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Poetry by Damon Young


Awe - 1999
to who you are, from where i am i have only one response to your reply we have this once then we die i am alone here, wishing away a...

Damon Young
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22 Years Old And Born In Winston-Salem (An Ode To Langston Hughes) - 1998
you critiqued my critique of a dead white man's societal critique you gave me a b i suppose we see things differently like langston's...

Damon Young
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Beauty Weave - 1998
A silence of soul is mind aching
I want all of you, soul quenching
afraid, free, crying, praising, running, savoring I hear the whisper, and I die
and live, all in love

Damon Young
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Believe - 1998
A life entire, void of desire, helplessly alone, loves not known. Found they may be, searching a vast sea, understanding an extension...

Damon Young
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Poetics - 1998
To the school of poets who failed to pay attention. My wishes of transcending I will try to mention. To assault on words with devotion...

Damon Young
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Fail To Understand - 1997
I fail to understand you world you point toward doors and close them you speak of bores and show them you draw our lines and ignore them...

Damon Young
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