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Paint Brush

By TD I keep my paint brush with me Where ever I may go In case I need to cover up So the real me doesn’t show I’m so afraid…

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Forgiving Myself

By TG At times I wonder, can I forgive myself? My past self would say, “If not you who else?” I want the courage to make vulnerable my heart But…

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Dear Self Respect (Part II)

By KW I’m sorry I’ve made you feel neglected, Unwanted, and disregarded. I’ve treated you as though you didn’t matter. As though you were lent? I brushed you aside. My…

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I Am

By BB I am because I am alive I am because I have suffered and still survive I am because I see the light I am because I am one with…

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Me and Jim Crow

By PJ Twenty years in ADX.* I’m asked, a lot, one question: How long have you been here? First, let me tell you something I know: (Feared, is the unknown;)…

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