Best Bearable Poems

Poem 1: A Boy And His Painted Piano

he used lively greens
tender blues,
touches of plain mauve 
and rainbow trout splatters
to paint music
on the gas fumes 
that...

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Freedom
We are off the chain, 
But we let up the rein. 
Endurance flows through our veins, 
But we still live in pain and disdain. 

We...

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Had a thought a moment ago, just before I broke your aura'd wing, 
trapped here, forever, within Audouin's vast crater alone and pining. 
Starved for...

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I arrived at heaven’s doorway and found my friend, Walter, sitting on the front steps.  Walter had passed years before me.  I was...

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JESUS by Joan May Donnelly Ellis 

 Jesus, You are the Brightest Light of Love
 A hearth fire ablaze on Christmas Eve
 A child's uncommanded...

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(Sir Frederick Treves, Victorian surgeon, has the
following claims to our respect: (1) he discovered
and cared for Joseph Merrick, "The Elephant Man":
(2) He followed the route...

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Her tears lost to rain ...
Dorothea stood in the cold mist,
her habit soaked through, though she cared not.
The gray markers spread out before her like...

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No life is ever perfect,
And for too many it seems they are in hell,
But personally, I have always found a way to make mine bearable,
At...

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if only I could show you what you mean to me
maybe your struggles would be bearable
sometimes kindness is all it takes

if only I could express...

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As time went by, I got used to being alone;
now whenever I’m with others,
I can't help but feel
that my life isn't actually my own.

So yes,...

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rock bottom
buried under heavy layers
of stones and gravel
a dangerous liaison with melancholy
breathing in poisonous dust from crushed impact

a heavy weight rests on the mind
has made...

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A Dental Alliteration

Both bearable breakable bicuspids became beautiful 
by being blatantly brushed by me.

How is that for an alliteration? You don't have a
category for dental.

James...

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Look at you
Oh so fashionably accessorised
In a demi-couture package
In your environmentally conscious style
Playing out ecological homage.

But bright red plastic buttons tinge your dress
iPhone resplendent in...

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You walk around without a clue
The memories you've missed, have also missed you
Yet you keep on going without looking left or right
The big picture is...

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Words like the above seem to be fading 
Now days being courteous is outdated
Who would’t like someone who is always quick to say “thank you”...

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