Best Compartmentalize Poems

You watched it on TV 
And you might have wondered why
Colin knelt on that football field 
What was he attempting to try? 
The narrative of...

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Free Power
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Though I am dark, the light ignites my curiosity, see me as an abstract manipulation and acknowledge me but please don’t shun me.  Just...

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Lazarus fell ill so Martha and Mary sent a word to Christ
to let Jesus know all that was occurring in their lives
but Jesus did not...

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He walks with a limp, dog in tow,
lives on streets, 'neath an azure sky
says, "Morning," with smiles as he goes
Wears logo, "Like you, I could...

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Rainbow like reflection in the wispy jet clouds against periwinkle blue morning
sky.  Jets going where? One going in an unusual direction across one in...

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It feels like a punch to my gut when I realize the pictures that hold so many good memories, are the same ones that have...

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I sprung from fertile soil like a garden blossoming into a mosaic kaleidoscope of
vibrant colors

|that I no longer have the ability to see|

but I still...

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The mental institution is your mind,
Compartmentalize.
Living in shadows,
Facing rejection,
Looking at my reflection.
Thoughts are powerful,
So keep in mind,
What you think you'll eventually see.
Running and fighting are...

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Distancing does aid
To hide a veil of shame
Compartmentalize the sheep
To lull the wake to sleep
Unearthed the fled play dumb 
Circumvention follows through
Big brother saves a...

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rumors are buzzing
that the brains at Uppsala Univ., Sweden,
have stumbled upon a way to eliminate 
unwanted memories---that
the attempt at getting rid of horrifying
memories is now...

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Demistify your philosophy 
Anytime your perspective my bother me
Because you compartmentalize things
That are connected like Christmas lights on a string 
All potential lies in the...

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7 sorrows 7 saints
how many ways must i give you up?
grief is just a sport for lucid and the lame. 
how many boughs till i...

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Overwhelmed
© Ben Burton 7-3-2015

Oh, lucky they not overwhelmed
Wherein each day more grief be found
Yet, can compartmentalize
And tame the sorrow, not as 'why'
But know the answers,...

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Overanalyze and criticize, demoralize and ostracize
  Modern pundits legitimize their vicious exercise

Scrutinize and standardize, compartmentalize and cannibalize
  Wizards of efficiency synchronize, initialize and...

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