BooHayes

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BooHayes
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  September 2023     5 months ago

Submitted Poems 6 total

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I sigh when I see, I harbor what I hear,
My heart beats louder when the trouble is so near.
The kids are crying and politicians are lying,
My Nation is sick and seemingly dying.
If only she could remember her beauty and strength,
and turn from her...

– by Dynisha Cole

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We See In Part

With only one eye open, we will never behold the fullness of view,
we see what they want to show us, even when it may not be true.
There is a story beyond the lens that words could not imply,
If we go beyond the fence of falsehood, we might just...

– by Dynisha Cole

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I'll Miss You

I’ll Miss You

Just like yesterday, we were sneaking off to Shipley’s
missing the bus, playing in the dust on Grove Street.
Can’t really remember, perhaps one September,
We met way, way back,
So long I can’t keep track, my...

– by Dynisha Cole

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The Doubter

My roommate:
I laughed and thought it strange that she had chosen to save herself for marriage,
I was loose and with almost duce little ones that could have been in a carriage.
Day and night she sat quietly and prayed to her God I could not see,
I...

– by Dynisha Cole

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The Freedom of Choice (The Price I Paid)

18 years old and my life is on hold.
There is a heartbeat within my belly,
and my eyes are swelling, from tears. Because you can't hide life inside of you.
Crimson drops of my fury flood my face,
if only I could hide somewhere in space,
but even...

– by Dynisha Cole

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added 8 years ago
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