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List: City Stories and Elegies

My look into society--both the positives and negatives of it.

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  • Hardship Avenue
    Everyone's heard of Easy Street,
    And many would like living there
    32 lines, 40 comments, on Jul 21 8:08 PM 2003. In Personal, Society, Contemporary
  • Differences
    Must I be the only one
    Left out of the games?
    38 lines, 24 comments, on Aug 5 3:42 PM 2003. In Personal, Society, Contemporary
  • Family Affair
    Please tell me, Mama...
    Why I have to wake up
    51 lines, 9 comments, on Oct 22 1:21 PM 2004. In Sad, Society, Contemporary
  • Karma
    During this life, the things you do
    Will one day return to reclaim you...
    23 lines, 13 comments, on Oct 12 2:15 PM 2004. In Society, Other
  • Heart of the House
    Adversity
    You faced without fear,
    47 lines, 23 comments, on Dec 23 2:25 PM 2004. In Personal
  • Utopia
    Journey with me to a distant, ideal land
    With pristine skies and meadows of jade;
    34 lines, 9 comments, on Jan 4 1:06 PM 2005. In Society
  • City Stories
    I hail from a ruined, rundown alley,
    Choked by putrid odors of death and drugs
    51 lines, 26 comments, on Jul 24 2:14 PM 2003. In Society, Contemporary
  • Ghetto Children
    No one ever said
    Life in the ghetto
    41 lines, 19 comments, on Jul 26 2:32 PM 2003. In Personal, Hope, Contemporary
  • Glitter
    It may appear as your dream,
    All the glitter, glitz and gleam
    27 lines, 16 comments, on Aug 8 3:46 PM 2003. In Society, Other
  • Skin Deep
    Be not a follower of the flock of sheep
    That only sees features that are skin deep
    29 lines, 17 comments, on Aug 11 4:30 PM 2003. In Personal, Society
  • Vanity
    Poisoned mirror hanging
    In the center of my wall,
    39 lines, 22 comments, on Aug 17 3:45 PM 2003. In Society, Other, Contemporary
  • Only In Dreams
    Only in dreams
    Does utopia exist,
    34 lines, 9 comments, on Aug 28 6:45 PM 2003. In Personal, Society, Contemporary
  • Respect Yourself
    On any given day you're on the block,
    My eyes widen in a state of utter shock
    29 lines, 20 comments, on Aug 28 8:07 PM 2003. In Society, Contemporary
  • Heroes Who Fell
    When the twin skyscrapers came crashing down
    On that infamous morning last September
    18 lines, 10 comments, on Sep 11 12:03 PM 2003. In Contemporary
  • Almighty Dollar
    Society amazes me constantly;
    One can be simply confounded
    24 lines, 15 comments, on Sep 17 2:06 PM 2003. In Society
  • The Way We Were
    Back in what we call the 'good old days'
    Music carried more positive, poignant words;
    20 lines, 16 comments, on Sep 20 1:39 PM 2003. In Society, Other, Hope
  • Martyrdom
    I died for freedom,
    To save my country
    47 lines, 21 comments, on Oct 30 4:13 PM 2003. In Society, Hope, Contemporary
  • Troubles
    Our days are full of hardships
    As tribulation is ubiquitous
    31 lines, 20 comments, on Nov 10 4:35 PM 2003. In Society
  • Silent No More
    I lived in fear of him
    For several years past;
    28 lines, 15 comments, on Nov 25 3:38 PM 2003. In Abuse, Society
  • Edge of Seventeen
    You wear the life of glitter and gleam,
    Enshrouded in pretense that only may seem
    20 lines, 18 comments, on Jan 20 4:52 PM 2004. In Society
  • Psalm of Perdition
    Take me now, far away
    From the pain and loss
    35 lines, 9 comments, on Feb 2 7:39 PM 2004. In Society
  • Ubiquitous Eye
    Hello to you, world,
    Whoever may be watching;
    36 lines, 13 comments, on Mar 4 7:54 PM 2004. In Society
  • Bless the Child
    Bless the child
    Denied bare necessities
    47 lines, 15 comments, on Apr 20 11:27 AM 2004. In Spiritual, Society
  • House of Cards
    Perfect by nature,
    So we want to think
    34 lines, 24 comments, on Jun 4 10:27 AM 2004. In Society
  • Put On Your Face
    Morning brings only dread to the one
    Who wakes to hide their true selves
    35 lines, 17 comments, on Jul 9 11:18 AM 2004. In Society, Other
  • Vagabond Child
    There's a little child lost,
    Now deprived of her home;
    25 lines, 11 comments, on Jul 24 1:06 PM 2004. In Sad, Personal, Society
  • Ignition
    Morning comes to touch the soul,
    From there, we're constantly on a roll;
    33 lines, 13 comments, on Sep 14 9:09 PM 2004. In Society
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