Daily I sway

In their scowling shadows

Far above

The earthbound womb

In slanderous words

I coil

Braving their might

The scorn

Of their fearful refrain

By daylight’s hand

I sway and turn

Wrung dry

Depleted and cold

Extinguished too soon

By each foul

And tormented gust

Brimmed

With a greater despair

© William Wright, Jr.

Excerpt from the book “The Slums of Nightfall”

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About the Author

 My name is William Lorenzo Wright, Jr. I am the youngest of three children, as well as the only son to two loving and hard-working parents. I am a college student from San Diego California and I hold a deep passion for reading and writing poetry. I was sixteen years old when I first fell in love with poetry and I have been faithful to the craft ever since.

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