Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Crutches Comments

Rating: 4.8

it's not the crutches we decry
it's the need to move forward
though we haven't the strength
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Nikki Giovanni
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Ratnakar Mandlik 10 July 2019

The social gender dogmas beautifully unfolded. A great modern poem, deserving modern poem of the day.

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Kumarmani Mahakul 10 July 2019

it's not the crutches we decry it's the need to move forward though we haven't the strength....outstanding conceptualization. Beautiful poem.?

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Bernard F. Asuncion 10 July 2019

A great poem by Nikki Giovanni.....

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Aniruddha Pathak 10 July 2019

it's not the crutches we decry it's the need to move forward though we haven't the strength... The poem makes a lovely beginning with these three lines, and continues to build contrasts..

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Adeeb Alfateh 10 July 2019

men are supposed to be strong so they have heart attacks and develop other women who don't know their weaknesses and hide their fears behind male lovers it's great written poem great 10+++++++++++++++++++

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Edward Kofi Louis 10 July 2019

The strength! ! ! ! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

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Nikki Giovanni

Nikki Giovanni

Knoxville, Tennessee
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