struggle

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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The Tears I Cry

By DWS Look in my eyes & you’ll see the tears I cry As I lie back on my bed The vivid memories of my family & I flow through…

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Smile

By GD I was still a juvenile and convicted as a child Though sentenced as an adult But still I smile… I think about my reality and realize just how…

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I Write

By AL aka Black Messiah I write to mentally open the eyes of the blind, for the “love” of all people so no child is left behind. I write for…

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13

By GL 13 The number is 13 Amendment 13 I’m offended by 13 Co-defendant of 13 Convicted by 13 Let me hip you to 13… Mass incarceration Across the nation…

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