Framed Poetry
Anointing
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young people act out
when they do not feel sacred
who is blessing them?
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13.5" x 16"
$28.
Totally
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you are much more
than a beautiful outside
you are all of you
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8" x 10"
$18.
Rerouting
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journeying inward
i close my mind to follow
the lead of my heart
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8" x 10"
$21.
Sticks and Stones
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we are as simple
as our skill at suppressing
our complexity
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we are too hidden
behind the expectations
that others feed us
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programmed conformists
our contradictions scare us
into denial
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close your eyes and look
in the mirror of being
tell me what you see
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imagine being
all of you...down to the bone
sticks and stones tested
9.5" x 12"
$21.
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8" x 10"
$18.
Influx
I.
unfathomable
your gravity, Black Woman
please keep us grounded
exceed your orbit
feed this famished path so life
won’t be so barren
penetrate the bleak
portal of our brain damage
go deep, smack a nerve
II.
keep babbling, Dear Queen
‘til we quit acting tone-deaf
bust up our eardrums
your virgin truth is
immaculate conception
pregnant with promise
Belief
first off let me say
hello beautiful morning
so glad to see you
i truly feel that
the quicksand we’re standing on
will not sink our bond
this thing between us
rebels against gravity
we walk on water
next off let me say
hello beautiful future
i believe in you
7" x 14"
$21.50
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7" x 14"
$21.