TLake

lakebett@muohio.edu

Born in West Virginia and lives in Ohio. Gay Rights, Civil rights, Anti-War, and Environmentalism are very important issues and dear to my heart. I'm a poet and feel that words can strike harder than bullets because when someone is hit with a bullet they die, but when they hear the word they continue to pass it on.

Posts by TLake :

  • Testify-A poem
     
    Open up,
    Let me drop bombs on your mind
    Let my words liberate
    And send chills down your spine
    It’s time to impeach
    Set the record straight
    Organize the masses
    Begin to demonstrate
    The war in Iraq
    The oppression of the Black
    The conservative attack
    Integrity- the media lack
    We went to war with the fear of nuclear bombs
    Ended up killing children, teachers, and moms
    What I’m [...]

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