Seeing Growth Is Not An Option, It Is Necessary
Somewhere in the world a woman or man Reaches out for a friends hand Tying to understand what is on their mind Helping them leave certain things behind I wonder is it my hand they reach for I wonder who will help me if I fall on the floor Would you laugh or cry while a bird goes flying by I hand you some puffs (tissue) to dry your eyes full of tears Whisper words…
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Flowing with Passion Verbs Adjectives Nouns Dancing to the soulful stroke of my pen My Soul Speaks Composing my life’s story Ink Spilling a creative stream Unadulterated emotions My essence Embracing the moon and the stars Boldly singing my song Sunshine Rain Pain My Soul Speaks My pen is soulful Like a Butterfly My spirit is free My pen glides to the beat of who I be Revealing my fire My Roses Within Devoid of…
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Bang bang this is the world we live in Everyone has an addiction Lookin for a fixing No prescription Just a subscription Nothing to personal to mention. We walk through hell Telling everyone we doing well Take a bet We all know you a step away from a train wreck What comes next A few drops of rain Tears of pain Succumbing to blood stains From a heart over strain Bang bang this is the…
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I wonder what will become of the children when the parents are children too repeating this cycle of being welfare recipients and uneducated too and so instead of witnessing an increase of graduating blacks a decrease is on the steady rise and so the upward spiral in crime and number of jails built should come to no surprise Then I see all the ones falling in the cracks kicked out of school, misunderstood, and educational…
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A life has been taken Nah, it wasn’t a case of identity mistaken Another black man life was lost Who will pay the cost For too long we sat back and chilled Watching as our brothers and sisters have been killed Accused and blamed for lying, cheating, and stealing Still no excuse for the repeated killing When will you change When will we stop accepting the blame There are no winners in this game Why…
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I am determined That I will Not fall, again, In this cycle That has me- at one point Floating on “forever” Then falling on my face…. Never again will I be the prey That you find Standing in the middle Of “vulnerable” Hoping you’d find and Save me before The big bad lonely wakes Up hungry for my soul I am determined To never again fall Thinking you’d be the one That carries the emotional…
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Somewhere in the world a women or man Reaches out for a friends hand Tying to understand what is on their mind Helping them leave certain things behind I wonder is it my hand they reach for I wonder who will help me if I fall on the floor Would you laugh or cry while a bird goes flying by I hand you some puffs (tissue) to dry your eyes full of tears Whisper words…
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I’m not shutting up, I can never be silenced, making others aware is what I do because I care, I’m a chronic pain syndrome sufferer, there is no off day or buffer… I could easily lose my mind, pain consumes me most days, it’s constant but not a friend, I’m having a rare low pain day, not taking it for granted in any way, I’m cautiously doing chores, eating light, staying hydrated, my photosensitivity won’t…
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In a reflective state of mind.. Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. –Hebrews 12:1 I have learned and accepted that, when we are serious and officially under spiritual construction, we need to be mindful of our environment and the company we keep. It…
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How many lives will be plucked Until someone begins to give a phuck How many fathers left broken Seems like we are the only ones joking Heeing and Hawing as another child is slain Outraged by all of the pain Preventative measures we must take Instead of reacting once the dam breaks Blood is spilled Mothers are being killed It is a full on assault Let them feel the wrath They ultimately brought I’m not…
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