#ltab 2012

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Natalie Richardson’s poem “Egypt” spoke to because it tells how the traumatic experiences suffered during military service affect not only that person but also their loved ones. Natalie's chilling verses really pull on one's heart strings.

Written by Andre Payne-Guillory

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"For Colored Girls Who Considered Yacky" by Kush Thompson (2012)

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THIS POEM AND THIS CHICK!!!!!! My peeps out at Friendly High, got 2nd at LTAB!!!! These guys are fierce competition and the sweetest kids ever!

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her freckles spell out 'witch' when she is sunburned.

she is cousins with salem witches in unmarked graves,

evil women can't float.

and has slept in the bed of catharsis

letting his fingernails seep into the space above her neck.

she leaves the sheets crumpled for the only thing that has ever kept her,

indulging in subservience for the first time.