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notesfromthequotidian · 1 year

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Love Songs

( poem and photo by Rodney DeCroo)

A middle aged man and woman

at the table next to me in the cafe

were talking about love songs,

as she sipped unsweetened tea

and he nibbled at his gluten free muffin.

How they couldn't stand listening

to them. How they promoted

co-dependency and unrealistic expectations.

How they were the mother of all cliches.

How they failed to appreciate mature love

like eating breakfast together in silence,

paying the bills and raising children.

How like love itself they were nature's

way of tricking us into reproducing

the species. How they were ridiculous

like young lovers staring idiotically

into each other's eyes over candelit

dinners as the food goes cold

or gnawing each other's faces

at street corners and train stations.

As I listened I pretended to read

the owner's manual for my new camera

between sips of black coffee.

And talking about cliches, what's

with old men and photography?

Why do we wander the streets

taking photos of strangers

as they perform day to day tasks

like catching the bus to work

or buying tomatoes at the market?

What are we looking for as we

as we spend our nights staring

at digitized faces while we crop and edit?

I wouldn't have had time for this

when I was young. I was too busy

staring into her eyes

and singing love songs.

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poeticjunky · 3 months

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How unkind my own mind has been to me. Ruthless and unrelenting. This is why your opinion of me has no value. I am cruelest to myself.

#junkiejournals #myjourney #lonerlife #streetpoetry #a book i'll never write

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pvdpoetry · 2 years

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darbaareurdu · 1 year

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شراب پلاو ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ #urdupoetry #poetry #sadpoetry #urdulines #sadedits #urduadab #urduqoutes #urdumems #urdughazals #urduposts #urduzone #urduliterature #urdupoetrylovers #urduwrites #urdushayeri #urduzuban #poetryofinsta #spilledinkpoetry #poetrybooks #streetpoetry #instapoetry #poetrycorner #romanticpoetry #urdu #nfak #darbaareurdu #muslimpsyche (at Caption.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoaLEZNhep6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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stefaneluard-blog · 2 years

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#poeti maledetti #poesiadistrada #costruirecultura #streetpoetry #poesia italiana #poets on tumblr #emozioni #frasi mie #sensazioni #poesiaperimmagini

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brothamonri · 2 years

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Cold Culture

By Brotha Monri

Greatly casted shadows from the shell of the city pose in the sunset,

A particular melancholy rests upon the bricks and concrete like light morning dew,

Old leathery fingers of a war vet named “Scrap Iron Willie” hold a sodden cardboard sign ,asking for charitable sustenance,

A 90s Hip hop symphony is heard thundering from speakers of a passing car like the voice of cultures past,

The scene explodes with laughter as old timers reminisce upon the remembrance of “Poochie Woods”and other legends of ghetto gladiators,

Youth representing the remnants of incarcerated fathers march in units of Retro Jordan’s , cellphones and

angry vapors steaming from Snapbacks and distressed denim,

The hustlers jewelry glistens like Christmas lights under the street light as he sits in his chariot plotting world domination with his committee of felonious philosophers with stolen identities,

Names that were lost in times of auction blocks and blacks being bred like oxen,

The ballads whisper softly as grandma pulls sizzling soul food from a cauldron of timeless family ties,

She hums songs of Mahalia Jackson and Aretha Franklin as the lyrics sprinkle down upon her grandchildren’s ears like diamond earrings,

Palestinian markets chime as the doors swing open like saloons of malt liquor and blueberry swisher sweets,

In the parking lot 5 nervous policeman gather around yellow tape,

A burgundy Buick sits sadly riddled with bullets and shattered glass,

163 pounds of cold mahogany flesh and cornrow braids under a Raiders fitted hat lay in its seats staring out at infinity,

Blood encrusts his fingers as he poses in a deathly pose of proven street respect,

He always said he’d die for this game,

True to his words his life martyred for the warriors of the avenues and city blocks,

Now he joins the legends of the fall,

The abandoned buildings smile as the air is infused with another soul of a soulful samurai,

These are the canvases that are painted by the times in which we tread,

Jotted notes describing decaying life and rejuvenated death,

The circle of life force and fearless street titans,

The genius of proverbial wizards exacting spells of financial sorcery,

A ballad of beautifully carved caskets,

Coffins containing cadavers of a charismatic culture of commanding kings and queens conquering the curses of the forgotten kingdom,

Listen and you can hear the drums of the tribes of 24th street gangsters,

The revenge of the fallen are prioritized above the rejected murmurings of a broken cycle,

The legend of lost life must live on in the name of namesake,

Poochie Woods would have never let a man cross his name,

But the consequences are crossing over to the land of the legends,

The legends lost for their reputation and found for their dedication to a cold culture…

#poetry #spilled poetry #spilled feelings #poems on tumblr #original poem #creative writing #streetpoetry #authors

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hec-chan · 2 years

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"Surprise me". A poem on the spot by @thespontaneousprosestore #pride #lgbtqia #lgbt #streetpoetry #poetry #thespontaneousprosestore #typewriter #original #swipe #gay https://www.instagram.com/p/CfTJUgfO95B/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#pride #lgbtqia #lgbt #streetpoetry #poetry #thespontaneousprosestore #typewriter #original #swipe #gay

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freshthoughts2020 · 5 months

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sircharlesthepoet · 11 months

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Entrapped by the Trap

– Boys are littered, sagging ‘round the blockslugging by likethere’s no destination in mindlive in the present and make it gleamnew shoes, new ride, new racks – stuck to BoysBoys stuck to blingingBoys stuck in the trap;Boys trapped in the trap—but Boys trapped in the trap so fuck it!fuck possibilities of making it out hereclean the look, fresh the style;compliments at every tile – but Boy,…

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#Boysfromthehood #Brooklyn #dirtyghettokids #entrappedbythetrap #ghettocommunity #ghettokids #literature #margenalizedcommunities #poem #poetry #streetpoetry #writing

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noahsamuelmosko-blog · 1 year

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:street popped tree-top. . . . #candidstreetcollective #candidphotography #decisivemoment #filmandfriends #35mm #ishootfilm #grainisgood #iso400 #spicollective #everybodystreet #lensculture #life_is_street #streetpoetry #streetphotographyinternational #35mmfilmphotography #ishootfilm #filmshooters #filmcommunity #olympus #mjuii #ilfordhp5 #ilfordphoto #HP5 #fujifrontiersp3000 #london #oxfordstreet (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoUEqK8qR_-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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notesfromthequotidian · 2 years

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“Cities, like dreams, are made of desires and fears, even if the thread of their discourse is secret, their rules are absurd, their perspectives deceitful, and everything conceals something else.” ― Italo Calvino, Invisible Cities

#streets storytelling #streetphotography #streetlife #city #poems #poetic #streetpoetry #street photographer #street photografie #poetry quotes #poetry #bw life #black and white #bwphotography #streetsnap

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poeticjunky · 11 months

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I do not know how much more I can do to my body to save my mind. They both betray me these days.

#junkiejournals #myjourney #lonerlife #streetpoetry #mental health #brokenmind

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pvdpoetry · 1 year

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My cat, Miss Kitsy, commissioned at Kristi wedding, Oct. 8, 2022.

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darbaareurdu · 1 year

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حضرت امیر مینائی ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ #urdupoetry #poetry #sadpoetry #urdulines #sadedits #urduadab #urduqoutes #urdumems #urdughazals #urduposts #urduzone #urduliterature #urdupoetrylovers #urduwrites #urdushayeri #urduzuban #poetryofinsta #spilledinkpoetry #poetrybooks #streetpoetry #instapoetry #poetrycorner #romanticpoetry #urdu #nfak #darbaareurdu #muslimpsyche (at Caption) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoKoF7tsTld/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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stefaneluard-blog · 8 months

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Quasar è il mio nuovo libro di poesia siderale

#poesiadistrada #costruirecultura #poesia #poetigenovesi #streetpoetry #frasi italiane #frasi mie

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soulbitescom · 2 years

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“BUT DEAR, THERE IS SUN AFTER RAIN, LOVE AFTER PAIN.” ❤️ words & image by @ventum ↘️ this world needs a grouphug so join @instasoulbites & share some good vibes 🫶🏻 - #instasoulbites #soulbites #thisworldneedsagrouphug #armyoflove #planetlove #homeoflove #goodvibestribe #spreadlove #positivevibes #sharinglove #ventumpoetry #ventum #poetryandlove #poetryandart #poetryandquotes #streetquotes #streetpoetry https://www.instagram.com/p/CkBuHDJMtGL/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#instasoulbites #soulbites #thisworldneedsagrouphug #armyoflove #planetlove #homeoflove #goodvibestribe #spreadlove #positivevibes #sharinglove #ventumpoetry #ventum #poetryandlove #poetryandart #poetryandquotes #streetquotes #streetpoetry

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