Poetry from the inside: Virtuous shade

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Poem by Ezekiel Dear

Pain … deep-seeded, undealt with emotions.

We are not the same, I have become way too focused.

I know how to lose;

Though I’m not into taking losses.



Islais Place is now leasing brand new units!
100 apartments at 4840 Mission Street available for lease through DAHLIA San Francisco Housing Portal!


Households must have a minimum monthly income of two times the rent. Households must earn no more than the gross monthly income listed below: Applications and more info available on DAHLIA San Francisco Housing Portal: housing.sfgov.org

The applications deadline is September 28th, 2023 at 5PM. Applications must be submitted online at housing.sfgov.org from September 7 to September 28, 2023. For assistance, contact one of the housing counseling agencies listed at housing.sfgov.org/housing-counselors.

This property has some units with special features for mobility impaired or sensory impaired households. Several preferences apply; learn more at housing.sfgov.org.

Income and other restrictions apply. Section 8 welcome. Equal Housing Opportunity.

Far too costly is the price of success.

Fortune above fame –

Binary code, I saw within the drops of April’s showers …

Heard the pitter-patter all about me –

They were setting me up to take the fall.

May came, springing my intelligence to ever higher frequencies.

True power is the heir of knowledge and wisdom.

Unorthodox have been my tests …

Scars upon my being, the worst ones by the naked eye unseen

Perfect illustration in my mirror’s reflection …

I am Black Excellence

Send our brother some love and light: Ezekiel Dear, BC2818, CCI D2-26U, P.O. Box 608, Tehachapi, CA 93581.