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Tag Archives: life
Remembering Katrina
True colours shown When the levees broke The truth remained unknown When the levees broke Racism evident When the levees broke Classism prevalent When the levees broke Blacks left to die When the levees broke The poor asking why When … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry Emotion
Tagged 2005, Black people, classism, democracy, disaster, Documentary film, equality, Hurricane Katrina, injustice, life, memories, New Orleans, People, poetry, poor, poverty, racism, Spike Lee, suffering, tragedy, United States, When the Levees Broke
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Eternal
My body will age Wither and fade away My thoughts given substance They will always stay The words that I’ve written Each and every line Enduring and ageless Immune to the test of time A piece of myself A hint … Continue reading
Decide
He opens his eyes but he sees only black Dazed and confused he whispers “I’m back!” He pushes and pushes it’s so hard at his age But his persistence pays off, the wood’s old and decayed As the lid starts … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry for Children
Tagged age, creative writing, death, grave, life, morality, morals, poetry, resurrection, scary, spooky, supernatural, thriller
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