Cheryl Butler Poems

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I Love My African American Mom

Growing up an African American woman, in my life holds a lot of thought provoking stories! I grew up in an urban city to a single mom of eight kids.I love or traditions here in our country for American African women! I love our tradition of cooking.In this country, we have the custom of Mother's and daughter's here cooking together.My favorite dish for us is soul food cooking.I love cooking Collard Greens.I've been cooking them for th past twenty year's. I am now at the point without me I love my African American Momat in them! I've really grown and it shows.My mom who was born and breed in Georgia. A southern peach.She taught me how to cook them very well, you see I was the youngest of her eight.I used to stay with her in the kitchen all the time! I learned very good recipes from her.In tradition, the women always at big, dinners, would be together in kitchen talking, and cooking all night, but usaully it would be me and my mom because my sisters were older, grown women.I loved helping my mom though.

She taught me about the cooking of Collards. She taught me first the cleaning method.Collards are always in dirt.You have to clean them really well.My mom told me'the best Collard Greens are the ones cleaned right''If not cleaned right they are disgusting'. If they are not cleaned right they usually have dirt in them or they taste gritty.That's how you know they are not cleaned right.They have to be cleaned right!
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2.
The Welch

Beautiful but dark,
enlightened but fearful of what?

Secrets hiding out front
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3.
[it's All Coming Back ]

Thinking, truly,
Mama knows best,
thoughts twirling,
around, on my inside, nest.
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4.
The Clay And The Stardust Part Two

The Clay and The Stardust (part 2)

In the first Galaxy,
In the third,
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5.
A Cowardly Disguise

Twirling around in swirls
hurt in pain
inside
dwindling
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6.
Moonlit Heat

Half a Moon Night
Lit our night sky
We have each other in sight
I don't care if Your married
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7.
Still Frozen

Still and Frozen

My love aches for you so much.
The soft ice of your scent
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8.
Poor People Knowledge

1.Fried hotdogs eggs and
grilled cheese sandwiches
with hot cocoa made
with powdered milk for breakfast
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9.
Drench

His Breath drenches
my face and skin

Like the milk
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10.
Chocolate Sunrise (Revised) Part One

The sun
Tears
From
Dark
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