Tag: Poetry
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Chainmail (Poem)
I don’t know about you, but I am so tired of getting those ‘inspirational’ messages with a prayer at the end telling you to pass it on to fifteen hundred other people (an exaggeration, but you get the point.) Today, I decided to write a poem about it. No disrespect to anyone who has ever…
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One Track Futility (Poem)
ONE TRACK FUTILITY 9/28/16 I Am tired Of running In circles With you And your knife And your blade Protruding Through your words And non-sensical ideas And thoughts I am tired Of You Hello Dad
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Cynically Romantic (*Poem)
Normally, I would write a regular post for the newsletter but I think this poem says all the things that I’ve wanted to express this week. After watching a video a friend sent me yesterday on singleness, all sorts of emotions stirred within me. The strongest one was sadness; it was so great I felt…
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POEM: The New Normal
(The death of Korryn Gaines has been on my heart heavy this morning. I’m not sure what the status of her little boy is, but I’m hoping he survived the shooting. I have yet to see anything on the news yet about her death and what all happened. Either way, seeing a picture of her…
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Intensity (Sparks and Sputters) [Poem]
It’s fascinating How you can be Completely speechless And yet Still have so much to say All at once What is that for me? An oxymoron Or a sheer coincidence I don’t know Perhaps it is because I have been choosing to keep my mouth —closed Call it a Miranda right Again, I don’t know…
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Snippet: Camo-Violet (Poem)
I’m still doing snippets of poems from my book To Whom It May Concern on Instagram. Here’s the last one that I’ve posted up for today: Feel free to follow me on Twitter (@jSSberry) & Instagram (@jssbery) to read all the snippets I’ve released from the book. Be sure to get yourself a copy To Whom It…
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Poem for Sandra Bland
Because today is the anniversary of her death, I wrote a short poem on my Facebook status: They tried to smother out your flame Your candle was extinguished But no one could put out the blaze Left in place of your name I love you, Sis I miss you Continue lighting the way #SayHerName #SandraBland…
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Black Ghost, Gun Smoke (Poem)
I still wish… I hadn’t watched that second video Watching someone die On camera Does something to you Sometimes Flashes Of Alton Sterling’s last moments Appear before me Filling up every space of my sight Until all I see Is him before my eyes Withering and shaking On the concrete Arms outstretched As though he…
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Perfect Timing
Today’s tidbit comes on the brink of a very tense and climatic situation in our country. I feel weary about all the evil I’ve seen over the past few days…then I looked at the snippet for this day: No matter how hard life gets, regardless of all the evil that surrounds us every day, all…