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Best Barbs Poems


Space-Age Hooks and Barbs
It has been DECADES!

And yet, for some ridiculous reason, we 
still choose to TIE our shoes and
BUTTON our trousers, ZIP our
blouses.

How ridiculous.

When Man first invented the wheel, do 
you suppose that there were some naysayers who said;
"I'm still going to drag my loads through the...

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Categories: barbs, philosophy
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Tailored Barbs
They say words shouldn’t hurt,
but mine are crafted,
a perfect match for the tender places
you believe no one notices.

I don’t need to throw punches;
the right words can strike
with more force than a blow.
The best part?
I can smile afterward,
clean hands, no marks,
just your pride,
folded like a flimsy...

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Categories: barbs, 9th grade,
Form: Free verse

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