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    Resolve

    By Nyah Vanterpool

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    This collection of poems reflects upon the years between 2016 and 2021. This time was marked by the election of Donald Trump to the office of President. He won office by vowing to "build a wall," "drain the swamp," and generally, "Make America Great Again." President Trump's reliably callous treatment of race- and human-relations ensured that ne

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNyah Vanterpool
    Release dateAug 31, 2021
    ISBN9781736823361
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      Resolve - Nyah Vanterpool

      ResolveTitle Page

      Copyright © 2021 by Nyah Vanterpool

      www.NyahVanterpool.com

      All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

      Printed in the United States of America

      First Printing, 2021

      ISBN 978-1-7368233-1-6 (paperback)

      ISBN 978-1-7368233-6-1 (ebook)

      Library of Congress Control Number 2021906930

      Rising Moon Creatives

      St. Louis, MO

      www.RisingMoonCreatives.com

      Cover Design, Editing, & Publication by Rising Moon Creatives

      Dedicated to my wife, Allison, whose support and encouragement made this book possible.

      Contents

      Introduction

      This Collection

      About the Author

      Timber

      Dreaming

      Why

      Confronting

      Patriotism

      Assimilation

      Depletion

      Exile

      Volcanic

      Onward to Victory

      Charge

      Colonization

      Takun Olum

      Truth is Truth

      Wayward Ways

      Cognitive Load

      Virtues

      Delegation

      Brutality

      Pain Points

      Lost Generation

      F.O.M.O.

      Luke 7:31

      Duty Bound

      Commitment

      Election Season

      Acknowledging

      Atonement

      Unapologetically White

      Self-Assessment

      Crying Song

      Detainment

      Money Motivated

      Fear Based Leadership

      Boomers

      Failure

      Peace

      Wait for It

      Power

      Anti-Racism

      Rise

      Petition

      Resilience

      Distrust

      Positive Progress

      Uniting

      Never Again

      Disruption

      Unified Agenda

      Emancipation

      Cause & Effect

      Mortality

      Immemorial

      Longings

      Legacy

      Reincarnation

      To Do List

      Language Games

      Regeneration

      Hope

      Divine Intentions

      Reparations

      Activating

      Return to Paradise

      Apple Seeds

      Fruits of Peace

      Community

      Revolutionary

      Fruits of Fear

      Reward Assessment

      Pros & Cons

      Best Bets

      Direct Action

      Lots

      Possibilities

      Home

      Happy Joy

      Peacekeeping

      Rules of Engagement

      Swag

      Grace

      COVID Times

      Resurrection

      Blessings

      R.A.I.N.

      Love

      Flow

      Ready

      Set

      Slow Going

      Go

      Let Go

      Redemption Song

      On Nyah

      Introduction

      This collection of poems reflects upon the years between 2016 and 2021. This time was marked by the election of Donald Trump to the office of President. He won office by vowing to build a wall, drain the swamp, and generally, Make America Great Again. President Trump’s reliably callous treatment of race- and human-relations ensured that news and social media would be consistently awful.

      During these years, all forms of media were flooded with incidents of police wielding undue force, brutalizing, degrading and killing black and brown people. Millions of guns continued to be sold each year with sales rocketing every time there was a school shooting or another cause for national alarm. Children labelled

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