9.11

Byron  Gates Jr
Author: Byron Gates Jr
Word Count: 38
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9.11

...and what are the words one uses to describe a compilation?, works from my entire life?, fifty years of carrying around a yellow pad?, fifty years of writing and rewriting, changing the words, as their meanings change for me?

These pieces are extracted from my book of prose, “50 truths and 50 lies, the first 50 years.” Available Here

9.11 belongs to the following groups:

Yellow Gallery, All About Flowers, All Things Poetic, Artistic, Philosophical, Amazing Graves, Fabulous Flowers, Green!, Masterpieces: Literary Workshop, The Urban Environment, WMG and Woman Appreciation

i want to dream of tomorrows
of sisters and brothers
of allowing us to be ourselves
of our own god
master of our own souls
given unto our own time
dreaming our own dreams.

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byron gates jr

  • myREVolution

    myREVolution

    beautiful :)

  • Byron Gates Jr replied

    Thank you for your comment, this piece is very special to me, a promise to myself to never hate anything or anyone that could ever lead to a 9/11. Thanx again, Byron

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