Charles Monroe Poems

Inspired by other peoples' gloom
Faded flame of Orange-Blue,
The last candle in the room
I bloom
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Birds with amputated wings still sing
Though the sky is far from reach
And they dwell amongst the grass
Doesn't mean they cannot breach
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If I could write words that would make you feel less
Novocain couplets alas would have merit
All that in vain had been writ incoherent
No longer meaningless swallows of vinegar.
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Freedom costs a thousand diamonds
I have stolen it from silence.
Yes, I have and here it is
Proof to those I won't convince
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In inner city schools I've sat
And wondered-off through senseless chat
The music class I could not join
For reasons I will not discuss
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Though I try to be as honest as I can
They'll call me Villain.
For I can see the truth about the lies
That they conceal.
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Candy Queen's Daughter
Flower that grows
Down by the water.
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Mother Earth and Father Time
Listen to your Children’s rhyme
Hoping prayer can get me through
All the Gangster sh_t I do.
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Oh how ludicrous the fee,
Guessing contests aren't for free.
Dare I invite every one
But my contest is for fun.
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No definition
at least with precision
Of us Wizards of the Word-Whirlwind
At Wood-Chuck's Word-Shop
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