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A look at life through the expressions of a simple soul.

Tell me, When you look at me, What do you see? Do you see my talents, Condemned to silence, Or a street hood drowning In crime and violence; A Negro-not-quite-American On the wrong side of the fence, Locked away in
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Pretty smile at an airport booth, Tempting my sweet tooth. I sit mesmerized; Longing to catch a wisp of your hair. Please pardon my stare, But are you spoken for? Oh what I wouldn't give for a date. I recline
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For small kicks and big dreams; For lessons taught from birth through teens On all that life is made of. For an endless supply of love. I thank this beauty by my side. For countless hours during countless nights And
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If there is any truth to the idiom "All good things must come to an end", Then the conclusion of a life is inevitable. Sadness? Yes. This is a common spell that is cast By life that is no longer.
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Tear filled eyes, Solemn cries, Quiet sighs, What ifs and whys, Unwanted good-byes, No more tries, My heart dies. I am paralyzed Without you.
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