Melvina Germain Poems

Somewhere out there, where lovers meet.
In the still of night, with muted light.
Lilacs fragrance consume the air.
Basking in it's perfume, you lay there.
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The warm breeze
of ecstasy
caressed my naked body,
holding me suspended
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My Rant (If you're already in a bad mood, don't read this)

Do Humans want peace or do they have that certain element within that says I have to go out today and hurt someone, or just be as mean as I can be without touching them but affecting them inwardly until they fall. What is it that makes some people so cruel that they jab at a persons heart until the heart finally fails or until the person can't take it anymore and jabs back even more cruel hurting the wrong people.
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It has been said, one must never look back, move on,
push toward the future. Yesterday is gone, old news
so to speak. I disagree and believe the opposite. One
must look back and remember the atrocities of
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I thank you Lord for this life,
even during times of pain and strife.

I thank you Lord for teaching me to pray,
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Pitiful, pitiful, pity me,
how sorrowful life can be.

I live my life as I see fit,
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I close my eyes and think only of you,
for you are my drink of champagne,
my light, my treasure, my cup of tea,
my love, you are everything to me.
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I'm homeless to the world
no place to call my own
you plucked me from the vine
blindfolded me and took me away
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I watched the news and heard that another Black man was shot to death in the United States and these words came to me. I wasn't going to share this one since I'm writing a new book about this sadness but here it is...

No Camoufalge here
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