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Best Aggrandizement Poems


Premium Member War of Politics
The country is at war again
War of hustle and bustle for power
Power for self aggrandizement 
All in the name of democracy 

Birds of prey are in full flight 
Hunting for the Carcass 
Of the comatose nation
All in the name democracy

Friends are turned foes
Adversaries have become...

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Categories: aggrandizement, abuse, allusion, angst, betrayal,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member I coulda written that song, Purple Rain
I coulda written that song, “Purple Rain.”
It didn’t take that big of a brain.
And I coulda written that song “Hotel California.”
But girl - I do wanna warn ya!
I’ve always been considered at least halfway insane....

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Categories: aggrandizement, 11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Light Verse

Book: Reflection on the Important Things