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The MostFamous Bookof Poetry

Octavia James

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Famous Bookof PoetryOctavia James

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AWaterways ProjectPublication

Richard SpiegelBarbara Fishercodirectors

Thomas Perryadministrative assiscan t

Olga EconomosTeacherEast Brooklyn Congregations Schoolfor Public Service in East New York

Genevieve Richards-WrightPrincipal

Stephen E. Phillipssuperintendent

Alternative High Schools &Programs

I997 Ten Penny Playerswith funding support fromthe NY State Council on the Arts

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PrinceYou say your kingdom is mineAs I see you dress, Prince, you looklike a dime.Your face sparkles as it glowsin the dark.As I turned from behind don'tyou.know you are mine,Prince, give me some of therules that you got in mind.

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I Can't StopI can't stop thinking about the waythe way you hold meEvery day Icome home to you and only youIcan't stopMy heart beats for youYour tender loveYour soft lips that press against mineand that face makes me faint ina drop of a dimeI can't stopAll the affection that you show meI love you and you love meBoo, I can't stop thinking of you

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Best DayYesterday is but a dreamUnchangeable and goneTomorrow is a visionAnd still not even bornBut today is ours to liveI ts treasures now to useAnd it can be our best day\X'e alone Can chooseOur yesterday is gone from usTomorrow is yet unknownSo make today your best dayThis power is yours alone

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MotherMother of the earth my motherHer long dark black hair that touches herbackMother the pain we put you throughSometimes I see you cry but you would hideMother my mother I ask youhow? You cover my back with clothesYou protect me from the strangefaces, mother of mineMother when you go I wouldcry and I would never forget everythingyou taught memother I cry because of the badthings I do to make you cryMother I love you.

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FatherYou gave me directions all my lifeYou protected me like an angeland made this right\XThenI was sad you made me happymade me understand what life was aboutHoles in my shoes go to schoollike that I just mightmoney was low but we stoodtight, but father made it all rightfather worked and made sure thekids, bills, clothes and moms was all right.Father put up a fight to protectmy rights and did not backdown to a clownfather made me cry and fathermade me laugh but most ofall that was my father

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FriendsThose nice days we had togetherWhen I was down you were thereIwas your friendYou told me things Inever told anyoneand Iold you things tooNice days in the park togetherChecking out ali the boysIwas your friendBirthdays and holidays were thebest, funny things and sad thingswere also the best. Because you werethere for me and Iwas there foryou that was the bestIwas your friend.

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Greater Than Flesh Is The SoulMy guess is that God created theflesh to show theexpression of the soulAs soul and flesh are put together tomake a person wholeThe soul is the one who really feelsWhen the body is touchedso is the body real?Needed only as a shieldWhether caressed gently orslapped to the color blushSo when I fall in love with youIt is with your unearthly formWhether it be cold or warmBecause in time on flesh whenthe wear and tear takes its tollGreater than flesh is the soul.

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Homage to my ToesMy big fat light toesOne skinny, one big, and even one smallMy toes are bumpyWith nasty blackchipped nail polish on themToes Toes ToesBoy, my toes are ugly.

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I Am BeautifulI am beautifulwith a natural beautythat can't be putpressed or painted onI t comes from memy beauty is agelessIt thrives in all environmentsBeauty is my attitude expressedIn my lifestyleI am a reflection of healthand happiness.

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