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Poem Title	Poet	Form	Categories	Date Posted
Demon In My Closet	Courtney, Ruth	Free verse	absence,adventure,allegor	06/19/2013
ADRIFT	Gage, Leonard	Imagism	christian,dark,death,epic	06/19/2013
The Toughest Thing I've Ever Done	TAYLOR, RALPH	Rhyme	death,wife,	06/19/2013
A Lesson Queerly Learned	Thomas, Eric	Free verse	analogy,death,earth,fear,	06/18/2013
Ode to Marguerite	Safindah, Karl Nkecha	Ode	death,	06/18/2013
Life Jump	Paluszek, John	Light Poetry	age,body,courage,cry,deat	06/17/2013
Medic	Duggan, Peter	Ballade	body,conflict,death,war,	06/17/2013
see	Hunt, Joel	I do not know?	death,	06/17/2013
death	Hunt, Joel	I do not know?	death,	06/17/2013
death	Hunt, Joel	I do not know?	death,	06/17/2013
The Brother and the Sister	ammerman, brandon	Free verse	anger,best friend,betraya	06/17/2013
He is sleeping	Thomas, Robyn	Free verse	cancer,child,children,dea	06/17/2013
After The Funeral	Vassallo, Alfred	Quatrain	betrayal,death,	06/16/2013
Be careful what you wish for	Duggan, Peter	Ballad	angst,career,death,dream,	06/16/2013
Live To Be Timeless	Kingzley, Shakeela	Rhyme	conflict,confusion,death,	06/16/2013
Resurrection Days	Canady, MoonBee	Light Poetry	christian,death,faith,fam	06/16/2013
Transplanted Heart	Thornton, C. L.	Light Poetry	death,judgement,	06/16/2013
death of an angle	hoopert, peter	Rhyme	death,loss,lost love,love	06/16/2013
Seeking accompany	Zarook, Zamreen	Rhyme	allah,anger,betrayal,boat	06/16/2013
Death of Freedom	Smith, Holly	Nonet	america,death,freedom,pat	06/16/2013
Silence	Coffey, Gwendolyn	Narrative	death,depression,emo,	06/15/2013
My Daughter	Shelly, Gabe	Free verse	death,	06/15/2013
Empty House	Anderson, Tanner	Narrative	cry,death,depression,emot	06/15/2013
Reflective Sincerity	Kilmer, Stephen	Free verse	death,	06/15/2013
The crime and the punishment	Duggan, Peter	Ballade	bullying,conflict,confusi	06/15/2013
Ruins Rise	Guzzi, Debbie	Verse	death,life,	06/15/2013
I wait for the end and sing my death song	Clark, Kevin	Rhyme	death,	06/15/2013
who is she	Khardani, Yosra	Free verse	death,	06/15/2013
Last Reflection	Mohammed, Mustapha	Rhyme	death,	06/15/2013
Emma Lost in Limbo	Smith, Holly	Rhyme	crazy,death,depression,ps	06/15/2013
death	III, Splat	Free verse	death,	06/14/2013
Red Rose Rise - Tales Of The Fallen	CJonr, uniC	ABC	addiction,death,	06/14/2013
Doors Will Open	Breidenthal, David William	Rhyme royal	beautiful,beauty,courage,	06/14/2013
Facet's Of Love - From The Novel - Of Only One	Parise, Rick	Verse	death,desire,life,nature,	06/14/2013
Summer Couplet	Parise, Rick	Couplet	death,life,nature,summer,	06/14/2013
Warrior Of Darkness	Smith, Stormy	Rhyme	conflict,corruption,dark,	06/14/2013
Epitaph	Halberg, Kyle	Free verse	anger,crazy,dark,death,de	06/14/2013
Death	Kendrick, Sara	Prose	death,	06/14/2013
Money couldn't buy happiness	johnson, randy	Rhyme	death,sad,	06/14/2013
Untitled-Free Thoughts-Rap	Rose, Andrea	I do not know?	absence,abuse,addiction,a	06/14/2013
Angel of Death	Rose, Andrea	Free verse	angel,dark,death,death of	06/14/2013
Voice in my head	Arnold, Stucz	Dramatic monologue	anger,crazy,cry,death,dep	06/14/2013
Dawn of the Dead	Vassallo, Alfred	Kimo	death,	06/14/2013
You the Bard	Sivey, Russell	Dizain	death,fantasy,fear,life,p	06/13/2013
Emotional Outbreak	Nienhueser, Cheyenne	Ballade	absence,bereavement,betra	06/13/2013
Death Row	Wontas, Shirley	Verse	death,	06/13/2013
Death	Purvis, Chancellor	I do not know?	anger,betrayal,dark,death	06/13/2013
Pain	Hamilton, Shadow	Free verse	death,fear,pain,	06/13/2013
Just A Note	Kendrick, Sara	Prose	death,family,	06/13/2013
Last Words	PERRY, JENNIFER	Free verse	death,	06/12/2013
Bloodshed in Myanmar	Yamin, Mohammad	Rhyme	conflict,death,faith,horr	06/12/2013
Betty Lou	johnson, randy	Rhyme	death,dedication,	06/12/2013
DEATH OF A GIRL CHILD	SHARMA, DIKSHA	ABC	death,	06/12/2013
DEATH OF A GIRL CHILD	SHARMA, DIKSHA	ABC	death,	06/12/2013
One Bright leaf	Dietrich, Andrea	Verse	death,	06/12/2013
Autumn Sun	Lawrence, Kirin	Elegy	absence,death,grandmother	06/12/2013
Mercenaries	Kilmer, Stephen	Free verse	death,	06/11/2013
Welcome to my nightmare	Duggan, Peter	ABC	angst,dark,death,depressi	06/11/2013
Kill me gently	Kiggin, Peter	I do not know?	death,	06/11/2013
MirrorrorriM	Cullum, Brick	Free verse	absence,age,analogy,beaut	06/11/2013
Grook	Thornton, C. L.	Grook	death,	06/11/2013
What Do You Think	Thornton, C. L.	Light Poetry	death,	06/11/2013
Did you hear	Thornton, C. L.	Grook	death,	06/11/2013
What is Blackness	sibiya, siza	I do not know?	dark,death,metaphor,	06/11/2013
Again she rises	j, ernie	I do not know?	conflict,dark,death,mothe	06/11/2013
I trek in pace	j, ernie	I do not know?	bereavement,death,faith,f	06/11/2013
Confession	Keir, Dan	Verse	absence,addiction,adventu	06/11/2013
Tremble My Heart	thomas, cherie	Free verse	death,	06/10/2013
Don't you cry for me	Duggan, Peter	Lyric	death,farewell,feelings,g	06/10/2013
You and I and death	anderson, jamie	Verse	crazy,dark,death,dream,	06/10/2013
The Dark Side	Kilmer, Stephen	Blank verse	dark,death,	06/10/2013
The Alphabet	Kilmer, Stephen	Free verse	death,	06/10/2013
ENDLESS END	Adewunmi, Akolade	Ballad	death,	06/10/2013
ENDLESS END	Adewunmi, Akolade	Ballad	death,	06/10/2013
Sitting in the window	Arnold, Stucz	Elegy	death,depression,suicide,	06/09/2013
His Sapling Lemon Tree	Richards, Carrie	Verse	bereavement,daughter,deat	06/09/2013
Forgive Me	Anderson, Tanner	Narrative	death,goodbye,writing,	06/09/2013
A Saint is Born	Riding, Tim	Sonnet	christian,death,history,	06/09/2013
Haiku 38	Hicks, Timothy	Haiku	dark,death,image,	06/09/2013
Fly	The Wrong Way, LIfe Taken	Rhyme	betrayal,bullying,childho	06/08/2013
Tale Of Lovers True	Kloess, Martin	Rhyme	conflict,death,friendship	06/08/2013
A twilight melody	Wontas, Shirley	Free verse	autumn,death,emo,heartbro	06/08/2013
My Sunshine	Irisha, twanna	Light Poetry	birth,boyfriend,creation,	06/08/2013
Bloodwoman	Patade, Karan	Verse	abuse,beauty,crazy,cry,da	06/08/2013
Painted Signs	Hicks, Timothy	Grook	corruption,death,war,	06/08/2013
The humanist funeral	Hall, Peter	Verse	christian,death,death of	06/08/2013
Deep Thoughts	Babcock, Phyllis	Dramatic Verse (Verse Drama)	death,feelings,	06/08/2013
pakshi	CHOUDHARY, SANGITA	I do not know?	bird,care,death,fear,flyi	06/08/2013
A widows tears	holden, cameron	Free verse	death,fear,forgiveness,	06/08/2013
MAUT	khalid, zaka	Nazm	death,	06/08/2013
Give Peace a Chance	Moore, Connie	Rhyme	death,peace,war,	06/08/2013
You Bet	Malik, Abdul	Free verse	death,life,	06/07/2013
The Grave	Hoover, Darrell	Free verse	death,life,	06/07/2013
Another Life	Riding, Tim	Sonnet	death,future,	06/07/2013
My world is empty	gunatillake, manel	Rondeau	death,mystery,	06/07/2013
Why do Good People Die Young	Arowolo, olusegun	Italian Sonnet	death,life,	06/07/2013
Wildflowers	B., Katherine	Lyric	beautiful,character,death	06/07/2013
Behind the Times	Thornton, C. L.	Light Poetry	death,religion,science,	06/07/2013
Flying out	B., Katherine	Free verse	absence,death,emotions,lo	06/07/2013
What In Tarnation	Ellison, Jack	Quatrain	death,life,	06/07/2013