends;
Wouldn’t need any rich men’s;
If I had a perfect wish, I’d have at ...
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Categories:
wips, analogy, caregiving, cheer up,
Form: Free verse
The Powers That Be Kryptonite- -
...I AM A HERO
BLACK
Are you my kryptonite
To battle the powers that be
Discrimination, political
Spirituals warfare
Sadly my powers that be ruled over me
I AM A HERO
WHITE Are you my kryptoni...
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Categories:
wips, analogy, anxiety, corruption, discrimination,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
O Fair Adrenaline
...O’ fair Adrenaline
Oh, powerful you make me strong;
I can’t do wrong
Beautiful Adrenaline
You got my heart pumping
Got my breath in my chest
I’m just sweating
Biceps protruding bulging;
I ...
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Categories:
wips, analogy, appreciation, engagement, for
Form: Free verse
Erasing Your Memory
...If I could erase the memory, of hate I would
Upon all the humans, of this torn world;
This is expressly how I feel;
This would be a new world for me;
And why would I erase, this the pr...
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Categories:
wips, analogy, blessing, confidence, forgiveness,
Form: Free verse
Peace- -
...I tranquility
I’m calm
I restfulness
I’m peace and quiet
Peacefulness I am
I quiet in quietude
I’m silence
I’m soundlessness a hush
I’m calm
In the calmness of the Lord
PEACE
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Categories:
wips, analogy, bereavement, confidence, peace,
Form: Dramatic Verse
The Phone Rings At 3 a M At the Doorly Zoo- -
...At the Doorly Zoo a well-trained guerrilla waves
It’s 3:00 am
Gorilla flung his manure like a combat soldier in guerrilla warfare
No one but the ground keepers are there, MAN DOES IT SM...
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Categories:
wips, analogy, animal, corruption, environment,
Form: Free verse
Ouf- -
...
OUF
Word of the day wha’ cha say
I’m juz an ugly nerd
What ya heard
Word!!!
OUF
Was walk tween class period
In the halls the bell rung
Skittishly I acc...
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Categories:
wips, 10th grade, analogy, irony,
Form: Free verse
Lamented Loneliness Yet Not Alone
...Lamented Loneliness yet Not Alone
I am more than a mere man
I dress in the spiritual clothes of Jesus
I need prayer and redeeming grace
I am related to God the Father and the Lord Jes...
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Categories:
wips, analogy, blessing, celebration, how
Form: Free verse
Pantoum Believe It Or Not-I Love Everybody- -
...PANTOUM Believe it Or NOT-I LOVE EVERYBODY- -
At my old place of employment for many years
I was in charge of the jobs start up meetings
and in this informal business meeting
my star...
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Categories:
wips, analogy, appreciation, engagement, how
Form: Pantoum
Dirty Am I, Was I Until Jesus Washed Me Clean- -
...Dirty am I, was I until Jesus Washed Me Clean
O’ but that I have been lost
Trapped incumbent to this storm
Tattered and bathed in my own sin
until Jesus came and washed me clean
Trapped incumben...
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Categories:
wips, analogy, confidence, forgiveness, how
Form: Pantoum
He Whom Saves Us-Jesus- -
...Oh, Holy Holy child
Not orphan no wild
Birth sinless
Created to save us
Save us all
Baby Jesus
He who saves us…baby Jesus
He whom saves us Jesus
He is who saves us Jesus
He who saves us
H...
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Categories:
wips, analogy, appreciation, blessing, devotion,
Form: Lyric
Unbound- -
...For essence of blessings
You must be available and present
Open up your hearts renew your mind
Hope is not lost nor guessing
There's one sure way to relieve the tension
Open up your heart y...
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Categories:
wips, dedication, encouraging,
Form: Light Verse
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