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Raul Cortes Jr. “POLO”
Today we highlight MY favorite poet!! Raul Cortes Jr. He is from my hometown of Trenton, NJ. Below is a wonderful poem he has submitted to Akingstruth.com and a brief but great description of who he is! I present to you Trenton, New Jersey’s own poet laureate, also known as “POLO”! ________ Females & Women’Continue reading “Raul Cortes Jr. “POLO””
Watch “Kofi Dadzie – “No Lives Matter”” on YouTube
π₯π₯π₯π₯π₯ Great Poem
Time Is Now
We have to bridge the gap…less emotion only deal in facts….we’re going in circles…how many more laps…going nowhere fast…we still end up last…time to fend for self…stop asking for help…become your best…fight until the last breath…fight for each other…we have to be able to build with one another…I love you sista…I love you brotha…we haveContinue reading “Time Is Now”
Safety
I go to my poetry when I’m looking for safety….I been living dangerously lately…A couple of love ones now hate me…But I don’t let the opinions of others shape me…Through endless times of being alone I still have grown…Just chasing the best version of me….The me that you know is the lesser version of me…I’mContinue reading “Safety”
Watch “Omar Holmon – “Echo of an Epilogue”” on YouTube
Dedicate this to all my Grandmothers.