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The Eye of the Hurricane (Louis Toliver Jr-Swartz, LA)

Let my winds calm your dreams Uncertainty circles around us I hold onto you in the sun’s beams We have time of love to discuss It seems destruction in near Yet it is not out end in any way Debris flies through our tears No future do the lost lives say The storm in almost over now Misery will settle like the rain We will survive and wonder how We learned from our pain I am the eye of the hurricane Rest inside my soul, let fear wane

My Own Best Friend (Louis Toliver Jr-Swartz, LA)

It’s taken time to realize That I am here for me So let the haters despise Because they’ll never see My faith in life is real I’ve learned I can just be I’ve learned I can just feel And evolve constantly I think it’s best to heal Help your own self up Don’t’ let fear be your meal Nor a drink from your cup

Auschwitz (Chase Fontenot-Lafayette, LA)

I wish I could just hold on Don't you remember in the winter You wore my coat and danced with it on? Frigid cold air brought a shiver to your hips You found no warmth from my lips Now it's too far from you You should've held on Don't you recall in the summer When your lips met mine While we sat upon the tire swing? Butterscotch sunshine drenched our bodies embraced You found shade in another's taste You mustn't remember a thing

Big Everything (Louis Toliver Jr-Swartz, LA)

I got the biggest heart It can tear me apart People think my big confidence My poetic defense is cocky ‘Cause I have the drive of Rocky But I ain’t worried, baby My haters will love me, maybe I can’t help but be big Can’t ya dig? I’m a big ole teddy bear I can’t help that I care I got the biggest heart A big piece of art