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War For Eternity

Asa Mayo

Inspired by Kadir Nelson’s “American Uprising”

We are in this war for eternity. Yet we keep our fists held high, We can’t breathe. But we still sing our song.

We suffocate as tear gas infiltrates our nostrils as we go down in flames, as we scream but aren’t heard, like we’re stuck underwater.

We’ve cried on our sharp knees praying for a breath from this war, while cops use their knees to rob the breath we pray for.

We still can’t breathe. But we are in this war for eternity, So the fight never ends.

Remembrance Markeith Hogan

To my late grandfather Whose words hardly caressed me

A hollowing hole, lacking your presence, embraces my body the father of my mother, the only world you knew were the streets of Yokohama

Only once your life was made past tense did your story enlighten me

To you, I share my thoughts the incense we burn and the offerings we bring

The sound of the standing bell shimmers in my spirit

I wish I was there across the sea

Instead, left clueless where water separates the connection of kin, the connection of blood

Sometimes Markeith Hogan

After “The Way Life Goes” by Lil Uzi Vert

Goals fade dedication disappears intentions turn thoughts

I know it hurts sometimes while commitment slowly corrodes into a broken promise but you’ll get over it

It may be difficult at first to watch yourself lose passion where you once found rhapsodies of elation, but you’ll find another life to live

The torture of your heart gradually burns as you pump every ounce of golden crimson through your factory of bones and veins I swear you’ll get over it

We create delusions convincing ourselves raw emotion should be hidden

I was idle dull fruitless defined me stuck with me I was chained to the static sounds of my thoughts eyes staring at its brother brick wall boredom engulfed me with fear of time lost convicted of treason by my labels I embark on an adventure in search of a new identity goodbye.

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