Ballad Anxiety Poems

air rockets skyward
uppercutting inside
plastic neon flesh
contorting at inhuman angles
what does my body language spell?

ankles anchored into the Earth
to stay grounded as the wave
of time and...

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I could have been their time,
It should have been their time,
With the kids now in their own time,
And retirement giving them the time,
To take their...

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should I fear my autumn
when Juniper wilts with me
and the sagging stars above
edge closer to the sea

should I fear my autumn
with winter still to show
my...

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Spread love where it's needed,
some need it more than others;
nobody can be without it on rainy days;
I've loved hearts not too kind,
I planted a small...

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I’ve chosen a hard road
One full of slings and arrows
Regrets about what happened yesterday
Anxieties over tomorrow

I’m teaching the words
To children who don’t care to hear
Enforcing...

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“Are you afraid of being left behind?”
“No, it’s just temporary, I’m not lonely.” 
But abandonment issues aren't easy. 
Perhaps it’s called a frail state of...

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In the darkest depths of the midnight hour

A tale unfolds of a sould bitter power

A ballad of sadness, anxiety's reign

A battle with demonds that inflict...

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On these sunny days I sadly feel blue

Where is the phone call that you said would happen soon?

Now my guitars out of tune

and my body...

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(Oscar Wilde wrote that long poem "The Ballad of Reading Gaol" in 1897, quoted here. In it, a man met his death; for some decades...

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The train to nowhere just reached the platform
Further down the tunnel, there is a storm
In a month or few, it will reach its destination
'til then...

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On a cold, dark, dearth autumn night, 
While I wrestle, nestle faithfully near my window pane
Over a long memory of callous and precarious heart break...

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"While the sufferings of the poor majority remain unknown to the world, the achievements of the rich minority are trumpeted to all"   ...

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Inevitable death defines afterlife

I mull mortality 
thru lens crafted occipital orbs
regarding a better future
experience sing a space oddity – 
whar incessant yaks
exuding a big hurt
emanate...

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Inspired by the beautiful and hugely talented Clare Bowen's character Scarlett from the hit musical show Nashville. Her character's childhood reminded me of my family...

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 Dawne Gee really makes her best effort to inform you and me about what is real and what is the "Present Reality"! Dawne Gee.....Dawne...

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