Gregory (gshaw57) Upshaw Poems

Part I (Revelation)

This is what I see-
I see myself through you-
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Words flow like Ebonics
You know, you know
That beat popping
Rhythmic sound of the ghetto—
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This is for the fathers
Who has been the mainstay in our lives
Who have brought joy, pride and love
Into our lives-
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There is a ribbon
That so eloquently draped her gravesite
She was a victim of violence—
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Gang banging
Street banging
Concrete Forest—
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As I move motionlessly through the rubble-
The manifestation of buildings—destroy
I picture myself, my family engrossed within the rubble—
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I am awake
I cannot relate
My mind has no cognitive re-call
As if I have fallen
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Abyss has engulfed me!
Darkness has overshadowed me!
The burden of life has overwhelmed me!
My soul harden with grief,
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Worn torn cities—inner city violence
Death, sorrow and misery
Feelings of discontent
Conceptualize with malcontent—
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As a young child
I was a kindred spirit
Of another time and era
With the stubbornness of a bull—
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