Vernetta Elliott Gaines Poems

She eagerly waits to receive his call;
Just to hear him say, "I LOVE YOU!," and that’s all. When a room is full of people and the lights aren’t dim;
And she only focuses her eyes on him. When she mentions his name in most conversations;
When he meets all of her needs and exceeds her expectations. She knows she’s in love when she begins to stop;
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Which way Black America, where do we stand?
Do we fall and crumble to ignorance, or we stand up and be men. Do we continue to develop our usable skills?
Or do we rely on drugs in a world unreal. Drugs, crime, media, prison, reform;
There is so much that’s needed to be done. We can only be as strong as our weakest link;
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