Leonard McGee

We shared yesterday,
and we have today,
with nothing to follow
Because you forgot the past,
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Do you know the true
pain of failure, or the
humiliation of coming
up short after you put
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If things were as black and white as they convey
Subprime borrowers would still have a place to stay
and President Obama would have a lot less gray
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My mother did not pray for us children
Or answer questions after explaining
Fools die long before learning value for life
Comes only after wisdom has been earned
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My heart strings slowly stopped
vibrating allowing our love to fade
As she removed her mask
ending the painful masquerade
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Every man needs a day once in a while
to mourn his dead hopes, those days
to check the status of unanswered prayers,
to realign his expectations, to take a good
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I AM THE MAN,
WOMAN DID YOU HEAR ME,
I SAID THAT
I AM THE MAN
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Our destiny does not excite a dogmatic response
Instead it cleanses the palate with profound nuance
With flavored metaphors, seasoned with historic fact
Creating cuisine for the mind that keeps us looking back
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Back when I was young,
and not too bright
My mother brought her
friend Charlie home one night
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I am forced to admit daily
that it is a damn shame
How I fantasize about her
constantly on the morning train
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She gave me a reason to mean I love you,
a reason to be there for her, by her side,
on her mind, in her heart constantly, with
my thoughts, with my time, my actions,
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All five senses suppressed in

blood thirst quenching confusion,
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HER, with tears flowing,
slurring words like a James Brown jam
She cut into me like a Christmas ham
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