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  A Seed is Planted

  

  By NicoleA, Union, NJ

  A seed is planted and sprouts the roots of love and acceptance It grows into a healing tree whose remedies cure hate. The branches at first thin and breakable begin to strengthen Jetting out of the tree like arrow signs pointing towards compassion, respect, and unity. The leaves change colors wi...
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  This Earth

  

  By NicoleA, Union, NJ

  The Earth of rolling hills, snow capped mountains and deep blue oceans. The Earth of red, white, blue, yellow, orange, pink, black dirt mama africa. Rise Up and shout your pride in this earth. The Earth of genocide, hatred, and anger. The Earth of Darfur, the Holocaust, the Sudan. Rise Up and s...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  My Black Braids

  

  By NicoleA, Union, NJ

  Shimmered beauties Fit for royalty Zig zags and criss crosses The aesthete would applaud Nobody remembers the calloused hands and bloody feet But I do A shield. Protector of my secrets Tales buried deep in the knots, fixed atop and anchored to the core. Stitches in tact Always read...
• Nonfiction > Personal Experience
  Standout

  

  By NicoleA, Union, NJ

  Each day modern society attempts to take away my right to discover who I am through manipulating the choices I make. In a world where losers never prosper, winners always succeed, and enough is never enough, it is tough to find my own niche in society. Modern society tells me to succeed at all costs...
• Nonfiction > Personal Experience
  The Creation of Music

  

  By NicoleA, Union, NJ

  Rhythm, rhymes and all that jazz creates the soothing lullaby that transports many to a dreamland of ideas and spirit, or to a sandy getaway. A free forming flow of fear, salvation and elation. As a player, listener, and lover of music I have the power to transport myself to comforting communities d...