my dust-caked boy,
i would have loved you
and
your eyes, now suns
sucked dry of light.
Author notes
bamidele, dead african child in the desert.
i have no idea where this came from. 17w.
In a list
A contest entry
- Just fabulous! by Lavender Butterfly.
400 points, ended May 14, 2008, 10 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
i love criticism.
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Oooh, definitely pretty and sad. You have a great way of making a very vivid scene in the mind and also evoking beautiful sadness into it. I know that sounds cheesy, but it's true.
Lovely one! I want to meet a dust-caked boy now, wouldn't it be awesome? 
Jeanette*~
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i wouldn't mind a dusty boy if it were... hm, johnny depp? yes/no?
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I know, I keep a photo similar to what you describe on my desk at work.
It's a touchstone for me.
Very powerful, understated and profound comment you are making... There is actually a word that means "dead African child in the desert?"
I like all of it... especially the dry lightless eyes.
Marlene -
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no, there's no actual word that means that. bamidele is a yoruba name that means "follow me home."
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Even more beautiful.
I think you should work this idea up into a longer poem... send it to powers that be or magazines like National Geographic or...
Marlene -
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i have some ideas for future poems about africa and its people... i'm strongly considering joining the peace corps or finding non-religious missions to africa.
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awwww this is so sad, and yet beautiful
lovely write and congrats on the trophy
take care
stephanie
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Deeply profound and meaningful... x
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Wow, this is so short but speaks volumes and its imagery is wonderful. Lovely poem.
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