Xmas Tide
...Xmas tide,
a time for familial gatherings,
The golden chain of friendship
…and companions
Sweet on each other,
parading arm in arm
Together to share a feast and gift giving
...Nativity sce...
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Categories:
alibies, character, christmas, lonely, longing,
Form: Haibun
The Liar
..."The Liar – Inspired by a song of the same name by Glenn Hughes." The Poet
Verse1:
I see the evil in your eyes,
Only now I begin to realize.
The faith I had in you was false.
You took me on a ...
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Categories:
alibies, evil, lost love, love
Form: Lyric
Where Are the Villagers- -We Need To All Take Care of Our Children-
...The children are running wild, running rapid;
Like runAway children disrespecting children;
Some of them being heathen;
come one come all
Here comes the authority, the law;
Lead to sl...
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Categories:
alibies, analogy, anxiety, appreciation, caregiving,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Teacher's Refining Fire
...You were my least liked teacher,
ball of fire
Your red tresses bouncing,
your flaming ire
When misspelled words
in ash
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Categories:
alibies, appreciation, teacher,
Form: Rhyme
Categories:
alibies, america, patriotic,
Form: Free verse
I No Longer Dance Wit the Devil Now I'Ve Allow God and Jesus and the Angels To Cut In-
...Have you ever?
Danced with the devil;
All the while, he’s stepping on your feet
Causing you tremendous defeat
Slapping you in the face, while holding your teeth
Have you kissed Ole...
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Categories:
alibies, analogy, appreciation, devotion, god,
Form: Free verse
Craving
...Heart is such an adamant thing
keeps busy, of her thinking.
Though every image drifted afar ;
every grain, every drop with her.
I know all have been said and done,
love wilted under the careless...
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Categories:
alibies, longing,
Form: Rhyme
Me, Myself, and I
...Just Me, Myself, and I
By LoLa
I got a head start on your wandering eyes
I got a hangover paranoia bleeding out the lies
I want the kinda future that you’ll never be
You’ll never be a very pre...
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Categories:
alibies, anxiety, lost love, love,
Form: Lyric
Why U Kry You'Re Already Forgiven
...What's in your eye, it doesn't hurt
The view that your lookin at
Why U Kry
Turn round kiss the scene goodbye, you're already forgiven
What's in your ear, why U tryin ta hear
All those lies,...
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Categories:
alibies, community, conflict, feelings, forgiveness,
Form: Free verse
Today's Control
...They tell you the way to think
They tell you, you must conform
How many secrets do they keep
How many different suits have they worn
They tell you their share of lies
Pass it off as the whole ...
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Categories:
alibies, anxiety, confusion, corruption, life,
Form: Rhyme
Speak Your Truth
...Speak your true, always
Don't always listen to yourself
Speak your true, God says
There's no judgement in this
Ravish the heathen in you
Spit out those lies
Cry aloud the faith in you
Be true,...
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Categories:
alibies, celebration, character, desire, engagement,
Form: Free verse
Ah How I Love You
...It was a short burst fire
You were my hearts desire
I cared for you
I was there for you
I found it was my duty
I call you my beauty
Ah!! how I love you
Ah!! how I shall show you
My darling d...
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Categories:
alibies, desire, feelings, for her,
Form: Lyric
Romanticized and Polarized
...Restless night under summer skies
Butterflies and time that dies
I can’t exactly vocalize
Or apologize for all the guys
If you were wise you could surmise
The faults in my alibies
Then agoniz...
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Categories:
alibies, betrayal, conflict, confusion, feelings,
Form: Rhyme
The Little Red Devil
...An Evil Organ Behind Our Teeth “I’LYEZETTE”
“The tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things,
behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth.” James 3:5
We put bits in horses’ m...
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Categories:
alibies, spoken word,
Form: Quatrain
Ones Upon All Numbers
...Ones Upon All Numbers
There are numbers out there counted
Six of them speak clear arithmetic
The others use fingers to communicate
Use fractions to escape their masters
Education is required...
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Categories:
alibies, confusion, education, identity, math,
Form: Free verse
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