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Mom I Wonder Why

By MC When I had my appendicitis And my first major surgery You were right there And I felt your compassion, concern, and care When my feet would break out…

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Poem with a Verse

By AC Let me take you to a place I like to go, when I’m looking for some answers to the many, many questions about things that I don’t know.…

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We Are All Kin

By QS You are our sons and daughters Whether we birth you into this world or not That’s what the elders would say to the babies While telling ancient stories…

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My Crack in the Wall

By KC Every day I awake in an open grave And leave my slab to walk among the tombs Massive monuments built to mark bad decisions and love lost Life…

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Remembering My People

By PJ Look at my people And Grandma’s slow movement In her knee-length gown, slippers on Braids cover her head, like a crown I love her bold features, her high…

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