Kick Me...Again

KIck me again
And watch me deflate-
A once new soccer ball
Promised fair play,
But stomped on, defaced,
And crushed out of shape-
Just kick me again
And watch me deflate.

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poem by Nia Imani
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Safehomemakers

These women here are treacherous,
Backstabbing and vicious,
Malignantly malicious
Parasitic pirrhana fishes.

These women here are seething,
Broken, bruised and bleeding;
Maddened by their needing,
Angry for not foreseeing.

These women here are fighters
Of burning not of fires,
Of energetic liars,
Of apologetic criers.

These women here are smart:
They know what breaks the heart
Is not the end or start
But the breaking of the heart.

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poem by Nia Imani
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