Best Cheek Poems

She has a mole upon her cheek;
A blemish of which we dare not speak;
At the thought of it her mood turns bleak,
But I think it adds to her mystique.

No other beauty to her can compare.
Her facial features are perfect and fair,
But all she can think...

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I'd turn the other cheek, but here's the thing
that cheek's been slapped before, and there's the sting

Eileen Manassian...

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You shouldn’t ‘ve said that, bite your tongue
You said I look old, but you know I’m still young
If ever a wiz a wiz there is ??
I’ll bite my tongue and feel its fizz
You said I look fat, or something like that
and that I’m a tired,...

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She barks, "Turn your cheek!"
She leaves her handprint on it.
"And now the other!"...

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Bare Faced Cheek
I’m a night wanderer of streets
Once was picked up by the police
Thinking I was a sneaky thief
The truth is that I just don’t sleep 
I pleaded down upon my knee
Eventually was set free.

They could not put me in a cell
Because I'd said that...

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time 
to 
summon 
solitude. 
rest my tired soul. 
breaking down while the seasons change. 
weary my heart has been, an armor of strength I need.
the past is not the present and tears will not bring change, time to honor you and myself. 
a perfect flower...

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'Twas the night before Christmas
On the village square.
Carolers were singing.
Everyone was there.

My daddy was a baritone
But his falsetto filled the air.
Mama shrunk his boxers;
They're not ready-to-wear.

He asked Santa for some new ones;
He didn't dare go bare.
So, on Christmas morning,
Santa left a spare.

Now daddy has a...

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The shock of the slap, the sudden 
attack leaving you off-balance, reeling,

smack reddening in astonishment like an enforced blush—
a mark of antagonization as if some cold hand

meant to remold your mouth, gag
words of love, truest scripture, the peace of non-religion

that is Christ who longs for...

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A few hours past midnight
from a nightmare I wake
my heart is a pounding
and I'm pondering fate

My temperature's rising
there's sweat on my brow
all from the pictures
and the feelings allowed

It all started like this
when we were sitting alone
you brushed back your hair
and didn't look at your phone

Your...

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Tonight,
 I wanted to sleep
 Without writing any word 
For your smile.
 Tonight,
 I wanted to pretend
 I am not touched by your beauty and your style.
 
But
 To convince my words,
 I had to show your picture to my heart.
 That is when 
I...

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And
keep our
breath to cool
our own porridge
oats....

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today a baby died
a girl was raped
a boy was shot
someone got divorced
someone lost their dog
a car broke down
a flower was trampled
someone broke their arm
it rained
it flooded
there was a fire
there was a tornado
someone was given a diagnosis
someone failed their test
someone lost their job
someone broke up
someone broke...

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There once was a girl named Sabine
The cutest one I’d ever seen
She had curly hair
And a teddy named Bear
And her bedroom was perfectly clean.

Sabine had a brother named Jude,
A generally radical dude,
Who liked to play games
And call Sabine names
Until Mommy said, “Stop being rude!”

Jude and...

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I will love you
Regardless if you hate me because I'm not white

I will love you
Even if your nickname for me is Spic

I will love you
because I can't remember a time when putting my energy into HATING you has EVER brought me closer to happiness

I will...

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I love the mornings
That is the best time to rise
The purest part of day.

I’m an early bird
No one else is awake yet
I smell my coffee

The quiet of mornings
Is when I'm most connected
A sacred time for me

I wake it’s still dark
I feel refreshed and ready
And kiss...

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