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[asiamystique]

in a world filled with suffering, choose joy. smile.🤎

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[poetdreamerfool]

no punting

i. they came with hard boots-- the kind perfect for necks; and a chest with embossed crest-- ii. I’m so up for next; broke-- but there ain’t no crutches left; def; enveloped by enemies without depth and a wasteland on their waistband;

iii. talk growth and they look at you like you a spaceman; they’ll look you in your face-- blam!

iii. head spinning like the world; had to quit clamming to get to the pearls; I’m up; I’m next-- I’m fresh;

iv. I love life-- each breath feels like a lie confessed; it’s truth I seek; protect the meek; v. no injustice shall go unpunished; last day out, first day in: rock em in the face and ask who run it I’ll always go for it on 4th down I ain’t gonna let my gravestone read: he punted.

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[jomeista]

“Cocoa’s Palace” is my debut self published poetry chapbook! this has been a dream since i was 10 & now it’s my reality! writing is my saving grace & a gift that i’ve been blessed with. please head over to amazon & support a newly published author 💐 & welcome to the palace 👑

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[style-nyc]

Mr. President, Dr. Biden, Madam Vice President, Mr. Emhoff, Americans and the world: When day comes we ask ourselves, 'where can we find light in this never-ending shade, the loss we carry, a sea we must wade?'

"We've braved the belly of the beast, we've learned that quiet isn't always peace. And the norms and notions of what just is isn't always justice. And yet the dawn is ours before we knew it, somehow we do it. Somehow we've weathered and witnessed a nation that isn't broken, but simply unfinished.

"We, the successors of a country and a time where a skinny Black girl descended from slaves and raised by a single mother can dream of becoming president only to find herself reciting for one. And yes, we are far from polished, far from pristine, but that doesn't mean we are striving to form a union that is perfect. We are striving to forge our union with purpose. To compose a country committed to all cultures, colors, characters and conditions of man. And so we lift our gazes not to what stands between us, but what stands before us. We close the divide, because we know to put our future first, we must first put our differences aside. We lay down our arms so we can reach out our arms to one another. We seek harm to none and harmony for all.

"Let the globe, if nothing else, say this is true: that even as we grieved, we grew; that even as we hurt, we hoped; that even as we tired, we tried; that we'll forever be tied together victorious, not because we will never again know defeat but because we will never again sow division. Scripture tells us to envision that 'everyone shall sit under their own vine and fig tree and no one shall make them afraid.' If we're to live up to our own time, then victory won't lie in the blade but in all the bridges we've made.

"That is the promise to glade, the hill we climb if only we dare it, because being American is more than a pride we inherit – it's the past we step into and how we repair it. 

"We’ve seen a force that would shatter our nation rather than share it, would destroy our country if it meant delaying democracy. And this effort very nearly succeeded. But while democracy can be periodically delayed, it can never be permanently defeated.

"In this truth, in this faith we trust for while we have our eyes on the future, history has its eyes on us. This is the era of just redemption we feared at its inception.

"We did not feel prepared to be the heirs of such a terrifying hour, but within it we found the power to author a new chapter, to offer hope and laughter to ourselves. So while once we asked 'how could we possibly prevail over catastrophe,' now we assert: 'how could catastrophe possibly prevail over us?'

"We will not march back to what was, but move to what shall be: a country that is bruised but whole, benevolent but bold, fierce and free. We will not be turned around or interrupted by intimidation because we know our enaction and inertia will be the inheritance of the next generation. Our blenders become their burdens but one thing is certain: If we merge mercy with might, and might with right, then love becomes our legacy in change, our children’s birthright. So let us leave behind a country better than the one we were left. With every breath from my bronze-pounded chest, we will raise this wounded world into a wondrous one. We will rise from the gold-limbed hills of the west, we will rise from the winds swept north, east where our forefathers first realized revolution. We will rise from the lake-rinsed cities of the midwestern states. We will rise from the sun-baked South. We will rebuild, reconcile, and recover in every known nook of our nation and every corner called our country, our people diverse and beautiful will emerge battered and beautiful.

“When day comes, we step out of the shade, aflame and unafraid. The new dawn blooms as we free it. For there is always light if only we’re brave enough to see it, if only we’re brave enough to be it."

Amanda Gorman, the nation's first national youth poet laureate, made history Wednesday as the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history. 1/20/21

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[love-laces]

Bantu Knots & Butterflies: A Written Reflection

In November of 2018, I opened up a Google Document on my phone and began to fill it with poetry. I wrote deeply about the things I felt most passionate about. I wrote about being Black. I wrote about being a woman. I wrote about my struggles with spirituality, religion, and the connection with my ancestors that I’ve so deeply longed for. I knew that it was the beginning of something worthwhile. Now in 2021, I’m pleased to officially announce my first poetry book entitled, “Bantu Knots & Butterflies: A Written Reflection.” Bantu knots are a traditional African hairstyle—they are representative of my truth as a negress and what I hold deep in my heart. Butterflies are my journey—as many of you may know, a butterfly lives in a cocoon until it is ready to spread its wings and fly. Consider this book my first flight...

I’d like to thank my friend David Jones for writing such a lovely foreword. I’d also like to thank my friend Taylar Enlow for inspiring my passion to create and for being a wonderful mentor and big sister.

You can purchase it using the link. You can also read excerpts from the book on my site as well.

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[rubyintheroughest]

As fragile as

polished gypsums

Footloose and free

As the gypsy

resident to a glass house

in the midst of this

Concrete city

this worlds

been cruel to you

what a mess it’s

made, what a mess it

All is

every night heals

and every

day takes

away the progress

Yours Truly,

C-H-A-T-O

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[mjwithmyshot]

I think it’s amazing

how cyclic life is.

Familiar characters,

circumstances

and storylines.

Coming back around

until the lesson is received.

I’m thankful

that the Universe is patient

and works out all things

in our favor.

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[clbpoetry]

Published April 2021 - Fahmidan Journal

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[mysunshinereigns]

when you decide to learn the lesson

you will stride towards progression.

but until then, from within

there’s only riots + protestin.

the universe hitting ya line but you steady decline the message, cause you

busy at war with yourself + you are the deadliest weapon.

you are number one so why do you put yourself second?

why do you get the leftovers of all your love + affection?

why do you question your blessings?

always caressing aggression?

why do you simply choose to ignore peace + always pick stressing

but that’s just my little session...

i mean you are my reflection.

be sure to step into this next level with all your protection.

you should bloom, full moon, but lately you been a crescent.

but your sun could never shine if you focusing on fluorescent.

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[art4sworld]

Hi guys

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[poetry-by-ronin-youngblood]

location: everglades

I feel the assassin’s blade against my cheek. His hilt of ivory and it's rabbit fur grip. Are the subject of my gaze. I can gleam nothing further than the individual hares plucked from a plush, likely cotton, toy. I'm fixated on it's childishness. The lack of thought within me, in this microcosmic moment, is just as childish. I am unable to see  the edged blade as anything other than plastic. Even here. I hear the ambient breath of my killer. . .

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[theorangelinepoet]

Straight up

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[icpoet]

I. C. 🖕🏿®️#🖕🏿®️ #blackpoets #blackart #poemsociety #poetrycommunity #poetsofig #poetryquotes #urbanpoet #writingismyfreedom #poetrynetworking #poetryblog #poetsonig #blackpoetry #blackpoetcollective #blackpoetssociety #blackpoetsofig #blackartistspace #blackartwork #blackartnetwork #blackarts #wordlove #spokenwordartists #spokenwordpoet #spokenwordBr #blackpoetscorner #blackpoetcollective #blackpoetsmatter https://www.instagram.com/p/CDcBc8ulC6P/?igshid=nanvna3kwh6o

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[jomeista]

“everyday is day 1”

i heard the words:

“it’s not going to happen overnight.”

and a thousand more tears

rushed from my eyes — aching.

i’ve seen so many nights

and knew it wasn’t going to happen.

to cry some more

is for the many more nights

ahead

where it may happen …

where i may heal

all because

i knew it wasn’t going to happen

over and in one

night.

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[skinnylegendpoetry]

Personal

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[sistabigandthedisillusionedband]

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