Poet Laureate Circle - Democrats Abroad

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Reciprocation

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A Bad Day

The police chief said the shooter was having a bad dayA bad day? That day a man, with rage in his heart and lust in his loins Lashed out.......

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An Ode to Women’s Month

We give dailyOur bodies nourishLike the EarthWe give lifeWe strive to sustainOur successes are fewThe crowds don’t cheerOur heroines leaveOften go unnoticedStill we strive hardWith quiet......

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An Asian American Blues

We used to listen to a songFrom the Isley BrothersSinging about soldiersThe four dead in OhioNow another tune is playingEight killed in AtlantaAttacked, harassed, scapegoatedMurdered for......

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Hope

Away from the dark cold blood of hate, away from the evil eyes of racism,away from the horrific path of xenophobia, rests the promise land of our pledges, where......

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Our Asian Soulmates

You have been our gracious Japanese landlords.Our Vietnam war zone protectors, friends and co-workers.My Korean IT professional associate.My Korean graphic illustrator for my poems.You have been my former interned......

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The Reunion

As the rays of the sun, eclipsed the night.The journeys to a distant place starts. And we came, some by car, some by plane,Some by train, and some thought......

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Nuestro Día

Nuestro DíaEl día en que la libertad pueda quedar reflejada en los dictados de la Vida,en el que las personas no se sientan amarradas por las raíces del pasado,en......

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Ebony Tears

She walks in stride, quickly with headHeld high. The glistening, of her faceAs beautiful as the black night. Her smile, as bright as the AfricanDiamond. Deep into her heart,......

February 28, 2021

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Another Way to Think

They say. Women shouldn’t express themselves that way.There’s a correct way to disagree with people.She shouldn’t travel there alone.Why are you being so emotional? What will people think? Are......