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A Verse, 2 Poems & A Thought

By Diana McClure

A VERSE

“America’s not a country. It’s a corporation.”
Killing black boys a #1 occupation

Protect the wealthy

– translation –

Poor people got no place in this nation

Human rights forgotten on the plantation
Mythologized in the wake of integration
Lost on a globe full of frustration

- my inclination –

The journey within, the first road to salvation
No politics of inner transformation

My breath the ultimate vacation

 
POEM #1

As yet untouched, but caressed by sight.
Natural Black man, in lust with divine might,

Play me like your drum, become a slave to my delight.

Imagine making love,
On a balance beam.

Coconut curry,
Amaretto ice cream.

A shooting star - smooth, tender and precise.

A dream, sans vice.

I think it’s about time.

I got ready,

To roll the dice.


POEM #2

The mist has risen,
I awaken from the fog.
The light looks new,
More gentle, less blue.
The sun has shifted,
My line of sight lifted,
Resting in the comfort
The earth’s palm has gifted.


A THOUGHT

A new paradigm for capitalist engagement -
Destabilize big business, play on the playing field.

A mantra: Shop elsewhere.


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  • ABOUT
    • Our Literary Aesthetic
    • Staff
    • Contact Us
  • AZURE: A Journal of Literary Thought
    • AZURE Volume 3, Issue 1 >
      • HOW TO WRITE A BIOGRAPHY by Joanne B. Mulcahy
      • PROTOCOL NINE-NINE-NINE-NINE by Kenneth Hanes
      • LESS' MORE by TWIXT
      • POINTLESS MR. PROBST by Beatriz Seelaender
    • ARCHIVES: VOLUME 2 >
      • AZURE Volume 2, Issue 4 >
        • SYLVAN PASSAGES by Dan Wood
        • SISTER ALONE by Janet M Powers
        • CENTURY 2.1 by Alan Flurry
        • CLAIMED BY THE SEA by Sam Reese
      • AZURE Volume 2, Issue 3 >
        • CROSSHATCHING by M.K. Rainey
        • LULLABY by Barbara Daddino
        • HOUSEMOUTH (and other poems) by Anhvu Buchanan and Brent Piller
        • THE RESIDUE IN PUBLIC TEA AND COFFEE CUPS by V.B. Borjen
        • SYZYGY (and other poems) by Malorie Seeley-Sherwood
      • AZURE Volume 2, Issue 2 >
        • DRAGONFLIES: A DISCOURSE ON ANXIETY by Lara Lillibridge
        • AND RICHARD BURBAGE ALSO HAD A SISTER by Freya Shipley
        • THE WATCHERS by M.K. Rainey
        • JAZZ INTERACTION WITH SYMBOLS by Sarah T.
        • SPIDER (and other poems) by Natalie Crick
      • AZURE Volume 2, Issue 1 >
        • ECHOES by Daniel Freeman
        • MAPS by Susan Brennan
        • EDGAR'S FATHER'S MAGIC WORDS by JWM Morgan
        • LOCKJAW: IN TWO ACTS by James Blevins
        • WHAT THE LIVING DO by Susan Wadds
    • Archives: Volume 1 >
      • AZURE Volume 1, Issue 10 >
        • SUSURROS DE RECURRENCIA by Franco Strong
        • THE OLD MAN by Sarah T.
        • PERMUTATIONS by Laura Cesarco Eglin
        • WORLD PEACE 3 by Gustavo Alberto Garcia Vaca
      • AZURE Volume 1, Issue 9 >
        • LITTLE GHOST by Danny Judge
        • THE LAST ALLUSIONIST by Sakina B. Fakhri
        • CHURCH by Diana McClure
      • AZURE Volume 1, Issue 8 >
        • DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS by Nancy Flynn
        • WHAT I COULDN'T SAY by Erika Ranee & Diana McClure
        • ZIXIN AT DINNER from THE SPEECH OF FLOWERS AND VOICELESS THINGS by Sakina B. Fakhri
      • AZURE Volume 1, Issue 7 >
        • BRASS TYRANT AND THE AMERICAN THIRST by Kirk Marshall
        • CLAP, CLAP BACK by Anders Jones & Diana McClure
        • LADY KILLER by Monika Viola
        • THE RIBBONS by Ferguson Williams
      • AZURE Volume 1, Issue 6 >
        • AURELIA: A BALLET IN PROSE (ACT 2 - Part 1) by Sakina B. Fakhri
        • NEW AGE UNCAGED by Frank Light
        • IMMIGRATION/INTEGRATION by Jaret Vadera & Diana McClure
      • AZURE Volume 1, Issue 5 >
        • THE TRIALS OF TOBIT by Joseph Lisowski
        • LIKE MANY GIANT FOOTPRINTS (and other poems) by William Doreski
        • AURELIA: A BALLET IN PROSE (ACT I) by Sakina B. Fakhri
      • AZURE Volume 1, Issue 4 >
        • WARDENCLIFF by Barbara Daddino
        • BETTER LIVING THROUGH CHEMISTRY by Reg Darling
        • AURELIA: A BALLET IN PROSE (LIBRETTO) by Sakina B. Fakhri
        • A VERSE, 2 POEMS & A THOUGHT by Diana McClure
      • AZURE Volume 1, Issue 3 >
        • LAWTON, OKLAHOMA by Mark Lawley
        • TWEETY BIRD'S GRACE by Diana McClure
        • CONTAGION AND THE DINNER GUEST by Sakina B. Fakhri
        • ON POETRY AND PROSE by Sakina B. Fakhri
      • AZURE Volume 1, Issue 2 >
        • LETTER TO THE EDITOR by Alex Mosiak
        • NOVEL EXCERPT from THE SPEECH OF FLOWERS AND VOICELESS THINGS by Sakina B. Fakhri
        • A CONVERSATION by Diana McClure
        • TWO MICE IN A BLACK BOX & THE DECONSTRUCTION OF LANGUAGE by Sakina B. Fakhri
      • AZURE Volume 1, Issue 1 >
        • CHARACTER SKETCHES by Diana McClure
        • SEASONS ON A GRAVESTONE by Sakina B. Fakhri
        • COCKTAIL PARTY by Diana McClure
        • DESUETUDE by Sakina B. Fakhri
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