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SOULDIER10029
Member since June 22, 2023
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A Buddha Rap
Imagine Buddha with a gun.
Imagine Christ with an Uzi.
Imagine a prophet smoking crack.
Imagine a saint paying a whore.
Now imagine that within your heart there lies both divinity and murder.
Within your soul there is a song that is both a melody akin to a gentle rain fall but also the cry of suffering when a mother has lost her son.
And now go dance your dance sweet tyrant.
And move your tired limbs with as much grace as possible.
SOULDIER10029’s timeline
- June 2024
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22 SatAnniversary
One year of membership
- June 2023
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23 FriReceived a critique
on A Buddha Rap from @Geezer
"reply to alex, I see the truth of the matter. Yes, the heart does hold the human and inadequate soul. I see through this piece, that you wish to be the best that you can be. This poem has revealed your innermost emotion…" -
22 ThuNew follower
@alexplummer
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22 ThuReceived a critique
on A Buddha Rap from @alexplummer
"As a newbie poet, I love this. I always feel the shorter poems are the most powerful. I personally interpreted this in a way that everyone is human, no one is above the other, so do what you wish. The short sentences wi…" -
22 ThuFirst publication
A Buddha Rap
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About me
59 year old Jewish man currently living in East Bay of CA and about to move to Mexico. Graduated from SUNY Purchase. Love everything from WWhitnan to Neruda to Adrienne Rich and Leroi Jones to name just a few.
Location: CA
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