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    Brown Boy Blues: A Loose Collection of Poetry
    Brown Boy Blues: A Loose Collection of Poetry
    Brown Boy Blues: A Loose Collection of Poetry
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    Brown Boy Blues: A Loose Collection of Poetry

    By Spencer Wright

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    This book is one of the authors many screams into the void. It is an honest reflection of the author and how he fits or doesn’t. This is a soft glimpse into the authors mind in which some slight shimmers of hope wrestle the inner pessimism that often plagues the author. This is an extension of the author a hope that these word connect with like minded individuals. This book is a roadmap through the soul that twists and turn. In a word this book is me and I genuinely hope that you enjoy it but I won’t be destroyed if you don’t.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris US
    Release dateNov 16, 2021
    ISBN9781664198616
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      Brown Boy Blues - Spencer Wright

      Copyright © 2021 by Spencer Wright.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Getty Images are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Getty Images.

      Rev. date: 11/16/2021

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      Contents

      Foreword

      PART 1

      Poems for My Mother

      Explanation

      PART 2

      Poems for Mr. Ralph

      The First

      The Fourth

      The Fifth

      A Violent Road to Pieces

      Simple Memories

      Happy Birthday

      Embryos

      What a Funny Guy

      The Toys R Us Sage

      Written Reflections

      Blind Comfort (2)

      Pendulum

      PART 3

      Poems for My Father

      (The Man I Can Only Remember When I’m Sleeping)

      -1 + 1 = 0

      Genetics, Gratitude, and a Grammy-Winning Speech

      Honey in a Hornet’s Nest

      I Saw a Bucket …

      I Met a Deity Twice

      Exits and Entrances

      Memory Mausoleum

      PART 4

      Poems I Wrote for Her

      A Subpar Love Ballad

      A Woman’s Love

      Crimson Smile

      Smoke and Other Confusing Things

      Dead Man’s Tale

      Some Slow, Dirty Tears

      Cost of Company

      Another Little Peace

      PART 5

      Poems I Wrote for Me

      (Ballad of the Brown Boy)

      Dishonor

      Equilibrium

      Femoral

      Chamomile Tea

      Asphyxiation

      Asphyxiation 2

      Whiskey Richard

      Van Gogh

      Here’s My Ear

      Perseverance of Pain

      If It All Ends

      Closing Remarks

      I have only been able to write my name in cement,

      but one day I will carve my name in the stars.

      —Spencer Wright

      Foreword

      From the early days to now, it’s remarkable to see what God has done.

      It is a remarkable thing to be able to share straight

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