It was a night like any other, but "any other night" would not be described like this one. The stars came out as usual, but unlike usual they lacked their familiar gleam. A full moon was in the sky ... [+]
The American dream. The human dream. Like a phoenix rising from a 9 to 5 to become a name even your parents recognize. Night shifts are swapped for night clubs and auto payments for autographs. We ... [+]
I have a talent for doing this thing that I hate
And maybe kind of judge when other people do
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Cut along the dotted lines
Are words really that powerful?
I want to see how powerful I can
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NO SLEEP TILL
BROOKLYN!
Count of 15 on the beat keeping time, head nodding and finger tapping—
Your cup holders carry expired coupons, the dented tiara from when you were crowned
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Worn, skilled hands draw me a map.
Small print and dashed lines indicate my path.
Thousands of
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I saw the fairies. They were beautiful. Little streaks of gold and blue, shimmering and shining in the green forest behind Grandma's house. I like Grandma's house. It's really warm and cozy, and Mom ... [+]
A metronome outside his skin, like he wears on his person
the grandfather clock from his
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I am a proud...AFRICAN? AMERICAN? person
So authentic in the way I see and think
How I
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You and (I suppose) I are waiting at a cold bus stop. We witness the moment, full morning, when the streetlights turn off.
Your eyes don't register a difference; the sun functions, so the
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A young lad not much younger than me and you
Went up to Pa to say thank you
For all the good
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When children play games, the games become much more than an activity to pass time or something just for fun, games become reality. When I was young, I had a very competitive spirit and a large ... [+]
Age 3 was the age you realized you had a friend. You saw him smile at you every day and told you of the great things you could do. You knew that nothing would be able to separate you and your friend ... [+]
