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POEM: Voices of the Unborn

Published June 22, 2012

You called our mother barren But how can we be children to a man who ain’t caring To be his trophies, and give him bragging rights One who won’t be there to hear ...

POEM IN MEMORIAM: When There’s Nobody ...

Published April 4, 2012

This poem is in memory of a little woman who met an untimely death One year ago: Unique Hadiya Browne (Oct. 11, 1995 – April 3, 2011) I remember you, As one too ...

POEM for World Poetry Day

Published March 21, 2012

Today, March 21, 2012 is World Poetry Day. The Comeback Is it me or is it frighteningly dizzy how we are living in a tizzy going quickly to no destination living ...

POETRY: Domestic violence is real

Published October 13, 2011

Domestic violence is real! Do you know how it feels? This is an appeal for us to: STOP THE HATE, STOP THE RAPE, Keep our hands to our side, Keep our conscience as ...

Poetry Corner: Rights

Published September 17, 2011

I always hungry but nobody want to feed me I don’t know why They just ignore me. The doctor say I dirty The teacher don’t want to teach me They say I stupid. I ...

These grownup children Told me how by 5– (They said with pride)– They’d learned to never cry To pretend there was no pain To look down at themselves ...

POEM: The Broad Road

Published October 26, 2010

I reminisce about the times I walked with Christ Never a day went by without meditation Daily devotions, bible study and prayer I even dreamt I went to heaven And ...

POEM – Ladies: The Question is Why...

Published October 18, 2010

Why do we treat the dawgs as if they are kings? Then they turn and treat us as if we are nothing When they come to us with their lies, we instantly believe Then turn ...

Lord that I may know you

Published July 2, 2010

One day I knelt beside my bed And I began to pray Lord I want to know you In a very special way. Little did I realize The prayer that I had prayed Little did I ...

POEM: Where do I go from here?

Published June 7, 2010

I was a lost soul when you found me Gave me back my life and nurtured me Love bloomed and then suddenly The past starts to haunt me He wants me back, he said sorry I ...

YOU’VE ACCEPTED EVERY WRINKLE EVERY CRINKLE AND EVERY ROLL….BUT……. I ADMIT I MIGHT NOT BE COMPLETELY READY TO RELINQUISH TO YOU MY SOUL HOWEVER I AM ...

By Rownel Allen What lies ahead when you are gone Life must be so dull, my spirit must be so low Where would my strength come from Without you I would be a lifeless ...

POEM: Waiting for baby

Published May 25, 2010

By Jessica M. Nesbitt From since the month I felt you move My tummy started to grow and grow For three months I had not shown Feeling sick but did not know All the ...

Your eyes speak of passion I can see through them Your eyes speak a certain sadness I feel sad with them How can I read them, I know not why Why do I feel them, like ...

By Nikiesha Richards She was sitting there in the terminal writing a note As she was everything but patient waiting for the boat “Imagine I could’ve been in my ...

Mother’s fury

Published April 29, 2010

By Rownel Allen C’mon and hit me, face me a like a man I’m not scared anymore I’m ready to fight, fight till I get weak But I will stand up again, ...

By Julieta Sevilla I went to your room With flowers in my hand Sneaking to surprise you I’m excited myself too But your room was bare Your closet was empty ...

“Microphone Messenjahs II” with Muta...

Published April 14, 2010

Tortola, Virgin Islands – April 14, 2010 – Spoken word artists from all walks of life will grace the stage alongside Jamaican dub poet, Mutabaruka, at UP’s ...

By Nikiesha Richards She was a lonely single mother Who shared an apartment with her brother After her son’s father, she swore she’d never love another But the ...

By Nikiesha Richards Nights without sleep, I stayed up and cried Things never got any better no matter how I tried Then I felt a warmth, but no one was with me Then ...

Indeed I am a beautiful young miss But I must be totally honest that I am not ready for this I know who I am and the principles that I stand for I know how boys our ...

World Poetry Day is Sunday, March 21, 20...

Published March 18, 2010

Sunday, March 21 is World Poetry Day! 2010 marks the third year that the Callaloo Poets in conjunction with the BVI National Commission for UNESCO are celebrating ...