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A Sudden Crawl by Thabang Ngoma

He shuffles his feet like the money he once flaunted Green between his toes, a bar of soap he once afforded Toenails overgrown like spades digging for gold He walks barefoot his state of mankind receded Soiled worst that the...

Unilateral Idiosyncrasy by Chris Taljaard

I have seen some of the best minds Of an incumbent generation preoccupied With issues of physicality, focused On their physiques and cliques Fraternities and sororities of nothing More than a means to look better Naked, as per the maxim...

A Poem A Day writing prompt 17 Nov 2014

this week’s writing prompt: “Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance” ~Carl Sandburg 1 rule: SUBMIT YOUR BEST WORK use the form below to submit or click here For more info about A Poem A Day, click here.

African Proud by Mbasa Qoto

My brown skin glitters under the sun I am a daughter of the soil I walk as if I am dancing With my curves moving melodic I am pure in spirit I am free in soul I bring peace as...

Poetry Progeria by Osita Kabba

Small and 7, curious of the world innocuously searching for answers Bilabial and nasal stops endeavoring speech Syntax still unripe, Mother deciphering my guileless Morse code A premature Bill Bojangles I dance to entertain, kin laugh in amusement But patriarch...