Journey Abuse Poems

Eminent domain, manifest destiny, usurpation...

Maternal grandfather of mine
long since passed among the living;
He left his Motherland 
before onset of Holodomor,
a policy of the Soviet Union...

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(Lights dim, single spotlight illuminates the speaker, dressed in simple attire. Voice starts trembling, building in intensity)

Can forgiveness mend, a childhood, 
fractured in the dark?...

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Once upon a time a tamed was born free
the tamed roamed in his home so free
the tamed enjoyed every moment and soon he was considered...

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"Come," whispers a friend, with a grin sly and svelte,
"To the realm where the grandest of marbles do melt.
Take this ticket, no charge, it's a...

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Why go thru all the 
Trouble to tell them the pain 
To just wind up 
Feeling the same,
 Nothing changed
  Is this  how...

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Walking down the street, 
With both eyes closed,
I remain on this path, 
Completely unopposed,
That is the nature of grandiosity,
I may not be alone,
But nobody can...

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Strangled into the ropes of death
An undeserving figure took the role finely
Tears were my favorite pal
Scribbling manifested my parallel reality
Overthrowing seemed an eminent long journey
Warmth...

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In the terrane of deplorable deprivation manifested 
in the wasteland of wretched desertion,
the obscure tufts of the subdued slender grass 
struggle to rise through the...

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Meth, my cruel mistress, you had me in your grasp 
With every hit, I felt a rush, my reality began to lapse 
You promised me...

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Walking down the stairs,
I saw their faces,
Meeting mine with happiness glares,
Showing how fast time races.

Leaving my dreams behind,
I entered into a world not so kind.
Behind...

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there is no short path to one's journey
among gossips backstabs and felony
watch your steps then and hide with irony
any signs of injuries left
may invite a...

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It’s a therapeutic journey 
I didn’t wanna take right now 
The shoe dropped 
And now it's time to pull the knife out of my throat
And...

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In the realm of shadows, where secrets reside,
A tale unfolds, of joy and pain combined.
A burden so heavy, upon thy weary soul,
Where once you leaned,...

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Let lines be drawn
Beyond my nerves
Make it unclear to the deaf-blind
This journey of slavery
And undue enrichment
This society and nature
Have yoked us with.

Should I, should I...

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In the journey of life, your love stands tall,
Your strength and compassion, guiding us through it all.

You're giving and beautiful, always hiding when you’re not...

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