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#122

Unsettlin’ Melanin


Do the levels in My melanin Unsettle them? What about me with my hands above my head... Is more dangerous than a white man swinging an axe? So much so that he got off with a warning And I got...

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#123

The Switch

My emotions have been feeling very overwhelming lately so I turn them off today.
I am not made to deal with emotions, There are no levels to my pain. They overwhelm and drag me beneath the Surface and I fear I won't rise again. When i allow myself to feel love, The...

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#127

Road Musician


He's an aging road musician, Still playing his guitar; His fingers gnarled and stiffened. Too late to be a star. He's restless and he's rootless; He'll never settle down. The road goes on forever, From town to dreary town. He sleeps in...

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#128

Fleshed Out Pain Killer

I was inspired by Marilyn Manson's album, Antichrist Superstar. The album can be perceived in many ways, but they all come down to becoming the Antchrist while exposing religious hypocrisy. The evolution in the...
Stuck in a tree Transient day Everlasting night Stray at bay Hiding in fright Nest made just for me Go away only crowds stay Far from ever constant right Blank faces have nothing to say Fresh shed we're forever Red constantly bright...

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#129

My Humor

I was inspired to write this by my personal experiences.
My humor and jokes are my only defense. I always use them when things get tense. They are a tool I use to get people to like me. But it just hides the things they can’t see. To...

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#130

why are we even here?

does she remember? i hope so.
arriving at the stars but she pushes me away crashing down so violently falling apart so peacefully attempting to align the pieces together stuck between now and forever stuck in your eyes but we’re losing so...

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