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When The Sun Burned Itself To Death

by afroqban 93 lines, 28 comments, on Sep 16 1:46 PM. In Contemporary, Adult
The Music Death Plays

Where I grew up, music plays right before you die.
It’s always been this way.

by afroqban 30 lines, 39 comments, on Sep 15 9:38 AM. In Contemporary, Personal
Just Leave

Beer is running down the wall.
Rage is a thick hand nudging me to strike her.

by afroqban 43 lines, 31 comments, on Sep 11 12:30 PM. In Contemporary
Awakening

It’s as though I’ve been sleeping
and you woke me up

by afroqban 35 lines, 23 comments, on Aug 16 6:20 PM. In Personal, Sad, Contemporary
The Problem With Niggas

by afroqban 38 lines, 27 comments, on Aug 9 1:24 AM
A Short Time

She says she loves me.
I tell her she shouldn’t:

by afroqban 39 lines, 13 comments, on Aug 9 1:19 AM
Lunch At Corey’s Grave

by afroqban 44 lines, 12 comments, on Aug 7 12:26 AM. In Contemporary, Adult

Laundromat Wars

The laundromat is crowded.
Children, despite their own area of toys and yellow

by afroqban 42 lines, 19 comments, on Aug 6 12:29 PM. In Contemporary
During A Game Of Spades

I watched as Steve repeatedly slapped
his 15 year old sister in the face; he

by afroqban 20 lines, 13 comments, on Jul 24 11:52 PM. In Contemporary
The Goode Family

(Written for Paul)

by afroqban 79 lines, 8 comments, on Jul 24 11:15 PM. In Contemporary
Bachelor Party

I wake up in the sticky of flat beer
and shaved hair, in the morbid pale

by afroqban 32 lines, 3 comments, on Jul 24 1:07 PM. In Contemporary
Tough

In Jr. High, I wasn’t tough,
but I was no punk either.

by afroqban 35 lines, 5 comments, on Jul 24 12:54 PM. In Contemporary
Report Card Day

Here I am again
on this big yellow school bus

by afroqban 32 lines, 6 comments, on Jul 24 12:50 PM. In Contemporary
Simple Sex

by afroqban 77 lines, 9 comments, on Jul 24 12:25 PM. In Adult, Contemporary

The Rowan Experience

My girlfriend walks in, says--
Why are you always reading that woman’s poetry?

by afroqban 31 lines, 14 comments, on Jul 14 10:42 AM. In Contemporary, Personal
Hooker Heaven

by afroqban 34 lines, 6 comments, on Jul 13 3:45 PM. In Contemporary, Adult
Bones

Bones, such beautiful
beautiful bones-- dumped from

by afroqban 37 lines, 9 comments, on Jul 13 2:55 AM. In Contemporary
Tongue

Sometimes a tongue
with its wet, cruel words--

by afroqban 23 lines, 6 comments, on Jul 13 2:45 AM. In Contemporary
The Widower

The elderly man next door
tends to his small garden,

by afroqban 16 lines, 15 comments, on Jul 6 1:33 AM. In Contemporary
Space Monkey

(For Precious)

by afroqban 12 lines, 4 comments, on Jul 5 3:07 PM. In Contemporary, Personal, Love
The Walls Have Ears

She fears her son will
grow up gay-- she’s caught

by afroqban 45 lines, 7 comments, on Jul 5 3:03 PM. In Contemporary

Storm

by afroqban 42 lines, 5 comments, on Jul 5 2:51 PM. In Contemporary, Adult
Drift

Joanna is in the kitchen
pining over a man-- her eyes burning

by afroqban 21 lines, 3 comments, on Jul 5 2:35 PM. In Contemporary
Even Heroes Need A Parachute

I’m back in Chicago with one large plastic bag
stuffed with everything I own.

by afroqban 44 lines, 6 comments, on Jul 5 2:27 PM. In Personal, Contemporary
Three Biracial Boys

by afroqban 32 lines, 7 comments, on Jun 29 5:50 AM. In Contemporary, Personal
A black family living on Chicago’s west side

by afroqban 34 lines, 4 comments, on Jun 29 5:43 AM. In Contemporary, Personal
People And Their Issues

by afroqban 47 lines, 2 comments, on Jun 29 5:35 AM. In Contemporary, Personal
An Old Woman’s Toy

When Grandma was alive
she fed squirrels through the window

by afroqban 65 lines, 3 comments, on Jun 29 5:23 AM. In Contemporary, Personal
So Bitter Sweet, I Could Not Finish

by afroqban 59 lines, 4 comments, on Jun 29 4:39 AM. In Contemporary, Adult
Gold Watches

My Dad has three gold watches. He keeps
them underneath the t-shirts, in the

by afroqban 34 lines, 11 comments, on Jun 22 9:56 AM. In Contemporary
A Single Childhood Memory

While all the little boys caught
lightning bugs

by afroqban 28 lines, 7 comments, on Jun 22 9:56 AM. In Contemporary
Sunday Dies

Sundays comes like any other--

by afroqban 29 lines, 6 comments, on Jun 22 9:54 AM. In Contemporary
Bygone

Through a teary gaze
slumbered and defeated,

by afroqban 27 lines, 2 comments, on Jun 22 9:49 AM. In Contemporary
Current Events

While rain pelts my window in tat-da-tat rhythms,
I read an article about the virus that causes aids,

by afroqban 25 lines, 13 comments, on Jun 10 5:02 PM. In Contemporary
You Make Me Sick

You make me sick, in the morning
slamming the toilet seat down

by afroqban 28 lines, 9 comments, on Jun 10 2:43 PM. In Contemporary

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