I Dated Mait' Carrefour Once
I met him in the deep black-coffee night,
a milk-cream moon pouring between us.
I came to a crossroad with rum and gun-
powder (like all of the books say to do)
to seek a favor, but all he wanted was
to show me a good time. He said that I
reminded him of a mulatto queen he
once adored, who conversed with albino
boas, and spent hours on end sitting at
a Catholic altar with hot peppers nesting
on her tongue. He spoke to me in Cajun
-Creole French to try to impress me, and
even did it while taking care of that favor
I almost forgot about. It’s almost like I
had him wrapped around me like a spell-
bound snake, but knowing my track reco-
rd, I decided to keep it strictly business.
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Pride Ed
Hello! Just call me Pride, or Bluebird. I've been writing for a little over a decade now. I won some money here and there, and I'm in a few books of poetry. But, I still consider myself a novice when it comes to writing poetry. I learn everyday! My themes/styles/literary movements are all over the place. I attribute that to my reading whatever I could get my hands on in my youth. Never limit yourself; explore genres and things you think aren't for you. You could have a surprise waiting! :P I'm gonna be honest; I only made an account here to experiment with the Poetry Genome, but I kinda like this site now lol My main platform where I post poetry is here -------->https://allpoetry.com/Pride_Ed (registered users can only view right now)
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