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And Then You Die Poems - Poems about And Then You Die

Release Me

...RELEASE ME

I was cursed by some old witch
Saying, ‘Life’s a  and then you die’
Now tell me why, be honest please
Just don’t tease, share the cold facts
She left no tracks and disappeared
It i...
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Categories: and then you die, scary,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberThe World I Find

...It’s a cold, cruel world out there
  I’ve heard such words, meant to scare

Yet when inside my home, in here
  with family dear there is no fear

Life is tough, and then you die
  I’ve often h...
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Categories: and then you die, family, life, sweet, world,
Form: Couplet



Life Isnt Good

...Unfair treatment at the hands of a boss 
Power mad, slanderous causing me loss 
Invalidated, worthless and lost, 
Friends disregarding never giving a toss 

Walking alone with no purpose or valu...
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Categories: and then you die, depression,
Form: Rhyme

Without Swimming

...Without Swimming
A COVID19 lament by Sara L. Russell 
25/9/20 at 14:01

Half a summer gone by; seamless tropical heat,
birds singing, bees pollinating, flowers blooming
and no swimming. ...
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Categories: and then you die, angst, beach, summer,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberAnyone Who Gave a Damn

...Anyone who’s seen my face, could look at me
and tell of my sadness
Anyone who’s heard my voice or read my words
would call my life absurd,
I long to feel gladness.

If you look inside my he...
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Categories: and then you die, desire, lost love,
Form: Rhyme



Improvising Me

...Summoned by the sunlights song
Silenced at an early age
Dishevelled and displaced in teenage days
Driting in and out of adulthood

Living life within my shell
And cursing those who dare to dwel...
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Categories: and then you die, poetry,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberThe River of No Return

...THE RIVER OF NO RETURN
The Rue St. Germain is alone and still   
though cool is the night with a summer chill
the fog from the Seine comes right up the hill
and street lamps dance the whole night...
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Categories: and then you die, absence, beauty, destiny, farewell,
Form: Epitaph

The In Between

...Time goes by in the blink of an eye.
First you're born and then you die.
What happens in the in between 
  is the real scene.

How we think and how we feel
  is framed by what we think is real....
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Categories: and then you die, death, life,
Form: Rhyme

Etruscan Smile

...my soul is the shape of a bloodstain
poured there by Nadine Maraschino
my right eye sits
in the ruby voodoo goblet
that she wears upon her head
Nadine was a 3-toed egg laying harpy
from the cau...
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Categories: and then you die, humanity, slam,
Form: Free verse

Mario

...Mario is just a game 
that has caused me a lot of pain
get so close and then you die 
wish that italian could fricken fly
bowser is fricken rude
no one can even stand that dude
he eats so much ...
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Categories: and then you die, addiction, bridal shower, bullying,
Form: Rhyme

In the Corner

...I go to the wall and I see your name

As I crouch in the corner I know there is no one to blame,

This is life you are born and then you die

As I stare at your picture it makes me cry,

Ther...
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Categories: and then you die, dad, death, dream, father,
Form: ABC

No Place Like Home

...I hate the situation I'm living I don't like it at all. I learned from my mistakes I got scars from all my falls. I learned how to take a lost and cover up all my flaws. I have felt so uncomfortable ...
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Categories: and then you die, art, deep,
Form: Verse

Life

...Sometimes I think that life's a bummer  and then you die.............
Then other times I think was that me or some other guy..........
Because in reality life isn't all that bad............
And i'...
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Categories: and then you die, emotions, simile,
Form: Rhyme

All About Life After Jail

...Life is hard and then you die
in the meantime you mostly cry
It seems to me that you have been changed
your attitude somewhat rearranged
 
The place you've been is not so nice
and a terrible place to...
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Categories: and then you die, change,
Form: Verse

Graveyard

...The graveyard opens the door's to the walkway,
But only to me,
Take slow breathes and count to three,
Now i open my eyes ,
I see what cannot be lies.
Upon the grave is my name,
As if i opened the doo...
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Categories: and then you die, dark,
Form: ABC

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