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POETRY BY ZAKIYA

IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND
LINE BY LINE
MIGHT STOP TIME
FOR THE SUBLIME
WITH SUBLIMINAL ELEMENTS
IN PAST TENSE
WHENCE
FROM WHICH THESE THOUGHTS CAME
UNTAMED
WRITING THEM DOWN, NEVER THE SAME
SOOTHSAYER, BLACK NUBIAN MAJOR
AS IF TO BE THE PREACHER, SAY A PRAYER
LIKE SCIENTIFIC METHODS, I'M SWEATED
AS PEOPLE ATTEMPT TO FIGURE ME OUT.
WATCHED AND QUESTIONED
MAY I MAKE A SUGGESTION?
YOU KNOW WHAT I ALLOW YOU TO KNOW
IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND
LINE BY LINE
SO OFF THE HOOK
MIGHT STOP TIME!

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more poetry by zakiya to come........stay tuned.!!!!