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WARNING! Some poems contain explicit language.
Fake smiles and false hope
cover up of the brokenness left behind by childhood grope.
9 years 8 months ago
The audience pending, a hush o’er the crowd,
Please turn off your cell phones, no pictures allowed.
9 years 8 months ago
I put on the cap and the uniform
To please the people that give me money.
I follow their rules with a synthetic smile
9 years 8 months ago
I have clouds of sulfur in my eyesThat cloud my truth and give me lies.In my bed awake at night,
9 years 8 months ago
I go to work to get a paycheck
I have dreams!
Got good grades in high school because I studed every night, damn!
9 years 8 months ago
Natural hair on my head writhing like snakes
Skin rich with melanin, with fine, arched brows
9 years 8 months ago
She is exhausted.
She walks into her room and shuts the door behind her.
9 years 8 months ago
There is a room with many doors,
What's behind each, what's in store?
Some doors flash gold, others are plain,
9 years 8 months ago