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John Writes
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  • Bed

    Bed

    I love my bed bestDo i know why yet?You want to know too I betBut you should ask me firstWhy do I love my bed? The cushioning that I getWhen I shove my bulk in itFeels so greatThat reason could be there firstDo you want to know why I love my bed? It’s loyalty I… Read more

  • No Matter

    No Matter

    No matter where we have beenIn the city with blinding lightsIn the silent villageWhere hynas are heard((sound hynas make))From a mile away No matter what we’ve doneIgnoring phone callsNights of not takingAnd numerous fights we hadDoesn’t really matter No matter what they thinkOr write on wallsAnd rumors they spreadLet them be pillarsOf our love Read more

  • Flowers For Them

    Flowers For Them

    To those that foughtThe whites and boughtThis nation with their bloodI lay this bud To those who died for justiceSome tortured and exiledFor the freedom of this beautifulI toast this cup Read more

  • Proud Green

    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

  • Bold John

    Bold John

    Daddy is in BlantyreSaid little John, his eyes clearSomewhere there, here’s workingAnd will send me candy on my birthdayMommy told me John’s voice was bold and proudI wish I was that strongTo hold my tearsWhenever I think of my brother PaulAnd his last journey Read more

  • Between Two Ways

    Between Two Ways

    Two ways here areOne low andOne high Two feet of mine here areWith one brain to decideTo drop one and choose one Your wayOr my way Read more

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