*Give Up, Dude* “Don’t Give Up.”“Don’t Ever Back Out.”Let’s just be honest:You need toTap The Fuck Out.Don’t stay in a battleThat you can never win,It takes giving upTo live to fight again. From Art of Mind II: All InCopyright ©…
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Closure
*Closure* A friend of mine once told me thatThere is no such thing as closure.When they’re done, they’re done,That’s It.It’s Over.It’d sure be nice if it was more like the Soap Operas.I don’t mean the yelling and the drama and…
Blank Stare
*Blank Stare* Her eyes rise.She gives a seductive glare.But until she knows what she’s eying—This is just a blank stare. The physical scope is far too limited,Her lens can’t expose what really matters. I know what she doesn’t know about…
A Salesman’s Omission
“Go out and Live!”Exclaims the world!They sell the notion ofLiving Every DayLike it’s the lastand to not let a single minuteBe lost.With a drowsy eyeand a wavering head—I sit up in my bed,and respond, “How much does that cost?” From…
Promiscuous Birth
*Promiscuous Birth* Only on thisFlawed Earth:The more people you love,The more people breed hate. From Art of Mind: Philosopoems to the World Copyright © 2011 Clyde Aidoo
The Great Diversion
*The Great Diversion* An Author writes his novel—Hoping he’ll make it big…A Musician plays in his Band –Hoping for a Larger gig.An Artist paints a canvas—Hoping to be on display…Broadcast Majors plan to Announce—They study Play by Play.An Athlete Runs Many…
Georgia State University (Alma Mater – College Poetry)
From Alma Mater Vol. 4: The South. You can read the full four-volume Alma Mater collection here. *Georgia State University* Whaaaaaaatttt up, A-Town!We are Live, Live, Live! Comin’ atcha from downtown ATL,Album 88, Left on the Dial, Right on the…
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Georgia Southern (Alma Mater – College Poetry)
From Alma Mater Vol. 4: The South. You can read the full four-volume Alma Mater collection here. Copyright © 2017 Clyde Aidoo *Georgia Southern* We got a quiet town with pleasant country folks,With Eagles flyin’ their Blue and White,“I go…
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Barry University (Alma Mater – College Poetry)
From Alma Mater Vol. 4: The South. You can read the full four-volume Alma Mater collection here. *Barry University* You can observe it here, but it’s present everywhere. Barry University was built with catholic tenets and resided in Dominican heritage,but…
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University of Iowa (Alma Mater – College Poetry)
*Iowa Hawkeyes* When history’s pages sit still—we will write first.We don’t accept inequality—we right the curse.This is an equal-opportunity spaceWhere biases erase and creativity may race.On Ye Hawkeyes to the Pedestrian Mall!Where the only thing pedestrian is the walks of…
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