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Best Poems Written by Kenny Mcgowan

Below are the all-time best Kenny Mcgowan poems as chosen by PoetrySoup members

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Freedom Denied

Sometime along the way, 
The crossroads shifted.

Everything has changed, 
As the innocence has drifted.

Vulnerable to existence, 
And leaning to repentance 

The maniacs in her head are just as relentless
As a bad memory just keeps pushing through her thoughts

She didn’t know how to stop it, for she was never taught
A rug on the ground, for she did not learn how to walk
The only hope she had was praying on a shamrock

She had none
She had no faith, no truth
The only virtue she claimed
Was the humanly lust
To survive this hell-hole and break from the cuffs
Dreaming for the day she can finally say “enough”

But what then? 
Say she does gain the strength,
To finally rise up and break from the chains
The ropes that seized her mind
Shackles that detained her courage
If those restraints fell loose,
Will the world malnourish?

Looking back at the “thing” she had escaped,
A society falling apart
As if attached with scotch tape
Crumbling to pieces
As sanity is lost
No one seemed to mind,
How madness had become the boss

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Silence Is Precious

The silence screams the loudest
The quiet once again returns with thunder
The short peace stands the tallest
The calm is a vicious hunter
Voiceless against a war of words
Suffocating with a tank of oxygen 
Alone in a crowded world
And the kindness you knew threatens
Everything but nothing stays the same
The confusion drives you insane
Nothing but everything will always change
Your mind is an obstacle course with a rocky terrain
Stop caring about what the opposites are
Don’t worry about what could go wrong
Pay no attention to those scars
There’s a promise that they won’t last long
So hold on to the silence that brings you to a wonderland
The quiet that brings serenity 
And the peace that gives you soft commands
And the calm moments that pass too easily

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Underdog

They tell you that it’s not worth the effort
They tell you that it will never work
Everyone believes it’s a hopeless endeavor 
And that you will continue to get hurt

But you didn’t listen, 
You didn’t care what they had to say
You were driven
To be the best in every way

You blocked out the negatives 
And gave it your all
You were so definite
That you wouldn’t fall

They all tore you down
That you wouldn’t have a victorious epilogue 
Because soon you would be crowned
And forever be known as the winning underdog

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The Calm

A dull moment does not exist, and silence is forbidden
The maiden lady waits for her kiss, her unknown prince hidden

The people stir and talk about the news of the royals
Mayhem breaks along its chain and people lose their morals

The lonely princess awaits the return of her unforgotten love
Because hoping she’s in a fairytale helps her to not give up

Looking down there’s not much to see but riots around the castle door
Taking turns trying to see if the structure of the entrance is poor

Hoping to break their way in and overthrow the regal
Nothing that we can do, for insanity isn’t illegal

The young prince never arrived for the poor young woman
Her days were wasted on a dream where a happy ending never won

So, my King, we must sit back and watch the madness before us
Because sooner or later our Kingdom will fall, but our love will never leave us

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Love Pill

Is it possible to feel the way I feel?
An overdose of a prescribed love pill
Overflowing affections, raging emotions
Out of all I care for, you are my prized token
You are my treasure, my most amazing catch
And I want to stay by your side, no matter what comes next
I could compare our lives to the walking dead, us against the world
Or Bonnie and Clyde, a bad boy and a troublesome girl
But I choose not to, and here’s the reason why:
We are not anyone else, I’m not Bonnie and you’re not Clyde.
We are ourselves, and that’s all we’ll be
And I don’t know about you, but that’s perfect to me
We are by each other’s sides, and we will have each other’s backs
And I will always care for you, whether I’m happy, crying or mad
Because to me you are perfect, and nothing could be more true	
Than the crazy amount of love that I will always have for you.

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The Kiss

The moment of lust I had
As our faces were no more than inches apart
The sight of his lips drove me mad
I imagined the taste of a sweet dessert tart

Nothing ever drove me so insane
Than his body close to mine
A million thoughts run through my brain
Yet he was the only thing on my mind

And suddenly it happened 
The moment I had desired
It was more than I could ever imagine
My love for him never grew tired

I don’t want to call it magical
Because that would be an understatement
My actions became irrational
And my lonely lips became impatient

I have never been so in love
While our bodies were intertwined
He was everything I could ever dream of
And it’s an honour that I can call him mine

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The Apple

An apple could represent love,
And make a harsh statement on your mind

For it’s poisonous on the left side, 
And golden on the right

It’s a chance we take,
With a blindfold around your eyes

It seems that the apple is pure,
But deadly on the other side

I was scared for so long,
That I would have the vile side

And end up plaguing my heart
And leaving my emotions to die

The apple tree stays beautiful
Filled with fruit and standing tall

But not all of the apples were perfect,
Because one of the apples would fall

Now with your blindfold,
Wrapped around your eyes too tight

They told you to hold your breath
Breathe in, and take a bite.

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There's This Boy

There’s this boy who I’m about to describe
He’s my world and his love is divine
His eyes hold the future that we share
And in my heart I know we’re the perfect pair

His arms give off love, when I need it the most
I can’t help but show him off, forgive me when I boast
His lips are my delicious comfort food to taste
To leave his lips unkissed would be a waste

Laying my head on his chest
Is the place I like to be the best
When I run my fingers through his hair
And kiss his neck, if I dare

I adore everything about him; I’m completely in love
I’m lucky to call him mine; he’s a blessing from above
I can’t help but stare whenever we are together,
Because I am crazy about him and will love him forever

I hope he never forgets he will always be my king
And always remember I’m forever his Queen

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Who Am I

I’ve thought about it for a long time now
The question lingers in my mind
It grabs my attention and yells loud,
“Who Am I?”

Do I belong?
Am I worth something?
This confusion lasts long
Is there a reason that I breathe?

Am I someone who has a purpose?
To do more than just to live
I’m lost without a compass
And I can’t find my way again

How do I respond?
When I remain unaware
With my anxiety growing strong
And no answers anywhere

Now I’ve lost hope
I’ve run out of time
For I will never know
“Who Am I?”

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Imaginary Friend

Remember when you were young?
The days when we played tag and you won
And challenged each other to who could hold pop rocks the longest on their tongue

The days I wish I could go back to, and cherish them forever
As now you don’t seem to notice me, as I turned into an observer

I was only invisible to everyone but you
But it seems as though you find me transparent too

And the days that flew by, Oh I wish you knew
How much I desire for you to return to being you

Because you’re not you
What happened to the giggling kid I one came to know?
The one I would find playing hilariously in the snow
With on simple rain boots and a baggy poncho
Even though your mum said not to, we didn’t care and we would go

 Now look at you
Laying idle in bed
Except for crying over some guy you had just met

You never thought to come to me- or to anyone really
Instead you attempt to take comfort in your own self-pity

It breaks my heart to see you so young yet this depressed
Standing beside you, seeing that you have nothing left

And the tears that fall and stain your pillowcase,
Oh, I wish you would just save them for your wedding day
You will grow up and get through the hard times
And that’s the truth so don’t believe anything over wise

And I will become a memory, of your beloved childhood days
The ones that you favoured, but sped by in a haze
Even though we promised to have each other’s back on no end,
I suppose I’m easy to forget
For I’m just an