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At Arm's Length Poems - Poems about At Arm's Length

Premium Member This state of way
... They hold their courts of pomp and ceremony in the name of history they say. They sway the poor and destitute at arms length to avoid acknowledging their eyes, their hearts, their voices for exi......

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Categories: at arm's length, character, conflict, culture, discrimination,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member My Prayer For Today
... My Prayer For Today Miracle Man 10/15/2024 Before today’s sunrise I awoke feeling blessed, ready to do bidding with some new day’s test. In prayer, I ask you, to make me an advancer,......

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Categories: at arm's length, blessing, faith, god, love,
Form: Sonnet



Of Two Halves of One Soul
...The curse of an ugly darling and her invisible shadow struggling for the warmth light and the ease in the dark night. She is the lightening in the clouds; a distant flash followed by the sound of ......

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Categories: at arm's length, deep, grief, meaningful, mystery,
Form: Ballad
Premium Member Blessed And Highly Favored
... Blessed And Highly Favored By: Miracle Man 6/13/2024 When I make the mistake , of keeping God at arms length. Sometimes I forget that, He’s the source of my strength. It’s always......

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Categories: at arm's length, blessing, god, miracle, prayer,
Form: Quatrain
Premium Member Afterwards I wonder what the -non- fuss was about
...I can't tell if I'm spiralling up or down It doesn't take much sometimes I suppose this is called reeling (Loss of balance) No one need ever know, I can hide it I shouldn't stay home Mondays 'R......

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Categories: at arm's length, anxiety,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Winter Slumber rhymed so NFC
...I keep to myself to restore my strength Revival by keeping people at arms length Find a cave, get swallowed by darkness Solitary soul without need to confess Discover reserves I didn't know w......

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Categories: at arm's length, peace,
Form: Rhyme
A Window To My Soul
...Since the first time my eyes met yours, my heart was completely captured by you without any possible way of escaping your clutches. I never imagined you'd break through my defenses so easily before I......

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Categories: at arm's length, beautiful, cute love, emotions,
Form: Other
Is There
...Is there ever going to be a lonelier picture of me facing a moon that hides behind a cloud of rain? Or of me watching you from afar and loving you at arms length? Is there?......

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Categories: at arm's length, longing, loss, love,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member It Happens Over There
...It happens over there, a suburb, a state or half a world or more away from where I live in a quiet street with roses and hedges hanging over front fences with newly planted trees spaced alo......

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Categories: at arm's length, home, social,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member I Am All Ears
...Well, aren’t you a sight for sore EYES Off the top of my HEAD its been nearly two years Yes ,I have been keeping busy A FINGER in every pie that’s me It has been a bit of a struggle I did put......

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Categories: at arm's length, body, fun, silly,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member A Far Better Man
..."Every struggle in my life has been a lesson and made me stronger." --Constance La France I know that I am a far better man for my sorrow The worst times of my life increased......

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Categories: at arm's length, perspective, stress, success,
Form: Villanelle
Premium Member Rotate Consciousness
... forgive all evil go on turn the other cheek perhaps in dreamland hug enemies at arms length kiss ~ but first pull out......

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Categories: at arm's length, humanity, trust, war,
Form: Tanka
Premium Member The Burning Cycle of Life
...At a glance, I felt the fire. At a distance, I felt your warmth. At arms length, I blazed with desire. The first touch, it fueled an ember. The first embrace, it fanned the flame. The first co......

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Categories: at arm's length, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
From the Hole
...From the place of Broken-ness, Comes a new beginning. You enter in pieces, shattered, You come out grinning. Sorrow and grief can lead To an inner strength. As you age, you keep The......

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Categories: at arm's length, life,
Form: Rhyme
The Final Act
...I come from a family of thespians Who turned hiding their problems into art. Inside these walls, We cry. We yell. But from within these walls, The sounds never depart. Yet, somewhere among ......

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Categories: at arm's length, angst, conflict, confusion, deep,
Form: Free verse

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