At Times
At times l get a little depressed
~ Disappointed
~ Disillusioned
~ Disheartened
~ Deflated
When selfish, thoughtless, unkind humans
Step in the way on life’s path to happiness...
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Categories:
character, confusion, humanity, sometimes,
Form: Rhyme
Poetic Chop SticksThe muse has no fingers
Possesses no internal abacus
Cannot fathom fractious patterns
…take one word from line A
And two from line B
Skip line C
Use it as line D
Drop C into C
With six you get Egg Roll
...
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Categories:
confusion, humor, poetry,
Form: Free verse
a hazy perspective and the need for clarityI have no sense of time,
the pride from my accomplishments
is as null as the concept of permanence,
besides the fog —
seeping into my mind
as deep as the proverbial soul within me.
in the mist of what is left of myself,
the only depth i can catch...
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Categories:
confusion, dark, depression, mental
Form: Free verse
Mind like wiresHer mind was beautiful
Like wires
At the back of those old TVs
A riot of colors, ideas criss-crossing
Bouncing off one another, melting, melding
Beautiful like a rainbow.
There was no straight connection
To the relay of things, she said.
And her face, her face!
Varied more constantly than weather patterns
Depending on what channel she was on
What high! But it was her mind
That...
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Categories:
beauty, confusion, for her,
Form: Lyric
Beyond Grief's Rusty Gateso harrowing, life journey from radiant light to pitch-darkness - quote by poet.
a (groaning) dread
nobody deserves
to muddle through,
day after day;
the loss of a spouse
...
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Categories:
birth, confusion, death, grief,
Form: Narrative
Wings and Wounds
Like birds flying high over the world,
Words of love never unheard.
Loud voices echo through different phases,
No mistakes.., Just choices in these mazes.
Walking threads, edge tight like a judge,
Told me, “Be strong. Don’t budge.”
They speak of light at tunnel's end,
But what about the road we defend?
The morals we bend,
The lives we...
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Categories:
confusion, courage, endurance, freedom,
Form: Rhyme
Mixed EmotionsMixed Emotions
Relaxation, serenity of being alone
Happiness, like a dog with a bone
Shoes off, soft grass on your feet
Dreams of the one you long to meet
Lay in the grass, look at the sky
Life is short, you begin to cry
Friends pass away, they leave too soon
You are now alone to stare at the moon
Grassy meadows, rolling clouds
Whispering...
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Categories:
confusion, depression, emotions, feelings,
Form: Quatrain
Through Misty WindowWispy clouds drift over
the peak, as hazy thoughts
hover around my mind,
I look through a misty
window pane and draw on
a smiley emoji.
Contest: Some Kind of Misty
Sponsor: Nette Onclaud
Date: 07/06/2025...
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Categories:
confidence, confusion,
Form: Free verse
The Silent StormA silent storm is brewing within my chest
A benumbing chill sets my soul aflame
A warm welcome sets alarm bell ringing,
In the realm of hush at the dawn of dusk
do you hear the swooshing
of the waves on the sandy shore?
Do you hear the shush...
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Categories:
betrayal, confusion,
Form: Free verse
Misty maybe becoming
In dawn's hushed oozy mist
truths seem soft and gentle
so unsure of themselves
they become blurred shapeless
with no hold, knurl or grip
to bring into focus...
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Categories:
confidence, confusion, morning,
Form: Free verse
The Black BoxThe Black Box
They came to the house
for the wrong reason.
In the end…
They didn’t care,
any address would do,
as long as the reports were made,
and the numbers taken down
before the beginning of the next shift.
They came,
and they tested
and then they required adherence to the law.
What law?
The one law...
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Categories:
confusion, addiction, adventure, anxiety, betrayal,
Form: Free verse
Nebulous Horizon
I told the truth
and still, someone bled.
Silence would have stitched us shut,
a delicate, rose-gold lie—
woven into the wallpaper
of a bedroom left sketched.
I thought I was choosing clarity,
but the mirror fogs each morning.
Future—blunted, gray—
looms like wet brick pavements.
No signs, only echoes of footsteps—
taunting like the choices I regret.
This morning,
I climbed the roof before the city stirred.
The...
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Categories:
confusion, fate, feelings, leaving, lost,
Form: Free verse
The Burial
His days he spent pleasantly
as befit his soft upbringing
running the family business
counting the money pouring in
leaving the real work to his brother
...
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Categories:
business, confusion, father son,
Form: Free verse
A World On FireThere’s a fire raging in my heart,
I feel helpless as I see
the world in dire straits
and the humanity structure
seemed on the point of collapse…
A wound that doesn’t get healed
A thirst that couldn’t get quenched
A desire that couldn’t...
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Categories:
confusion, world,
Form: Free verse
A beautiful lieI wonder how it truly feels to be loved.
Is it like the minutes before the sun rises,
when it begins to shine so bright,
and you feel its warmth on your skin
Like moments you miss the most,
filled with the nostalgia of what once had been.
Like a scent of flowers leaving its own light,
longing...
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Categories:
betrayal, break up, confusion,
Form: Rhyme
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