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A white boat floating on top of water.

An Eventual Return to My وطن (Home)…

Once again, a vessel set to sail  To a nameless endeavor; in her discovery  A precious pearl, a scarce stone  Embellished with intellect; sophisticated Veins, streaming intertwining threads of grace A torrent of ambrosia, of delectable delight A torrent that overflows, its essence never done Yet, its chalice poisoned and neglectful  Cascading a bitter nectar

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Desert sunset, orange sky, sand dunes.

A Passage

Its an evening Sunday skyDwelling on an empty presence of mankind The sorrows of a wind-driven tide are heard In screeches, it proclaimed its abandonment To whom shall carry the boatAnd to whom shall the boat carry Intertwined by the chains of rusting anchors Baracating the voices within a manic mind Paralyzed in its state–

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Divine Love

A pure love driven by compassion and integrity.A love compelled through the words of shakespeare.Or a love romanticized in the poems of Edmund Spenser on a passage, a time vessel, floating aboard passionate tides at sea.O’ modesty she wore, the glamor of an exotic Arabian dame. A witch of love I pleaded?A spell summoned on

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Mamie Till-Mobley Biopic Till Uses Its Time Wisely

Chinonye Chukwu’s “Till” places the spotlight on Mamie Till-Mobley, the somewhat unsung heroine of the events following the 1955 lynching of her fourteen-year-old son Emmett. Though many Americans and others across the world are familiar with the tragedy of Emmett Till’s murder, less know about his mother’s subsequent dedication to the pursuit and justice, freedom,

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