Three Mouse-cat-eers
...The kittens found my bag of words
And in their furry glee
They tapped them with their tiny paws
And wrote a poem for me
The mouse, a house bound hermit
Used its subtle tail
To add some punc...
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Categories:
bear the brunt of, fun,
Form: Rhyme
Held Together, Falling Apart
...I am filled with rage and frustration. I’m doing my best, pushing forward with everything I have, yet I feel forced to halt my own progress. In a tempestuous fury, I question you.
I lead, I strive...
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Categories:
bear the brunt of, abuse, anger, conflict, dark,
Form: Free verse
Let's Rebuild Jamaica
...Take me back to the days of old,
And rich legacy that worth more than gold.
It took an entire village to raise a child,
Where they were free to roam and be wild.
The rivers and streams were free ...
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Categories:
bear the brunt of, celebration, character, confidence, growth,
Form: Rhyme
Dear Heart
...My Dear Heart,
I owe you the gift of love and gratitude
for each beat you take to keep me alive,
and for all the times you've been hurt
by bad decisions I made that wounded you.
You alway...
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Categories:
bear the brunt of, heart, pain,
Form: Free verse
Dear Heart
...« Long love struck with the shape of you
Captivated by your carmine hue » M.L.
I bow to every beat you undertake,
I rise to rhythm you race up for my sake,
I thank persistent pulse that has ...
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Categories:
bear the brunt of, heart,
Form: Rhyme
Fenced Out
.... for public domain
Ivory towers, long corralled and walled
behind an ever present iron fence,
execute the will of an elite called,
gilded they serve and glow with intelligence.
And some bey...
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Categories:
bear the brunt of, song,
Form: Rhyme
Tired Moringa
...tired morning
This morning a song from a film
filtered through my mind “what was it all for Alfie.”
I had no choice but being born, played no part of the proceeding
but had to bear the brunt...
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Categories:
bear the brunt of, books,
Form: Blank verse
Stray Dog Roaming
...Oh, where did you come from? The sad sight of you
breaks my heart in two. I see that you're lost,
scared, disheveled and emaciated.
You wan...
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Categories:
bear the brunt of, animal, dog, encouraging, imagery,
Form: Tristich
Brother Whale
...I poured myself into your onyx eyes scene;
wanted you to see my soul, and its story.
Like you, brother whale, I endure life’s tough schemes;
while navigating in seas, sunlit glory.
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Categories:
bear the brunt of, animal, appreciation, earth, environment,
Form: Rispetto
Letter To Ronald Hull On His Comment On Diary Notes: Lament At Dawn
...LETTER to RON" Diary Notes : Lament at Dawn - A Year Ago Yet Now No Change "
Reviewed by Ronald Hull
8/19/2018
"Quite a lament! The state of Paris at dawn. Just the thought of sewage seepi...
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Categories:
bear the brunt of, conflict, immigration, paris, political,
Form: Free verse
Donald Trump Re Ducks I Goose
...Axe the old Don, a trump peter n piper
of incredulous hellish crud - be gone
ha air brushed pompous ****
Sunkist in Macy's window
then like a jackal hound, he doth run
after public o...
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Categories:
bear the brunt of, 12th grade, abuse, anger,
Form: Imagism
A Dad To Son
...He said, "Dad, I thought men were like Atlas, they bear the brunt of all humanity? They were supposed to do anything and everything?" Before dad spoke, he muffled a choke and remembered back when his...
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Categories:
bear the brunt of, father, growing up, growth,
Form: Free verse
Now Donald Trump Must Be Permanently Barred and Furloughed From Hoar Re: Whitehouse - Part Ii
...DONALD TRUMP – RE: DUCKS --
this portion dashed off
(while dry ving an open white hearse slay
so many months back before
slated him slotted the most coveted
Casino biggest win - before the polit...
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Categories:
bear the brunt of, abuse, america, anger, anxiety,
Form: Narrative
Employee Blues
...Sound the sirens, tell them to bring oxygen in their company
I'm overdosing on apathy, forcefully devouring justified anger
Sound the alarm, I'm just a volcano waiting to blow
I can't bury my hea...
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Categories:
bear the brunt of, anger, blue, life,
Form: Free verse
Fry Day Limerick
...If you Lick the brain of the bear
You will be a poet my dear
So she went with a gun
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Categories:
bear the brunt of, fun,
Form: Limerick
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