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Cupditity
And here we are again Living to repeat our storiesThe only way to feel alivesufferingour confirmation We matter only to ourselvesto our notionsAre we in motion now?To fight over oceans that we think we ownWhat we own owns usThe debt we owe we run fromWe pay our debt in lifetimesOn repeatBlack gold isn’t enoughCrypto isn’t…
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It Follows
It FollowsWhy do you run from me so?can you not see there is nowhere else to go? you shine your light so bright in the nightyet cannot yield yourself from delightsthat come and goto grow somewhere elseto be eaten in the darkthe song of the lark cannot reach youand I will followI will follow youalways©…
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Her (Story) In Color
Her(Story) of ColorShe hides her colors To hide her warmthBlack lines etched outReservation Over-stimulation with no where for the fire to goSuppressed expression Causes spontaneous combustionMaybe it is time that she gives birth to a supernova?Or a rainbow to change her essence, her auraBut in a book A journal of portraits,Of father and friend look…
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“Home-Ruler”
Written by Najah Rasheedah Heavy is the crown, Original Pastel Drawing by Najah Rasheedah Home-RulerThe empire will fallall toil and labor will seizeLady Liberty cannot uphold her torch tothe darkness where the parasitesproduce and feed and feed and feeda confused lotdivides the plotthe corn will shriveland cotton hands will bleedand bleed and bleedinto the soilThe…
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No Whispers of Old Tales
Written by Najah Rasheedah It is cold and undead here no tales or handled trials they came to gather souls here to foot the measureless mile “All Hark!”, the angels cry as the demons watch and smirk their claws stretched out and mouths agape the edge of time is nigh
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The Untethering
Written by Najah Rasheedah She untethers her tongue from the language she knew so wellto form new shapes, new soundsLingua Franca from the days long goneshe will never belongbut she will know herselfA stranger in a strange land ishome to heran idea-not for a lover or clout-but an answer to a calling..wanderlust is longing for…
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The Year of A Soul’s Yearning
Spring 2025: The Servant She felt oppressed. Boxed in by her own choosing. To obtain another degree of knowledge and ignore the degrees of wisdom gained? Springing ahead five steps and tumbling down hill without grace. All for one and all alone. Indentured to all, but herself- and herself is locked in a cell and…
