At Arms Length Poems - Poems about At Arms Length

This state of way

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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...

My Prayer For Today

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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,...

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 ...

Blessed And Highly Favored

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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...

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...

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?...

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...

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...

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...

Rotate Consciousness

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                      forgive all evil 
             go on turn the other cheek
                 perhaps in dreamland 
             hug enemies at arms length
         kiss ~ but first pull out...

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...

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...

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 ...

Two Lovers V - Convenience Store

...She looked at him concerned
"Oh my God, we forgot the buns!"
A barbeque happening
Guests arriving
Coals flaming
Food prepared
But nothing to put burgers on
For their housewarming

Hasty inst...

Poems About Poems I

...Poems about Poems (I)



What the Poet Sees
by Michael R. Burch

What the poet sees,
he sees as a swimmer
~~~underwater~~~
watching the shoreline blur
sees through his breath’s weightless ...

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