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AWaterways ProjectPublicationRichard SpiegelBarbara Fisher

codirectorsThomas Perry

administrative assistant

Jonathan ShapiroteacherLower Eastside PrepVincent Maniscalco

principal, i.a.Stephen E. Phillips

superintendentAlternative High Schools &Programs

I997 Ten Penny Playerswith funding support from

the NY State Council on the Arts

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wish magiccould comeout of thispen.I think

I'm runningout oftime.IhinkI've madequite a fewrhythms.

Writing apoem isvery much atask,Ihave tofinishIno longercan makethis poemlast.

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THE LIFE HE LIVED

A drowned manwith a needy lookreceiving nothing.Lives on landhe hides a booktrying to learn somethingHe's black and poorHe's sent to be boughtin that animalistic phase.,He yearns for moreand he has always soughtof the future freedom days.Injustice and violencecotton picking with chainshe has always gone through pains.

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For years he was silentacquiring the brainsthat he was so forbidden to obtain.Freedom at lasthis children are freeno more slavery.Abraham Lincoln is the manhe has let us seeyou won't own me.

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RECOGNITIONO.J. Simpson

murdered his wifeOthelloa tragedy of a love life

Dr. Martin Luther Kinghe had a dream

Michael] ordanthe winning teamI WANT TO BE REMEMBERED!!!!!!!!!

maybe REBECA LUCRETjumped off the cliff

or REBECA LUCRETa hundred men she could liftREBECA LUCRETfought three wild sharks

or REBECA LUCRETmade national children's parks

or REBECA LUCRETpresident in decemberI TOO WANT TO BE REMEMBERED!!!!!!

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OUT OF THE ORDINARYI'd love to eat .cream cheese with soupI'd love to eat garlic flavored fruit loopsI'd love to see a black lightI'd love to see a pig take off in flightI'd love to watch a fish cryI'd love to eat a chocolate covered flyI'd love to see a plant chewbut most of all I'd love to see myself with you

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SATURDAY AND SUNDAYMy dear my dear beloved manhe doesn't live far.two days is too much time to be apart.Ihaven't any benefitsI'm working part timeI'm trying to work for more than a dime.My Lover does not have to work,that's why he looks great.There's no school, he can sleep wonderful!y late.Ieminisce besides my bedof the last five days'1 hate the forty-eight hour delay.The weekends are terrible daysIyeam to see r u mSaturday and Sunday, an awful sin.

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AWAITINGAwaiting to look at your facesoft and smooth, and so very brown.Your eyes guide me to a fine placethere I am queen, I wear a crown.There in your palace, you love meyou hold me, you breathe me, you're mine.All the blackness, I love to seenight by night together we dine.One day, you will love ne, you'll seeI tell myself life has a pace.Awai ting here is where I'll beAwaiting to look at your face.

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DON'T TALK TO HIMMy mommy told me,"Don't you dare talk to him."He's not a very nice manHe has very slippery handsHis breath is very disappealingAnd for that there isn't healing.He takes what isn't hisIt doesn't matter. he'll take you if you're a miss.He's done it many many timesHe is the absolute slimeHe will take you by the hairAnd he will not treat you fairHe will look at youAnd hewill do what he knows to doYou're only a little girlAs innocent as a pearlSo please"Don't talk to him,"My mommy told me"Don't you dare talk to him."

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MY BOYFRIENDMy boyfriend is black,tall and handsome.He has a nice roundhead, which I rub.My boyfriend is sweet,just like candy.He handles me with care,very handy.My boyfriend is soothing,and refreshing.Fingers me softly,carressingly.My boyfriend is jus twhat I wanted.My boyfriend is black,tall and handsome.

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WHATIF ?What if we had three ears?I guess it would mean we'd have more to hear.What if everyone owned a deer?Iguess traffic would be something less to fear.What if everyone saw clear?Iguess that would mean no one was drinking beer.What if there weren't any tears?Iguess we'd have more issues to cheer.DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY

My stepmother isn't brightand my father's never homeMy sisters always fightand I think 1'm grown.My stepmother says mean thingsnow my father has a new "friend".My sister's words stingand I'm following the trend.My stepmother, she's just thereMy father has become a fool.My sisters don't know the meaning of fairand I'm getting a little more cruel.

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