Phyllis Strong Poems

Now I lay
Me down to sleep
I pray I'll rise
Again to eat!
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Would I look the same if my eyes were black,
not brown.
Would I look the same if my nose were smaller,
not plump and round.
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What I want for Mother's Day
It doesn't glitter or shine,
It doesn't cost a million bucks;
It doesn't cost a dime.
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There was no march.
There was no protest.

As the young black man
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There may be some errors
Along the way
But I’d rather be the one
Who can stand-up and say;
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Truth stood-up and spoke,
And a lot of people were mad;
Not about truths Race,
Religion or Preference;
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You ran from an alligator
Feed fish to a whale
Patted a dolphin
Threw dust in jail.
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When I was a child
I tasted a flower,
(I don't know why)
I guess because
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Feeling stressed.
What to do?
Worry is creeping.
How long will I go through?
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A week before Christmas
the stores were all packed;
people had abundance of gifts,
stacked in big sacks.
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