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18 April 2019 | National Poetry Month WebPoetrySlam

April 18, 2019 By Annis Cassells


Put your head on my shoulder,
let me reminisce in your autumn sky,
lemongrass, sweet chocolate chip hair
Each strand like momma's fresh baked cookies
Lay your head next to mine dear
And let me inhale
until i can't smell sadness no more
Until all that lingers in my soul
Is the scent of home
 
-Z

Hello, I’m Zainab, but you can call me Z. I’m just a 19-year-old girl blessed with hazelnut skin, an electric Brain, and a love for life, trying my best to write about what I know to be true.

Filed Under: Poetry Tagged With: National Poetry Month, WOK National Poetry Month WebSlam

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  1. Natalia Corres says

    April 18, 2019 at 8:17 am

    Love this. Made me inhale the morning!

  2. Pam Reeves says

    April 18, 2019 at 3:16 pm

    You write well “about what you know to be true.” I love this Z. <3

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