Changing the Game: Poetry

By James Adams

Changing the Game is another bold and thought-provoking collection of poetry by one of America's new, up-and-coming poets, James J. Adams. James writes about a wide array of social issues such as relationships, children, economics, and politics. As is his down-to-earth style, James has the ability to make you laugh, cry, and think. With Changing the Game, you will no doubt feel and relate to every word. James does not seek safety by writing in a polite style about tough issues, his words are straight from the heart.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Trafford Publishing
• Release date: Oct 25, 2004
• ISBN: 9781426992223

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ISBN 1-4120-3212-1

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Contents

Introduction

The Plan

Indecision

Simple rules

Changing the Game

Shunika at war

Sin games

How I’m living

Had my share

Back in the day

Thanks is all I wanna say

Two piece white

I am, Yet I need

For Y, A, & M

Debt for Life

On that day

When I’m not

 (for the river girl)

The Lord is

Slims’ Gospel

Taking them back

Pray for my children

Baby for sale

On three occasions

Discriminating face

Hanging out

What Women want

Childhood Dreams

My girl Child

Where are my people?

While she lives

Old Jim Crow

My Weakness

The 77 summer

Music in my shoes

Wish & wait

A whole different story

Slim & wino friend

Rushing fire

The coldest love

Slim teaches Sunday school

Shunika speaks

Get Married

Every spit of his daddy

Push Push

Do your best

Whatever can’t be done

One Hug

Today’s expression

He said, She said

Homeless Poet

Fighting Satisfaction

The write weapons

We have got to keep moving

War & Peace

Upward