Tag: floor
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Embarrassing Journal Post: Get Your Eagle On
I been a dark skin sista all my life. Whether in a afro, locks, relaxed or tightly bound braids. I have spent my days as a black woman through and through. During my youth, I spent many days and nights feeling as though my blackness never matched up to societal norms. Growing up I wasn’t…
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Puzzles
It leaves minds tired Hands twisted Feet confused Pieces lost in dialect Hidden on the floor While thoughts spill And slip into the cracks Of old forgotten insecurities never filled It is left on the table Until an urge to complete the unfinished task returns again Irritation sets in Frustration sets in Life breaks into…
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Vintage
Vintage Pick it up off the floor Dust it off, can it be resurrected? It’s beauty restored Does it hold true in fluorescent light? Is the foundation strong? Things that hold their value are worth the time So polish it, repaint it And find a way for its presence to be utilized Some stuff…
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Riding
Riding He say, the car needs fixin’ the engine blew He’s put in thousands Only to get it towed from the nearest alleyway When the car moves it shakes, The brakes hit the floor And screeching escapes The car spits fire and smoke But it keeps on riding Long as it work… He’ll keep on…
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Cookout
Cookout Lip smacking and R&B music wailing Can be heard across the street Jovial voices saturated in’ emboldened jubilee Teeth locking onto the tender flesh of barbecued beef Plaid patterned, picnic tables are side by side Topped with full pans of decadent soul food Baked macaroni, roasted chicken, grilled polishes, Hamburgers, potato salad and…
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Ocean Floor
Ocean Floor it’s nearly impossible to hear a pebble dropping into an ocean of sound the water doesn’t seperate it gathers round only a mighty blue whale can make it tremble creating thunder clapping movement that generates fearsome ripples but that’s only for a short time magnificence and power aside, even he respects…
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