Long Melanin Poems
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My jubilant latent, nascent poetic tribute to black history monthMy jubilant latent, nascent poetic tribute to black history month
Which acknowledgement ought to be year round,
similar to altruistic, humanistic, and philanthropic
unconditional acceptance and respect
crafted with the following words
mostly written January 23rd, 2023,
cuz I, (a...
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Categories:
melanin, abuse, africa, age, america, anger, betrayal, black
Form:
Free verse
Once a Pawn a Time Within Castellated BishopricOnce a pawn a time within castellated bishopric
We purchased 2020 Hyundai Elantra
at Enterprise Car Rental
1207 West Ridge Pike
Conshohocken, Pennsylvania 19428
April thirteenth two thousand twenty three
witnessed greatest amount of money
I spent at one time.
The following day...
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Categories:
melanin, appreciation, april, bible, black love, dark, dream,
Form:
Rhyme
Nascent Poetic Tribute To Black History MonthNascent poetic tribute to black history month...
crafted before onset when people of color
got acknowledged for twenty eight or nine days
depending if leap year occurred.
Though I yam Caucasian,
rightful to honor most bitter
racist genocidal...
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Categories:
melanin, abuse, dream, evil, february, grave, hate, history,
Form:
Rhyme
My Nascent Poetic Tribute To Black History MonthMy nascent poetic tribute to black history month
more apropos and alternately titled:
praise to thee people
of variegated melanin color,
whose immense understated improvements
and enhancement of webbed wide world
worth more than paltry words
of yours truly can...
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Categories:
melanin, 12th grade, adventure, africa, anger, appreciation, beautiful,
Form:
Rhyme
June nineteenth one hundred and fifty nine years agoJune nineteenth one hundred and fifty nine years ago
The conclusion of the American Civil War commenced with the articles of surrender agreement of the Army of Northern Virginia on April 9, at Appomattox Court House,...
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Categories:
melanin, america, anxiety, crush, evil, humanity, november, racism,
Form:
Free verse
The Foot of the TreeThey met at the foot of the tree when the temperature was minus zero degrees, the wind was blowing, the trees were shaking, and her body was subdued in the cold. She has been living...
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Categories:
melanin, appreciation, caregiving, change, community, death, earth, flower,
Form:
Narrative
Groundhog Day - Thursday, February 2nd 2023The date of the celebration
(the second day of February) coincides
with medieval feast of Candlemas,
and its pre-Christian predecessor,
Imbolc, a day also rich in folklore.
An old Scottish prophecy foretells
sunny weather on Candlemas
means a long winter.
The tradition is...
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Categories:
melanin, 12th grade, 4th grade, 8th grade, adventure,
Form:
Rhyme
Eminent domain, manifest destiny, usurpationEminent domain, manifest destiny, usurpation...
Maternal grandfather of mine
long since passed among the living;
He left his Motherland
before onset of Holodomor,
a policy of the Soviet Union
aimed at the destruction
of the Ukrainian nation,
the 1932–1933 genocide...
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Categories:
melanin, abuse, age, anger, bereavement, bullying, corruption, grandfather,
Form:
Free verse
Rampant and Endemic Police BrutalityRampant and endemic police brutality...
flourishes against United States citizens of color
going on three years
post George Floyd
short lived heightened awareness
when #blacklivesmatter
in conjunction with 1619 project
wrought upwelling of progressive surge
hinting at positive...
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Categories:
melanin, absence, abuse, africa, anger, betrayal, black african
Form:
Free verse
Beautiful HalvesYou rock me wildly
To the black rhythms of juju music from the radio;
Drinking horn in hand.
Not too drunk to tread
The course of blue, warmth
And moaning shadows behind batiste curtain.
Waves...
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Categories:
melanin, romance, romantic, romantic love, sensual, silly, smart,
Form:
Free verse
I Ask Myself a Rhetorical Question RegardingI ask myself a rhetorical question regarding...
the durability, longevity, and tenacity of Homo sapiens,
after screaming headlines report one after another atrocity.
How did the human species manage to survive
with many means
of self destruction at their disposal?
Atomic...
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Categories:
melanin, africa, america, anger, april, black african american,
Form:
Free verse
Eminent Domain, Manifest Destiny, UsurpationEminent domain, manifest destiny, usurpation...
Russian soldiers in general
and Vladimir Putin in particular
perpetrate outright injustice
against Ukrainian population.
Impossible mission to comprehend
the mindset of belligerent, egotistical,
indignant, NeoNazi, tsarist
self anointed totalitarian zealot.
Gross violation of human rights
blatantly carried out
courtesy diabolical...
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Categories:
melanin, abuse, anger, conflict, death, discrimination, evil, hate,
Form:
Free verse
Understated Yet OverheardI'm not comfortable
talking about racial differences,
Or even racial
or sensual similarities.
I know what you mean
or maybe I do.
Something intimate and personal
about melanin
and hair qualities
and what lies red-blooded
under shared and segregated skin.
I remember when long hair quantity
was...
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Categories:
melanin, culture, health, humor, political, power, psychological, racism,
Form:
Political Verse
Make Me Yours Pt2:EroticaChris stared at her dripping mess and held his urge to dick her down. Her hands were on her knees, keeping herself wide and on display. She was an exhibisionist of sorts and she was...
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Categories:
melanin, 12th grade, adventure, africa, america,
Form:
Free verse
Literal SenseLITERAL SENSE :
Concrete counterintuitive ratioed for looser and Leader;
Interim arguments to know who's worst and best person,
Makes no sense either.
Itemised unique personalities need no prejudice session.
Sparked to negate fallacious rudiments; deal art.
Trumpling down...
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Categories:
melanin, inspiration, wisdom,
Form:
Lyric
The Dark Girl's Black MagicSome days I wake up
Brush my teeth with anxiety
And braid my hair with pain
There are days I chafe at my dark skin
As insults burn holes in my heart as I walk in
The school...
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Categories:
melanin, anger, anti bullying, color, dark, love, magic,
Form:
Free verse
God Needs a Green CardGOD NEEDS A GREEN CARD
God had a green card
But cannot get back in the gate.
The Bricks are thick
But not so tall, I think
God may need to scale the wall.
Are we safe in gated structures?
Must we...
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Categories:
melanin, deep, green,
Form:
Verse
Letter To My Unborn ChildLETTER TO MY UNBORN CHILD.
COUNTLESS TIMES I'VE CLOSED MY EYES TO SEE WHAT YOU'D LOOK LIKE
I IMAGINE YOUR SMILE AND THE SHAPE OF YOUR LIPS
EVEN WONDER IF YOU'D HAVE DIMPLE LIKE ME
I CRAVE...
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Categories:
melanin, birth, feelings, hope, longing, my child,
Form:
ABC
Peroxide Dreads (Edited To Fit)dousing your non-kinky hair
with peroxide in hopes of forming curly kinks
and without manipulation
the matted strands
finally intertwine
except your Peroxide Dreads
don’t resemble mind
limp and still...
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Categories:
melanin, black-african amer
Form:
I do not know?
Stuck In Between RacesStuck in between races
I stand melanin enough because all my fellow people think they grew up with the struggles they heard from you.
I stand here because your daughter was accused of being racist.
See you...
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Categories:
melanin, race, rude, silence, society,
Form:
ABC
Politesse Pleases MePolitesse pleases me...
thank you very much
for letting me clutch
your attention courtesy
sharing following thoughts
thru reading my poem analogous
to invisible electronic,
fantastic, kinetic... touch.
Manners work like a charm
equivalent to abracadabra to disarm
truculent nasty shortish brutes
who thrive...
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Categories:
melanin, 11th grade, 12th grade, addiction, analogy, appreciation,
Form:
Rhyme
My DestinyI have a destiny,
That most of you look down on,
As being poor and backward.
That many desire to change and have me assimilated,
But I'm surely destined to be African.
When you meet me, I've got more melanin,
And...
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Categories:
melanin, africa, culture, destiny,
Form:
Free verse
Same Time, Same Place...Same time
Same place
Different color
Of the face
Same K-12 system
Same university
Different college
Who gained
More knowledge?
Who excelled?
Who got more hell?
Same job
Same school
Same students
Same certification
Different degrees
Who stayed
On their knees?
Both of us
Yes, indeed.
Who achieved
Honestly?
Well let’s see!
Same time
Same place
Different color
Of...
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Categories:
melanin, caregiving, childhood, faith, life, philosophy, places, political,
Form:
Narrative
Damn Divisive Demagogic DerelictDas Don doth debilitate democracy
driving a collateral wedge
deliberately dividing differences
collaborating, collapsing, and collaring
disparity amidst ever
increasing homogenization
extant within contiguous United States
across world wide web for that matter
attested by increased
spike among multiracial
amalgamated enclaves, individuals mixing,
where preponderance of...
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Categories:
melanin, america, conflict, grief, howl, scary, usa, war,
Form:
Political Verse
June Nineteenth One Hundred and Fifty Years AgoJune nineteenth one hundred and fifty years ago
Juneteenth hint: three hundred
and sixty six days
after eighteen sixty four.
Major General Gordon Granger
led the Union Soldiers to Galveston, Texas,
to announce the end of the Civil war
and the freedom...
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Categories:
melanin, africa, america, anniversary, appreciation, black african american,
Form:
Free verse