what more can be taken
What More Can Be Taken
I came from a house where love never stayed,
Where fists did the talking and kindness decayed.
Where silence was safer than saying a word,
And a child’s small heartbreak was never once heard.
I ran to the bottle, to smoke and to fire,
Chased numbness like peace, sank deep in the vile.
Got locked in a...
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Categories:
abuse, addiction, anger, angst,
Form: Rhyme
LOVE POTIONLove potion, is so sweet, it comes in many forms, and can make you weak.
Love potion, can make you smile, but really it may make you cry.
Cry with pain, because it makes you do things that you would never agree to if you had not taken the love potion.
Love potion, is tasteless,...
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Categories:
addiction, america, feelings, love,
Form: Rhyme
My Murder They Call SurvivalThree men.
Three shadows with human faces,
Hands like chains,
Voices coated in liquor and cologne —
That same cologne still snakes through my chest,
Claws at my lungs every time I smell it.
They didn’t need chains —
They used hands, words, filth.
And God?
Stood there. Silent.
Watched them rip my clothes,
Rip the light from my chest,
While I begged the sky for mercy
That...
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Categories:
addiction, courage, crazy, fear,
Form: Free verse
LostAmid the fire of twilight sun
I wish I knew my way
horizon’s char and moonlight’s shun
has ashed my hope I pray
for dark cloud constellation to free
a steed for me to flee gunshot streets
for primrose to steal my jaundice
and burn the itch in roadside stars
for me to follow scent and sight
and find forsaken...
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Categories:
addiction, conflict, drug, hope,
Form: 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:
addiction, adventure, anxiety, betrayal,
Form: Free verse
The One WithinThere is a silent visitor inside you now —
softer than fresh-baked bread,
more precious than gifts from wise men of the East.
A second heartbeat,
gently echoing beneath your own.
You carry more than a name.
You carry memories yet to be made,
a mirror of past souls,
a vessel for tomorrow’s joy.
So walk gently,
eat wisely,
rest fully.
That bottle of cider —
it whispers...
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Categories:
addiction, 11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Spoken Word
Game of lifeThe game of life is fkd we supposed to value money so people get it by any means
then its from the cops we runnin and people doing life for sellin green to the ones who tryna escape by gettin high, they known as fiends...
an now they both behind that barbed wye and cut like seams
and...
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Categories:
addiction, deep, imagery, life,
Form: Rhyme
The Magic You Will Always Return To
The magic you will always return to,
Isn't just the body of your love's quest;
Like the body, your burdened soul once glue.
The fragrance of her smiling face, pursue...
Risk of timing grace you never confessed:
The magic you will always return to,
Is of unseen peering eyes beyond clue,
To free the touching mind posing unrest...
Like the body, your burdened...
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Categories:
addiction, appreciation, art, best
Form: Villanelle
Grave DiggerCan't get you to understand.
I already know your kind.
You're really blind.
Maybe, a sign,
to you, will be given.
To make you change,
your way of living.
I'm through with always giving.
It's only your grave,
that you're digging....
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Categories:
abuse, addiction, change, drug,
Form: Free verse
TALKING ABOUT LOVE
Sweet is the impulse of love,
the fundamental reason for life...
Dreams of love,
shine in the light of the stars,
adorn the illuminated sky,
with immeasurable divine splendor...
When loving hearts,
beat in the same rhythm,
peace falls asleep peacefully,
life becomes beautiful and shines
the earth breathes pure air...
When true love happens
living is a gigantic...
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Categories:
addiction, allusion, beauty, extended
Form: Carpe Diem
GOT MY DEMONS, GOT MY PRIDEAs I sit here, all alone
And as I'm wondering if, I'll even eat at all;
As I'm taking my first step towards;
...
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Categories:
addiction, 7th grade, destiny, emotions,
Form: Lyric
Social MediaSocial media has transformed how people communicate and interact globally, fostering connectivity and collaboration~ Why is it we can’t honor, respect, or be kind without cruelty in the mix?—Poet
• increases the fear of missing out
• leads doubt and unhealthy comparisons
• creates unrealistic expectations
• causes isolation
• triggers dopamine addiction
• anxiety and low self-esteem
Don’t throw it all away~ Moderation is key!
...
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Categories:
addiction, anxiety, bullying, social,
Form: Senryu
HER WANDERING SOULLike a cloud before the storm
she drifted
a quiet chaos behind her eyes
a restless wind inside her chest.
She had lived fast
chasing luxury
saying yes to everything
except herself.
One pocket to another
she moved
digging holes to fill others
never noticing she was sinking.
Now her young soul wanders
chased by the storm she once fed.
She regrets being born
forgetting she once made the sun
feel...
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Categories:
12th grade, absence, addiction,
Form: Free verse
When Musing Becomes MusicIn whispers of lyric and rhythm, we find,
Resonate echoes, the heart intertwined.
To contemplate in shadows, where thoughts softly steer,
Soul steering moments, where dreams draw near.
Dance in the twilight, let melodies flow,
Listen intently, let the beat gently show.
Hear the instruments weave their stories untold,...
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Categories:
addiction, meaningful, muse, music,
Form: Rhyme
Categories:
addiction, dark, deep, music,
Form: Lanterne
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