manchilld99 : Writing

THE REEFER MAN

THE REEFER MAN

A Poem by manchilld99


Adaptation of a 1930's black jazz tune, just for fun.
LAST BEST FRIEND

LAST BEST FRIEND

A Poem by manchilld99


we all remember our first best friend, and easily recognize who is our last ...
ABOUT DOGS

ABOUT DOGS

A Poem by manchilld99


some women call bad men dogs ... someone says 'who let the dogs out?' OR 'WHERE ALL MY DAWGS AT?' at and you go 'Woof, woof, woof!"
ABOUT 'FEMALES'

ABOUT 'FEMALES'

A Poem by manchilld99


written in 2/09 ... not a poem at all, just musings of a sort ...
FOREVERMORE, NEVERMORE

FOREVERMORE, NEVERMORE

A Poem by manchilld99


I’m love-tired now, but so well groomed, shaven clean of deceitful wrong-word edges: The too facile ‘ever,’..
RITES, RIGHT AND WRONG

RITES, RIGHT AND WRONG

A Poem by manchilld99


Clutching bedclothes tightly stained with blood her stomach cramping her mind racing, ‘Gotta tell Mama’ ‘Gott..
YOU ARE KIDDING

YOU ARE KIDDING

A Poem by manchilld99


Those who don't know are condemned as 'ignorant.' Ancient tales to explain are dismissed as 'myth.' But then there's THE WORD.
I WANT TO ACT

I WANT TO ACT

A Poem by manchilld99


Spoken word poetry. The need especially we have to express ourselves beyond what our words say on the page.
SLEEPING UNDER A TREE

SLEEPING UNDER A TREE

A Poem by manchilld99


another way to be a fool ...
LAKEISHA

LAKEISHA

A Poem by manchilld99


the speaker is someone you know .. believe me, he is