Best Avoidance Poems

Avoidance

I sleep to avoid my issues 
I drink to achieve the same 
I stay up all night 
When no-one is around 
So as not to face the next day

Every waking hour 
A silent torture for me 
It is dark and cold 
Strangles me with despair...

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The swell that permeates my days -
Even when attempting to 
Stand up on the surfboard
Concentrating, with purpose to forget -
Is you. 

You're always in front of my face
And behind my back
And everywhere in between
Not telling me what I need to hear,
Now: go, go, go!

So why...

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This.Illusion.Of.Separation.Is.Created.By.The.Mind.To.Avoid.Insanity.Yet.Believing.In.
This.Illusion.Of.Separation.Is.Pure.Insanity. Past the veil is a pure reality that is filled with abundance and unity. It contains the most effortless existence. However.We.Would.Rather.Complicate.Our.Lives.And.Live.In.Dysfunction....

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be no example

each lived day

of what not to be




... CayCay
July 7, 2019...

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We collect unresolved arguments,
    like spare buttons in a jar—
        each one waiting for its moment
            that never arrives.

Yesterday's dishes grow cultures
  ...

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As i looked deep into her clear eyes
And was rewarded with an enticing smile
And my heart tightened with anticipation

And i felt the snare entrapping my soul
In a whirlwind of emotions and feelings
Anticipated drama in subsequent fights
Embraces of romantic love and conquest

My heart double tracking in...

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I close my eyes as her knife pushes through me
For if I could see what she was doing, I could never forgive her....

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Avoidance is my game.
It is not a result of shame or blame
Only my name,
That keeps me away
From you.
Avoidance is my dance.
So we can change our stance, twirl, and prance
And from the side sneak a breathtaking
Glance.
Avoidance is my treat.
Succulent and delicious and sweet
Perfection of perfection,
That is...

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"AVOIDANCE"


when you decide the 
day and night fuel
every sexual desire
in your body, the females
are endless.
as a youngster there
is no fear in losing sleep.
the females hold smiles
you know will tear your 
@$%&in life apart.
but you never care.


when you decide the
day and night fuel 
every need to...

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I really need my Dell computer
can’t live without a cell phone
to my ear
Anything to keep
me from being by myself,
alone
or from anyone growing too dear.

I commute to work at 8 am
I swear at the other cars 
I seclude myself behind office walls 
and wait all day...

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You can’t give your best behind Walls
Fearful of taking that leap into one to commit to a life in hand 
Dreams are made possible by openness not from behind walls or unhealed trauma’s
My heart breaks 
I know you’re in denial of your style
Avoidance-
Is not Secure...

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Sadness

Emotional pain—
A soulful melancholy
A sense of deep hurt . . . 
	Avoid when it’s possible . . . 
An epiphany for change!

Gary Bateman, Copyright © All Rights Reserved
November 25, 2018 (Tanka)...

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No one needs complications in their life
                   Merely living is a puzzling ordeal,
Presenting more than enough strife
          ...

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I see him
relentlessly busy
running in every which direction
scattered to the winds
anything to evade
the constant chatter of his mind



AP: 2nd place 2022, Honorable Mention 2025

Posted on November 26, 2022...

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As I drift off to sleep
I’m about to reach 
My one safe place
My haven of dreams

This imperfect escapism is perfect for me
My only sanctuary

My dreams create the real me
Who I am inside 
My real identity

Unlike my conscious being
Where my fears and anxieties
Are all at once...

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