Little Girl
With cleavage, thighs, and stomach exposed announced,
“I’m a woman now.”
A woman.
This
Is a woman
So she’s told. So she’s shown. So she becomes.
Learning to seek her identity in
Eyes that peruse her
And hands that use her.
In sugar coated words
Swallowed so easily
Trying to fill
That space left by daddy
And now she has a baby
But she’s just as empty
This Little [...]
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Posted on September 26th, 2011 by Laurie Cook
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He’s one of those boys with a gentle, sweet smile
That makes you look twice
Here on the streets, you notice what’s nice
See, out here you get picked on if you’re not a little mean
So, he walks the line in between
Stepping from scene to scene
Just wanting to be seen
One day hopping fences with the gang
Another day dropping [...]
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Posted on February 16th, 2011 by Laurie Cook
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Most mornings I wake up, thank the Lord, get ready for my day and off I am towards the office. If I am not in a hurry I usually take a stroll around the community. I let the sun rays beat on my face and sometimes a breeze will company the heat that will cool [...]
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Posted on October 17th, 2009 by Michael
Filed under: BEATS, Community Development, Family & Friends, News, Reflections from the Streets | 2 Comments »
