Sonnet Angst Poems

Facing global warming and climate change,
many species will vanish from the Earth.
Most don't seem concerned, and I find that strange;
being tethered to this planet from...

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In depths of solitude, I stand forlorn,
With shadow as my sole and steadfast friend.
By society shunned, from kinship torn,
I ponder on life's edge, its bitter...

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What The Roses Don’t Say
by Michael R. Burch

Oblivious to love, the roses bloom
and never touch ... They gather calm and still
to watch the busy insects...

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When I see her smile, I fight off a tear,
for unrequited love's a secret hurt.
Because it's love, it'll never disappear,
often disguised as an innocent flirt.

Is...

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Burning in black flames of eternal woes,
my heart yearns to find answers it's needing.
Skin begins to wilt like a winter rose,
bruised from deep wounds of...

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Summer Sonnet.
Missing her in the height of summer,
She left so soon, my heart swoons in sorrow
Missing her so far, as the morning sun glows,
As midnight...

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Shatter me
 The aching, hollow pain that carves out the very essence of my heart burns through my veins, filling this fleshy vessel of mine
...

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This intrusion on my psyche tosses
a faint desire for up-smelling roses.
My shrink says this urge imposes losses
that the former countereffect poses.

I'm unable to muster the...

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Written: November 11, 2023
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    Oh, what strength and valor...

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When angels war against Lord of the Flies,
     and saints oppose profane demons of doubt,
the skeptic, cynic, and the worldly-wise,
 ...

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Away from the noise of that traveled one,
and let them make time with that nature map.
It seems challenging yet in the long run,
if they target...

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When doubt and existential angst meet faith,
     the saved hold on and cleave unto their God
through prayer; like Job's wife, apostates...

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“I'm okay, you're okay is a mask in the land of pretend.”

People hide their feelings behind a smile;
afraid to show how they're truly feeling.
Many are...

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Themed distractions, affairs a boulevard,
as elbowed are divided from their minds.
Aloof, queues succeed a ship calling card,
as untrained get on, moons all exit signs.

The General...

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Mixing in the Moonlight 

Dear darling, gaze ye at the blood red moon.
Ancient light that calls with its bright red tones.
Fret not, on the breeze...

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