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Poetry Night Performers 2017

Ms. CanadaSandra Hood

Vibe By Brittany Monae

Sometimes I can't sleep

And that's when the thoughts start to creep

mentally crazed

they claim it's a phase

but you'd be amazed

at how long this "phase" can last

majority derived from my past

heart shattered so they placed it in cast

may i ask

what's your biggest secret

if i told you mine, would you keep it

close, lock and key it

transcending into the deepest

intellectual level, does your mind need rest

should I slow down

thoughts penetrating faster than the greyhound

you are now bound

to accept all of my soul

You can hold but don't try to mold

For the things I've told

You

Didn't come out of the blue

It's just me speaking from my inner conscious 

no secluded nonsense

im here but I'm not here

my mortal body disintegrated into thin air

my spirit surrounds thee, you are now aware

just spare

a moment to feel me 

The Better Half by Sabria Lataillade

Her relationship was far from generic,

She was indifferent to the ways of the world,

She exceeded beyond what was settled for,

She was a queen in her own right,

Power pervaded her temple, because she showed strength in every trying time,

She broke the walls of the diverging halls of feeble-minded souls,

Lost in their miserable illusions,

Blinded in their inexplicable anger and confusion,

There must be a Divine Intrusion,

Intervene in our affairs,

Make us as the queen is, already there.

Marker Swords by Amy Davis

When I was a kid,

I used to make swords out of markers

swinging with all my might just to watch their bonds break

Whenever it hit something.

the markers would hatter onto the floor,

Secretly melting through the wood and carpet

On a journey

D

O

W

N

Into the center of the earth.

I'd line chairs in two by two rows,

A larger chair set in front of the other four

Pretending I was a bumpy road headed ro the core ou our planet,

Falling

O

 V

   E

     R

When the heat melted the ship,

Surfing on the lava UP towards the ocean where I would face

The Kraken!

Grabbing my iron sword and 

T H R U ST I N G

With all my might!

Just o be JOLTED....

Back to reality...

Tp find more markers bro-ken on the floor...

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