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PROUD GREEN
I saw them standing nobly and dignifiedHow proud they looked in their green shirtsI head them whistle as the wind eddiedAround their well composed heightsAnd shook their trunks along the rhythm I reached them in there homeAnd they blew life into my lungsTheir spills enriched the loamAnd on their branches grew sweet fruitsThat filled my Read more
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How Far We’ve Come
From the days of slavery that slithered awayLiving these scarsFrom the days we were tauntWith some other beasts I am meticulous ofThat time when docile we layUncomprehending what life wasThat was somebody’s pellucid pointHe saw the freedom a hundred miles awayAnd did something tangibleTill the pain cowered away Read more
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LOVE ME NOW
Hug me tight till i faintKiss me wildly like you’re thirstyStare at me like your mirrorTalk to me till your throat hurtLean on me when thy body is tiredShout at me if you feel likeReveal to me what you keep tightIn that little chest of yoursCry in my arms if you’re brokenLove me now like Read more
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STILL TO BE NEAT
Out of mud Look at my clean jacket Walking in the rain Look at my dry hair Running in the dust Do you envy my spackling boots? Both among thugs Come hug the pastor Made of dirty rugs See how stylish I look I live by rules of my own Just like my momma taught Read more
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WHEN THE SHIP GOES DOWN
I look into thine eyesFor the last time I look into themAnd for the last time I see their glowThen I take one last pictureOf your well built trunkThe shining iron and gold platesI curse the iceberg for your sakeI blame the sea for your fateBut still I have to goLeaving you alone, sinkingOnly to Read more
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