TEXAS HEATWAVETEXAS HEATWAVE
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sun-kissed days unfold
waves of warmth upon my skin
sultry air descends
scorching pavement cracks
crisp, dry earth beneath my feet
summer's fiery breath
heatwaves shimmer bright
mirages on dusty roads
endless, burning days
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Categories:
12th grade, summer,
Form: Haiku
INTO GOD'S GARDENINTO GOD'S GARDEN*
*Note: I originally published this poem at Poetry Soup in June 2025 (www.poetrysoup.com › poem › come_into_gods_...) then deleted it. This is my original poem
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Come into God’s garden.
Come as you are.
come with the broken,
battered pieces
that you
picked up off the ground
after fragile hands
let you fall.
Come into His garden
with the remnants
of what they
left behind.
Come...
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Categories:
12th grade, garden, god,
Form: Free verse
A POET'S LAMENTA POET'S LAMENT
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Under the night's blank canvas,
I sit, a lone figure,
my ink-stained fingers poised.
I carry the burden of unsaid poetry,
ideas that were never expressed,
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Categories:
12th grade, poetry, poets,
Form: Free verse
Will End TooAs I sit by myself in a room full of
Strangers,
I listen to the cacophony , The Chaos of
Voices, laughter and conversations ;
It feels very familiar,
and I can't help but wonder how soon it
Will end .
And again after a few...
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Categories:
12th grade, absence, childhood,
Form: I do not know?
Being Gay in HighschoolTheir words echo in my mind:
"Fag8ot" "Homo", "Cock sucker",
Until an anxiety arises in the shape of a demon.
A constant flock of smoke reminding me of these words that suffocate my every waking minute; every thought in class while trying to learn calculus.
Gym class is worse; having to take my pants off and be accused...
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Categories:
12th grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Free verse
worker bee makes the rulesChuck has rules for his children
for his house, truck and wife
his rules are inflexible
staunch edicts in his life
a rule for eating, for putting things away
a rule for gardening and swimming in the bay
Chuck’s rules are obsessive, some are silly too
But since none of them are working, what else can his family do?...
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Categories:
12th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
THE HEAVYWEIGHT AND THE FEATHERWEIGHTTHE HEAVYWEIGHT AND THE FEATHERWEIGHT
Poem written for Ridiculous Comparisons Poetry Contest, Miranda Hawley, sponsor, July 23, 2025
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There’s the elephant, a lumbering titan,
a true heavy weight with a heart that beats like thunder,
each footfall a seismic event,
a gentle giant, who with the grace of a ballet dancer
could crush a car if ballet were performed in...
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Categories:
12th grade, animal, bird,
Form: Free verse
PROCRASTINATIONProcrastination is a devil
Feasting on our time
Nibbling at progress softly
While our plans plan other plans.
Again and again we barter
Trading now for later
Bargaining with time for time
Waiting for a tomorrow that never comes.
It whispers in kind tone
Luring us into delay
A labyrinth lined with comfort
Where lost moments hide and stay.
Again and again we promise
To begin when stars...
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Categories:
11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Free verse
A ONE-WAY TICKETI saw a one way ticket
A trolley full of lauggage
Checking in an apartment, not a hotel
This visitor is here to stay
I saw a sale agreement
Not a stay receipt
I saw a full smile
Not a half-wit grin
Embraced with both hands
A bed in well made
I see no plan for departure
This visitor looks quite settled
AI is here...
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Categories:
12th grade, adventure, veterans
Form: Free verse
THE WALLS ARE CLOSING INIt feels like the walls
are closing into silence
each breath tighter than the last
as if love itself might end our existence.
I lie here, half a human
reaching for air and you.
You're holding back, I feel it
but something sacred is taking shape.
Your thoughts speak in whispers
louder than words
echoing in rhythm with mine
confessing what lips still fear to say.
Now...
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Categories:
12th grade, aubade, longing,
Form: Free verse
EVER SINCE I MET YOU?Nothing made sense before you
even the wind forgot how to whisper
and the stars blinked without purpose
as if waiting for your light to show them how.
Then you appeared
like rain in a dry season
and my heart, once cracked and tired
blossomed at the sound of your voice.
Ever since I met you
every hour feels like poetry.
Even silence speaks your...
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Categories:
11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Free verse
You And I, We Ain't So Different
Categories:
12th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse
I Lost My BodyIf I could go back in time,
I’d go back to when I believed in soulmates
the way I believe the stars in the night sky
guide us to a predetermined destiny.
Poorly illuminated by the moon,
leaving you to seek yourself intentionally.
Well,
I’ve learned you can throw away fate
when you make an extremist choice,
deviating against that destiny.
Like salmon in...
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Categories:
12th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse
Paranoia
In July, the sun mocks me—burning bright,
yet I shiver in corners, wrapped in fright.
The air is warm, the world is gold,
but something ancient, cold, takes hold.
A voice from the mirror whispers my name,
the walls are breathing, they play a game.
Shadows crawl like thoughts I hide,
my mother’s eyes in the ceiling slide.
I light a candle—no warmth,...
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Categories:
12th grade,
Form: Free verse
MORNING INSPIRATIONMORNING INSPIRATION
Tricube Challenge Poetry Contest, Oliver McKeithan, sponsor, July 23, 2025
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dawn whispers
sun spills gold
quiet hope
a breeze stirs
clouds drift by
empty page
spark ignites
soul finds voice
my ink spills
...
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Categories:
12th grade, inspiration, morning,
Form: Other
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