By Amberia Shoemaker
As I watch them grow, I wish that I could stop it.
They form their own opinions and ideas.
We make memories I hope they never forget.
As I watch them leave, I long to join.
I regret leaving so long ago,
They’ve forgotten the journey before
It lingers in my mind when thoughts no longer flow.
About this series
This poetry series was written for a final project in African American Literature at Pellissippi State. The author, Amberia Shoemaker, writes in the style of noted African American poet and playwright, Georgia Douglass Johnson, who was an important writer during the New Negro Movement and the Harlem Renaissance.
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