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Justice Jones

"PROBABLY POETRY"

"PROBABLY POETRY" was Inspired by, and Carries the same title as, "PROBABLY POETRY"; An Original Poetry Arrangement that was created by the Poet and Stage Performer Lou Campbell.

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Should I be ashamed regarding my refusal to condemn dad for his insistence on introducing me to Weed and Acohol at the age of 7 ?
Today with the thought: FOLLOWING ORDERS THAT I AM IN HOPES WILL APPEASE
I didn't know when I opened the can I'd also open a trapdoor that I'd spend the next 43yrs falling through
Dad is in a better place

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Joseph Julian

The Walls Within
Original Poem by Joseph Julian

We all have walls, some higher than others
We guard our hearts from reckless selfish people
But we learn to let the light in
And it soaks deep within our skin.

Right from the start you had my heart
From the beginning to the end, it will stay
Throughout the states, cities, and Town
All the ups and downs.

Whatever life brings and all.
Those kinds of things God someone to hold
And never let go

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Christopher Jefferson

Believe in yourself
And all that you are
And know that
There is something inside you
That is greater than any obstacle
Faith and hardwork
Can change any circumstances
Know that you are loved
And you are not alone
As long as you have
God on your side
There is nothing
You can’t overcome

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Ruben Banuelos

Happiness is a butterfly which when pursued is always beyond our grasp, But if you will sit quietly may alight upon you

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Daryl Nelson

Being illegally incarcerated is a crime against my mind body and soul . How can I stay strong when I have no resources to replenishment. How can I stay humble living in a concrete jungle. My atmosphere is anger, danger, and fear. Some express sadness through tattoo tears. Hope is something wished for that doesn't exist, just as mentioned it doesn't make sense but my illegal incarceration is paying the judges rent. A ponzy scheme is the America Dream getting paid off of illegal incarcerations is the AMERICA'S GREED. It's not fair, when will this nightmare end.

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Walter Rice

Winds of fate destined
Two souls by chance collide
Tendrils become entwined
From love they cannot hide
Forces push against
Wedging a separation
The lovers find a way
Feeding their desperation
Tempest arrive again
Reding fabrics being
The two souls wander
Still living but without feeling
A spark in the night
The trapped one does see
Emotions overwhelm
So he reached from bended knee
He shall waver not
Waiting for the one chance
Memories are still clear

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Justice Jones

Ms Favorably Blessed
Her eyes fixed
She continued to brush aside the dust coverings
The platform of her find now lay smothered by millennium aged rubble
A Tomb, she thought, as her excitement escalated
Yes, a Tomb
Favorably's smile began to bloom
A room
The Air dense
Now it was all beginning to make sense
Again, The Map provided reference:
WriteToAPrisoner, titled the Map's theme
And in accordance with the directions presented
The location was precise

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Jesse White

"You Are the One"

The one that I love with all my might
You are my every breath that I take

The one I'm thinking of every night
While I'm laying in my bed
Even then I take you into my dreams

The one that melted my broken and shattered heart

The one that makes everything right
The one I think of when I hug my pillow tight

The one that will one day be my wife and have my child

The one I think of as soon as I open my eyes

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Jonquel Brooks

As a young b l a c k man I was told
My life wouldn't amount to much
I grew up seeing b l a c k on b l a c k violence
So b l a c k redemption I knew nothing of the such.
Never knew my true history, my lineage, culture from
Africa I was kept blind
So the true understanding of who I am, what and where I come from was a thing I had to find.
Africa, the world's first civilization hell no
That's something as a kid I was never told
In all the classes and history books I came from slaves
And Africa civilized by Rome.

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Samuel Ayala

The way we live, it is so fragile: we're just like glass.
We endure the intensity to transform into something else.
We become so solid, yet are completely transparent.
We could be so beautiful if only molded correctly.
If only we weren't forgotten,
if only one cared some more,
if only they were more careful -
maybe, maybe then, we wouldn't have shattered.
Maybe we could begin again though?
If only our voices could be heard,
if only we were seen,
if only we had the courage to look within -

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Antonio Hodges

Roses are Red, violets are blue, hopefully one day I get to know you!

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Dustin Walden

When does a boy stop being a boy
give up his toys and all of his joys
and start being a man?
as soon as he can.

How can he know which way to go
Wisdom is wrong and the message is slow
How will he grow?
His actions will show.

Who is this boy come with the water
Will he hold up to loving my daughter
Will he do what is right?
I think he might.

Why does he fight throughout the night
without a light when others would cave
and begin to save?
Because he is brave.

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Martin Lyons

I could be referring to a season towards this idea in the winter
You could bring the most beautiful feeling still bringing me pain like splinters
Laying on my back as I flap my arms like a bird in snow
It's a simple birthday wish when I look at the candle to blow

When I look into these things there are different colors coming to mind
My weakness by far is that money green that makes me go blind
So when I see you standing with the wind I picture what's flowing
To give you a clue it's on top of your head what's showing

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Jason Wilcox

(Written while imprisoned in the Hole)

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Devin Mottley

Staring into the void

My thoughts become annoyed

All my imperfections reflected back

Anxiety starts its attack

Mirrors are never friendly

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13 vote(s)

Dajuan Mankins

I am a person of substance. Don’t judge me by my looks or my clothes. I am more than what meets the eye. Define me by the tough battles I fight each day. Define me by my courage to face them as I rise above no matter how difficult. My life is not glorious and I don’t have medals to flaunt but my biggest trophy is my heart full of love and compassion. I value love, friendships, honesty and trust. I am a person of substance and I will survive despite all odds in my life because I am strong through and through.

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Curtis Allgier

"WOOD'S ANGEL"

WOOD’S ANGEL; She’s not ostentatious, She’s perspicacious, PURE AND TRU, no other could do, Hand in Hand, Heart to Heart is how We'll enter VALHALLA’S GATES, just ME and YOU, Tried and TRU! This Man Loves YOU!

She can Kiss the ground in the iciest winter and make Beautiful flowers grow, ONE look and this you’ll know; You don’t “fall” in LOVE, You fall off a ladder, LOVE-just is, it grows and grows, and-NOTHING ELSE MATTERS! It’s keen, so serene, and breath taking once you’ve seen, you’ll know what I mean; She’s WOOD’S ANGEL!

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3 vote(s)

Curtis Allgier

“How do you Know?”

Laughing when your mad,
Smiling when your angry,
Crying when your happy,
Frowning when your pleased,
Giggling when your agitated,
Screaming when your titillated,
Thirsty when your wet,
Saturated when your dry,
Calm when your livid,
Serene when your mean,
What you have never known,
THAT’S HOW YOU KNOW!

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Jacob Goldman

In my mind there's a boy who exists in chains,
Inside a cold dark room of painful solitude is where he will remain,
Behind these walls the sorrow is inevitable as relentless as the passage of time,
Mentalities corrupt and dark, Brainwashed and hopelessly blind,
Prisons are packed with crowded spaces, Lifers and Guards with Hollow faces,
Shackled hearts afraid of changes and weakened wills become complacent,
Yet I maintained with patience,
Time can limit but not shatter my will,

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Jacob Goldman

We live institutionalized: Freedom is a figment of the image-nation. What once was faith is conformed to a diluted egotistical illusion and we smile a fake smile. A facade of reality and I seethe in the depths of the darkness that surrounds me. Day-in and Day-out, you are my super hero, a bling child with a cape to fight the seething flames no one else will contain, but I let you feed into this ill-usion of something you're really not, it's a ploy to keep you confused in seeing you're the one being used.

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4 vote(s)

Tramian Barnes

These bars is for the white man,

besides taking knees and making fists, what would you recommend,

cuz if I make a fist its coming across your f***in chin,

Injustices committed daily, so when is it enough?

As a black man I'm made from the strongest stuff,

Can I ask you a question, Like what does colored mean?

If I'm originally black isn't there something wrong with your color scheme?

By websters definition, the hue's been altered or changed,

but since the beginning of existence, I've remained the same,

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Jesse Houck

In a cell of steel, where shadows dance,
Lives Jesse, captive in fate's cruel trance.
With charm as keys, unlocking mirth,
Incarcerated, yet the jester of worth.

Through iron bars, a spirit unbound,
In humor's realm, true joy is found.
Jesse's wit, a poetic refrain,
Echoes laughter through each corridor's chain.

Behind those walls, where sorrows dwell,
Jesse's humor, a magic spell.
A tale of resilience, sung with glee,
In verses of hope, wild and free.

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4 vote(s)

James Branhom

Roads have been traveled with twists and turns,

And a being has been etched from all that I have learned.

Some days have brought laughter, some days have brought tears,

Moments of courage came forth in my times of fear.

 

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Carl Powell

Exhaustion, frustration you may feel, but neva fold, neva weak-

With a backbone of steel, women of your caliber, help you neva seek-

Forever young and beautiful, stand proud of being unique-

Even when days are hard and bleak- you laugh and smile-

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Carl Powell

This can’t be real, I thought to myself after seeing my older brother who died nearly ten years ado. My dream started to fade, as I gave him the strongest hug I could muster. “Are you serious?” he asked, perplexed. I am, I answered as a tear rolled down my cheek. Awaken to a wet spot on my pillow, realizing that was the first time I ever hugged my brother. I’m lonely, but for the omnipresence of The Creator, Orisha, my Ancestors- I’m never all alone.

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Carl Powell

Engulfed by chaos, light is my mind-set inspiring and touching souls

A light glows- from death row my spirit grows- daring to envision and accomplish goals-

This is blessed

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Marcus Hernandez

I want to take this time and establish a relationship, I'm willing to invest my time to creat a bond with a worth of value to our creation, one thing I can say its easy to create something but to make it last is the time that counts, we have the Will & Time?I hope ill hear from you soon make sure you put an address and return.

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2 vote(s)

Jimmy Gonzalez

I want to drown myself in alcohol to numb the pain.

I want to breathe the smoke of weed as if it was air

To snap to of this depressive mood I am in and

Return back to my happy-go-lucky self.

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3 vote(s)