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My blood is black and so exquisitely

ebony that ravens blink on approach.

My life is so exqusitely wonderful

and safe that I can sit back and dare

the devil to be devilish elsewhere. We

are busy over here.

 

My blood is so black that black

is thinking about changing its name

to something less dark and meaningful.

The soul has it's business. But black

blood flows like rivers to oceans

to evaporate into black rain

to fall on the black earth and bless

the soil with black adoration.

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Lady A

08-25-14

350p

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Author's Notes/Comments: 

This is how I explain it to African American children who think they are not lovely and have no rich heritage. Oh, I do the same thing for all children who think they have no beauty. Ego and self-esteem are the easiest values to instill and laud. Tell a kid they are beautiful today. Tell them their point of view is important to the world! They will remember. ~ A ~
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©28 August 2014 - 7:52pm — allets
11 November 2014 - 6:44pm — running_with_rabbits
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dare the devil to be devilish elsewhere!

fuck I love this line!" my blood is so black that black is thinking of chnaging its name to soemthing less dark and meaningful"

 

loved it!

 

by the way...you are miss an l in black second last line! 

Much Love

Ashley

11 November 2014 - 10:10pm — allets
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Thanks for the "L"

I read it three times and had to do a letter by letter. it kept disappearing. Good eye! You know I appreciate a misspelling corrected - going blind - got it! - Just Bein' Lady A

 

 

 

 

12 November 2014 - 6:39pm — running_with_rabbits
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:)

<3 any time

Much Love

Ashley

12 November 2014 - 9:15pm — allets
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So Much For Not Writing Poetry

..this year. It began to hurt. Four more months to go - Nov. Dec, Jan and Feb 21, 2015! Until then - zip, of course I wrote one today in somebody's comment - I'm so bad at this. But no marathons, and lots of rest from verse. - I sent this one out to be published. - Just Bein' Lady A

 

 

13 November 2014 - 3:02am — running_with_rabbits
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just write!

you are a writer! writer's write, not writing is bad for a writer's soul

Much Love

Ashley

13 November 2014 - 6:04pm — allets
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Not To Write Poetry RWR!

Well, mostly not to write poetry for a year. It was a tough one, keeping the fingers away from verse. I commented a blue steak, prosed until I couldn't think of more to say - covered poetry writing, fear, maybe I can reconstruct the lost elemental. Not quite verse, mostly prose sorta. :D - Feb 21st. I needed the rest. My brain is happy - I'm Just Sayin' Lady A

 

 

17 November 2014 - 3:12am — running_with_rabbits
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I don't think I could take a

I don't think I could take a break from writing...

Much Love

Ashley

18 November 2014 - 12:45am — allets
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Break From Poetry Only

I write daily, novels are coming along. Clean out my closet and found disks I have been looking for. I read and comment, and then there is the prose. And PM's with the poets - just not too much on the poetry is all, for a while longer. - Lady A