Black Sheep

Beat the fight from this one – try
cannot smother that which burns inside
Twisted words to suit their ways
hypocrisy breeds ill for taste
Unlawful hands lurched out to take
the fight from shell of hero-make
Failed they, so brave is he,
he fought them, beat them, single-handedly!

 © 2015 Miguel Torres
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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A   Avatar
March 19, 2015 at 12:00 PM
Miguel:) Thank you so much for the reply. That was nice of you to comment my comment. ((regarding the bottom reply)) Always ~LINDA~
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March 7, 2015 at 12:16 PM
- Welcome to P Soup, with your first poem Miguel - Always nice to meet new "poets" - I look forward to more write from you in the future - Happy weekend :) - // Anne-Lise :)
Torres Avatar
March 16, 2015 at 4:39 PM
Hello Anne Lise. Thank-you for stopping by my page. I hope to see more of you too.
Sewell Avatar
March 1, 2015 at 8:22 PM
Great rhyming skills, Miguel! I'm happy to see you in the Soup! I look forward to seeing more from you :)
Torres Avatar
March 16, 2015 at 4:30 PM
Thank-you, thank-you A.H. Very nice to see you here on my page. I hope I see you around here some more, hahah.
A  Avatar
March 1, 2015 at 7:03 PM
Hi Miguel, Stopping by with a nice, sweet Welcome to Poetry Soup. I will get much delight in reading and in time become familiar with your verse. As for now, I will greet you with the same smile others passed when I first joined the soup. Wishing you and your poetry the best. I hope you get to meet all the nice poets around here STARTING with me- SKAT :-) Please drop a hello and tell me a little about yourself if you wish. I would like to be your newest poetry soup "FRIEND" Hugs* SKAT
Torres Avatar
March 16, 2015 at 4:29 PM
Thank-you, thank-you for the hello. Hello to you too, Ms Scattin' SKAT. I'll stop by from time to time and be sure to check you out. Later!
A   Avatar
March 1, 2015 at 6:05 PM
Miguel, A nice warm WELCOME to poetry soup. I hope you have fun in this wonderful community. You'll find many friendly poets who are ready to support and give positive feedback. I want to be the first to invite you on over to the contest page. I OFFER MY CONTEST in hopes it inspires you in some way. I will enjoy following you and your poetry:) We are Lucky To Have you. Enjoy 2015, with New Poet Friends @-> LINDA <-@
Torres Avatar
March 16, 2015 at 4:25 PM
Thank-you, Poet for welcoming me to the group. I don't know if I have time for contests. I work a lot but I'll check it out when I got time. Peace!
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