I am not a white woman in a black world
Or white chocolate or "vanilla sistah" or any epithet hurled
I am first a woman in a place of my choosing
I win all my battles because I refuse to be losing
I've learned the difference between imitation and emulation
Each day I live fills me with poetic sensation
I struggle each day to make my poetry heard
Torture stanzas to teach with each written word
Twist syllables and vowels and dangle prepositions
My tortures and triumphs become poetic composition
I stand firmly behind my work I do not compromise
Look into the window of my soul through my eyes
I never ask that you like any of the verses I spit
I seek to enlighten with words I juggle to fit
My spirituality my sexuality that is my essence
If you cannot respect my candor keep your peace in my presence
My Passions, my yearnings, my joy, my life
Mother nurse artist poet most recently wife
When I speak it's from the harvest of my heart's garden
My verses are gifts of myself I Give I offer no pardon
Never would I speak publicly against a fellow poet
I might not agree with you but you will never know it
I applaud each of us for our courage to stand and say it
Hurting each other is a game and I refuse to play it
If all you can do is disagree from your seat
And the mike is a stranger and you cant take the heat
Shut the hell up because my brothers and sisters and I
Don’t have time for your ignorance when you criticize and you lie
We have courage and character you've only dreamed about
If you cant say something positive shut your damned mouth!
OK SOMETIMES PEOPLE THAT MAKE FUN OF WHAT THEY CAN' T DO OR UNDERSTAND MAKE ME SOOO MAD!
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It is a frustrating thing, people do make us mad when they make fun at something they don't understand.
I certainly hope I havent done that to you LD
Remind me to have a ocnversation with you about someone, who is the package of your author notes lol....refer to my main page statement WHEN I'M NOT WIRITNG IM....
you will get a laugh at what I have added
This was a statement of sorts...the message heaar my voice loud & clear came the minute I started reading..I respect when people truly use their voice, even to have a bit of a rant
You stand so tall in this piece LD. You rhymed so well and even with longer lines etc, it still flowed well
Much respect darling, much respect
Cin
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courage under fire?
haha. i like this one. i can really hear you speaking this one into a mic. at an ignorant crowd of non-poets. very powerful. i'd love to hear you read this poem aloud.
from this poem i get a sense of who you are -- a very strong women in a very rough neighborhood. or at least that's how the poem sounds.
and i like how you defend your fellow poets, even if you don't like their work!
you know what that means? -- we family!
much love,
Pap
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hey LD
Very nicely said, but I'll have to admit I myself have been guilty of this, I'm usually good at sports and I've never been able to play soccer that well, never really enjoyed the sport, But I used to razz my soccer friends all the time about playing it. Makes me laugh now. But I like how you didnt use any punctuation, was necessary for the flow. Very strong and independent, very original format. liked the rhyming as well. All in All I enjoyed it very much. Nice rant and rhymer.
TTYL
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Hello my Darling Lad
Yes from out of tiny people..come the biggest words! I know I need to rememer that ignorant people are not worth anger but sometimes you gotta let it fly! thanks for commenting
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What can I say?
The messages are there loud and clear, and that is very well put. The thing that strikes me, as a rhyming poet, is the time, work, and effort that you must have put into this. Excellent; very well done in my view and worth an award. This should go to the top of the list.
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Hey, LD, this one is so pissed off that I got angry just reading it! Couldn't agree with you more. This is one helluva major rant from a lady poet who's little only in stature, but big in heart and soul. Yes! I've found that the most negative and cruel comments on poems most often come out of the mean mouths of those who don't DARE post any poems of their own, or who know that their work is not nearly as good as yours. Reason: envy! So your hot rant here hits the spot with some of the best lines you've written.
Rage on, girl!!
Lad. Rewarded 8
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Wow!This one was too good.I liked the way you sounded possesive over your work and how you defended it from the "ignorant one".
I loved the following line from your poem
"When I speak it's from the harvest of my heart's garden" -> I feel the same when I think of my poems
"Hurting each other is a game and I refuse to play it"
"If you cant say something positive shut your damned mouth!" - Wow that was a class ending!
Great work LD
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Hey thanks for reading! Sometimes you just gotta let it out lol! I get appreicate aduience applause when I do this piece... glad you enjoyed it!
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Militant and true
Congrats on your recent marriage. My regards to your new hubby.
I concur with your sentiments. Reject those labels; and don't listen to those who refuse to give you respect.
But don't get angry on their account; focus on what you love, not what you hate. OK?
I enjoyed your description of how you write, torture stanza and make the words fit.
JG
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Thanks Gagii Our 4th anniversary is Valentines day this year. Yes sometimes it is a struggle to make words come out right...especially when I am experimenting with new forms......huggs LD
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I love the out-there-rap-across the knuckles
militancy of this, right on, Sister, those who dare, win - as the SAS say...and I hope your marriage proves to be a good one - congrats! Best RA -
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thnaks RL
I really enjoyed writing this and performing it as well. I speak in some pretty rough crowds sometimes and had to express myself.........our 4th anniversary is Valentines Day. so far things are going well.......huggers and thanks for commening!
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Rapping the Knuckles of Many A Scribe!
Loved this Ladydwarf! Great recitation produce! I tried to focus in on the voice of You my mind could portray. Woefully inadequate I m sure, but I had a great rock´n`roll ride along your words and rhymes. Even more interesting I found was however what you had to say - essentially on the trials and tribulations induced by inscribing one´s soul with bloody quill upon papyrus (err writing poems).
I really appreciate the way you flow whilst imparting personal yet clear reflections on a specific topic.
Where I might cast my fly in your ointment would be where I must slightly disagree with you concerning "negativity" in criticism to and from other poets/people/peers. As long as a negative critique is thoughtfully and constructively damning then it can only be helpful to one´s efforts to improve one´s work. It is what this site is about. We MUST criticize (constructively preferably tho not essentially) one another if we are to develop.
To underline my point I SHOULD by rights constructively criticise aspect of your poem but dammitt!!! I enjoyed it TOO much! Blast! Nope its cool...
Happy Valentines Lady Dwarf Cheers!
gG
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Hey thanks for the thoughtful comment. Actually you can hear my perform some of my work at myspace.com/ladydwarf1....well the next time you get to dallas i will do this piece for you..........yes i agree about critiques but critiques are on this some come from poets........and i welcome them. the critics i was talking about were nerd-heads who sit in the audience and make remarks about poets. I am so pleased you enjoyed my piece.......it always makes me smile to hear from someone who truly read the pieces I wrote and understands then.......... Wishing you cupids LD....
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Great!
This sounds like a poetry slam poem. I can so visualize you on stage performing this. I love how you stick up for your fellow writers and yourself. I love the rightous anger tempered with good imagry: "harvest of my heart's garden."
MaMa-2-be-Cindy
February 9
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