America has a gun problem but we would rather deport all of the people who weren’t born here. Most mass shootings happen by Americans but, statistics, science, this admin doesn’t care. 263 mass shootings have happened just this year. But the government wants us to look away because the right to bear arms, it’s in…
Tag: Poetry
UnAmerican
ＵｎＡｍｅｒｉｃａｎ One day, future generations will look at all the things happening right now and question how everyone could be so naive. How we read in our history books about Germany and pretended to be so blind about history happening in the present day? How did we allow the government to get so far right…
Nobody’s Unicorn
The Black Woman is tiredShe’s exhausted!She’s putting her cape downfolding it up, putting in the backof the closet. The Black Woman is tiredof bending over backwardsstretching all her limbs to save everyone. The Black Woman is tiredshe is exhausted of beingshelter for the worldwhen the world doesn’t want tokeep her warm The Black Woman is…
Justice for Some
🗽🗽🗽Justice for Some America, your colors are showingForget red white and blueUnless you speak greenThe American government doesn’t give a damn about youIt’s capitalistic through and throughIt’s sold guns, jails and even people tooIt’s the American wayOur forefathers would sayBut honest Abe didn’t get gunned down with an AKWhile contently watching his playWe scream number…
𝕌𝕟𝕤𝕦𝕓𝕤𝕔𝕣𝕚𝕡𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟
We don’t want easier livesWe justWant to playBy the same gameEven the same rulesGiven the same toolsAttend the same prestigious schoolsGiven opportunitiesTo build the same wealthReside in towns whereWe all haveThe same qualityOf healthWe want thesame roadssame quality of homesAccess to theSame cheat codesBecause try harderisn’t gettingAny further inA systemThat wasn’t madeFor me Telling us…
Gardens
New week. New poem for Black History Month. Interested in purchasing a poem or a book? American Hurt https://amzn.to/2U50UhBReturn to Sender https://amzn.to/31A3PCX 💐 💐 💐We are our ancestors wildest dreams as we grow where we are planted even in the garden of adversity.We grow roots from the soil assigned to us even if it is…
Hard Enough
Last year I posted a poem a week all February. And I’m doing it again. If you’re interested in purchasing one, let me know as I now have one hanging up in an Airbnb. Want to buy my books? Check out American Hurt https://amzn.to/2U50UhB or Return to Sender https://amzn.to/31A3PCX on Amazon. 📚 📚📚 Hard Enough…
In the Neighborhood
One day soon my neighborhood won’t look the same and its current residents, local, state, and the federal government will be the only ones left to blame. So rather it’s a good or a bad change everyone will have a hand in accountabilityWe say the town is resilient we’re strong but people don’t want obstacles…
Not my Fence
The curtains still blow in the wind yet nobody lives here. From my side, I stare at the vines hugging my fence for attention as there’s no warmth left in the house next door. I got stuck staring and wondering where the people went, what they were like, and what happened. The trash can is…
I Wrote My Way Out
“The problem was our parents told us we could be anything and they never told us we couldn’t be everything at once.” — @ justdae Growing up at one point, I wanted to be a singer, then I discovered that I don’t like singing in front of strangers. Then I wanted to be an actress….
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