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Nappy-Headed by RoryBaptiste
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Call it prose. Call it poetry. Call it hastily written words. Whatever you call it...enjoy it. Be saddened by it. Learn from it. Embrace it. Bask in it. These are words written by one woman for all women. You're beautiful. Smile. There is someone out there who thinks you are utterly amazing. Disclaimer: This picture does not belong to me and is the product of whosendu.com
Coco Butter by Brace-face_18
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[NOIR SERIES: I ] Being a Neo soul, Ebony was a black american underground poet in the 90's. Having poetry and spoken word as her way of releasing the burdens of her haunting past, she struggles to be completely free. To prevent issues she adopted one simple rule: No dating, No boyfriends, No men. She surprisingly seems to push away the constant number of eager eyes she encounters on each turn due to her beautiful exotic features she inherited from her african descendants. Until one day, a pair of persistent eager eyes just wouldn't accept her rejection. D'Andre. But her burdening heart-saddening past is around the corner and its coming without question... ____________ [WARNING: I am not very good when it comes to grammar so be warned. I will try my best but you might find some typo mistakes; and finally, this will contain some poetry amongst the storyline made by myself and a good friend of mine] NOIR SERIES: books about different black women and how they overcome challenges...read more about it on my profile.
BURN (Wattys2015?) by broswearcapes
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"Poetry...is thoughts that breathe and words that burn."--Thomas Gray "Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash." --Leonard Cohen Poems on the tough stuff in life. Poems on the crazy good stuff in life. Poems to make you smile, and poems to make you cry. Long poems, short poems. HIGHEST RANK: #5 in Poetry
An Assortment Of Words by IssyVLewis
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Observe these syllables I have arranged in no particular order and pretend to feel some sort of way. Featured story, highest rank #2 in poetry All rights reserved © #Wattys2016
seams and stitching ♡ published by flwrah
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"this is your kind of story. no one is the good guy-- no one is the bad guy-- the blame shifts from monster to monster and in this place everyone bares their teeth." [featured. highest ranking: #6 in poetry.]
she's not like the others. by writewithmae
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quiet isn't always violent. #1 in poetry 11/2