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Poetry
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City Light
I was looking out of my dorm window in the very early morning after waking up and being unable to sleep. I wanted to look up at the sky, but I was unable to...City light shines Hiding the sky. City light shines, I'm not sure why.
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Peace
Clock ticking, wind flowing, birds chirping, heart steady. Wait. For. It. Clock alarming, wind rattling, birds squawking, heart trembling. I just want some... Peace. And. Quiet.
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Madness: a form of love
Plea for tolerance & love of neurodiversity & alternative ways of thoughtMadness is a form of love It comes from up above It is wilder than the rose And gentler than the dove Madness is a form of love It carries its own unique...
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The playground
Inspired by the capture of the Chibok girls.
The playground
I have come to the playground,
yet I look around,
and see no friend around.
My joy is tempered,
so I cried out loud:
“Aisha! Ifuyaya! Chichima!” My voice echoed
and journeyed even beyond
the bounds of the playground.
Yet, I...
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All I Need
I felt some people don't go through break ups like people walking up to them and saying I am no longer happy, I want to leave- I felt some people just left because they...
You left the front door open The wind gave me shivers With the air; spacious and dusty I saw myself in the mirror like never before Just the other day You said... Your words...
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Facing the Real World
Its about my friend. We went through a rough patch. I was afraid we wouldn't make it through. So I decided to write about it because it was really eating away at me.
Never before had I had to deal with real life situations.
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“Just Trying To Survive”
Hoboes
“Just Trying To Survive”
People live in castles they call houses
But some just live in boxes by the road
And I remember seein people sleeping
In the bushes where folks would walk their dog
When I was young...
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Technological Revolution
Do not be afraid that change is afoot.
Like many times before we stand at a new precipice.
Part willing and part not to take the final leap.
Many surrender to herd mentality.
Backwards we go, further and...
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STRANGE
The circle of life and death
STRANGE
Now strange as strange seems to fly
Living life may be defined as just a lie
Depressed in a deep dungeon sorrow
Waiting for the faded light of tomorrow
Long dark cold days in your future past
With star...
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Rains Trains and Jokers Carnival
I get a lot of trains. I get a lot of delayed trains, meaning I get rained on a lot.
And we're not talking some kind of metaphorical rain That's representing pain Or the bad times That are clearly on their way It's literally pouring down outside I...
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