poetry
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Food, heat, shelter Essential survival needs How far would you go?
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Ego suicide release all the ties not sadden by goodbyes Crossing divides Riding tides In the lows and highs Share the happy moments. Life is a prize treasure it before it evaporates you’re only promised today. Don’t let it go to waste seek to be wise see past the hypocrisy and lies. Happiness is simplicity…
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Unified We are the Movement Change is how We are groovin’. Coming together Because Community Means unity. The village Will raise the child From every age Feeling love At every stage. Schools the tools To create whole people Not testing Limited brain Molecules. Shaping them into jewels Empowering them To rule. Working collectively Because Community…
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This is a video of me doing a spontaneous reading of my latest poem “Identity” at Riverview Park in Jersey City, New Jersey with people playing the conga.
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I’m more than rice and beans Soy latina but what does that mean? Spanish is what I speak but it doesn’t define my ethnicity Roots Part Indigena European African All come together in one tree Accents unique in 20 countries some leaving it all behind in pursuit of the American Dream Spanglish starts to…
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Eyes on the prize because I stumble but don’t fall best believe I will have it all. Eyes on the prize you won’t see my demise I’m set to rise rise RISE far beyond the sky This is destiny Following Maya’s legacy Phenomenal woman can’t you see? don’t give a shit style Don’t care for…
Yesenia Guerra 