Ronnell Evans Poems

Words that flutter and revolve around me
In such a way that things become clearer
And my head is laid to rest.
In such a way that I get everything off my chest
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Lights, camera, normality.

I don’t drive the fanciest car.
I don’t wear the fanciest clothes.
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Question Mark
Strip away
My armor already
And just frickin’ hit me
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This house a dictatorship
Learn to shut your mouth and follow directions
Or receive punishments
For your treason
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I've seen kids of my generation oil the treads of their tanks and roll over daffodils and roses.
Who grow wings and try to catch their dreams that only exist on the ground.
Kids who come home drunk, dazed, and confused.
Who tell their parents that they don't love them;
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