Tag: Poetry
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Palestinian Kid
by Omar Mahjoub I’m a Palestinian kid An infinite war is what I inherited.. I fight death until I die, I must fight to live Therefore, I’m a natural born a soldier amongst my peers And my weapons are quiet fierce.. Rocks, sling shots, and what not.. I face tanks and confront gun barrels on…
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Pretentious Propaganda
by Ahmed Kamal You’re not fooling anyone We know your pizza is just a publicity stunt And more times than not your in as a front Corruption is a cash crop, it’s how you get your funds Whether it’s campaigns or cocaine Fear of flames, leaving the land crippled and maimed Writhing in rhetoric but…
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Thingz
by Ahmed Salah Bob Marley Erykah Badu Ms. Dynamite Boonaa Mohammed Yall know what’s common between them ?? All of them asked what u gonna do when they come for you ? Well I aint gone be scared when they come Coz that day they been talking about iz already here And I have no…
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Africa the Abused
by Najla Salih Africa the land of darkness inhabited by people of darkness with the blackest of intentions Africa where the natives are the definition of backwardness, and each is entitled to a spear, two loin-cloths, mud hut and a pet monkey or elephant depending on their preference Africa where disease is customary, each contaminated…
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In the Custody of Your Care
by Harum Gasim Mukhayer A thought reflected in your name, A parallel stance of a mutual claim. The undefined precision Of a chosen circumstance, The outlined definition Of prospective glance; – A glance- fixedly determined to maintain; What has once been established, Shall forever remain the same. Thus, rendering the choices between each passing instance.…
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Tree
by Andy Jarjour Lonely Sad Solitary is what I am. All my friends cut down, When I was just a tiny seedling, so small no one noticed me. Man came along. Clever to solve problems, stupid to cut trees. with their razor-sharp, jagged, spiky chainsaws, they cut all of us down. Stamped and squashed me…
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I Gots Ta Have Him
by Najla Salih Avoiding the stark beauty of you I lower my gaze. Walking into this Technicolor commotion of firehot candy, toub wearing transitionally young ladies, these porcelain beauties: painted eyes, angled brows, listless skin, spun silk, cherry lips, and a gaze outlined with kohl, finely entwined with a longing. I smirk at the constant…
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Grab a Pen and a Pad
by Ahmed Salah Grab a pen & a pad, Idreesy dont get mad This iz Nas With Notepads Words without borders to light ya dome rhymez The dope that they are selling iz the best in town Knowledge lightning horrizons & lyrics rehab If you can’t write for ish, NWN iz so ligit Dos Sara’s…
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Bombs Away
by Musaab Omar Yousif Tick tock… gunshot The end is near Its descent, we fear Religions lost, faith silenced The masses paralyzed, their hopes in darkness The hand of the grandfather clock inches ever so slowly to fate unknown Softly, slowly, yet swiftly to the drone of an expectant and terrified hush and roar A…