Money does not bring true happiness,
This does not exist. Money releases and smoothes
The daily burdens and responsibilities;
It is a relief that diminishes the worries.
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Habemus Novum Papam
Yes, indeed we have a new Pope.
I wonder, however, if we have a new hope.
As a matter of facts, we have two popes:
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For now, this is it; this is high-five time.
This is a newly enjoyable venue,
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Brother Jackson died a few moons ago. It is a loss.
It is a finale; it is the final curtain.
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Our society is getting sicker,
More conservative, more liberal,
More outrageous, more difficult to handle,
And more ravaged by an elusive cancer.
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(Poème dédié à mon ami, le Poète Luciano Benjamin)
Aujourd'hui est ton anniversaire,
Et celui des combats de Vertières,
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(Dédié à Tous Les Papas, Birago I.Diop et à Gustave)
Mon papa était plus qu'un père,
Il était plus qu'un bon ami, plus qu'un frère.
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Girls must have the undeniable rights to speak,
And the God-given rights to choose and pick.
Girls must have the rights to be educated,
To be respected and to be protected.
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Breathe, call me, talk, speak, and yell
Express yourself, quit giving me hell
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Stay still so I can admire your portraits
You gazed at me like an angel who will never wake up
Your eyes are blurred with messages and regrets
And your wet lips are warm, pumped up
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