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Josh Young is a poet from Richmond Va. His poems focus on a wide range of topics from city life to life changes.

  December 2023     29 days ago

Submitted Poems 3 total

Ornaments

Once a year
A box of ornaments helps spread cheer

They come in an old box
An angel, a teddy, a felt fox

They cover a tree
Displayed for everyone to see

But they are more than just decoration
I don’t think this needs explanation

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by Joshua Young

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Old Room

Back home for Christmas
Sleeping in my old room
In the same house I grew up in
In the same town I'm from

It takes me back to a simpler time
Though not necessarily better
But less complicated nonetheless

A time when I did not have as many...

by Joshua Young

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There is no “we” in dream

American Dream


I wonder if it’s all a pyramid scheme
The promise of the American Dream

Selling my soul day after day
Really just pissing my life away

People are living in the streets
While the rich have their treats

Just work...

by Joshua Young

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I think he is comparing the church to a parent in this poem,

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Anyone else think of the Metallica song?

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