Best Convoluted Poems

CONVOLUTED THINKING

it’s the holidays
when thoughts turn to those of food
not just any food
sweets are thrust from every side
candy    fruit cake    and apple pie

the list is endless
when I think how weak i am
it makes me shudder
doubtless i shall overeat
so i...

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Black of night
Light of day
I used to go
But now I stay

Summer heat
Winter cold
I once was young
But now am old.

Desert dry
Ocean wet
I used to freeze
But now I sweat.

Full glass
Empty cup
I once was down
But now am up.

Vinegar sour
Honey sweet
I once was strong
But now am weak.

Fancy hat
Ball cap
I...

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Looking mighty cute
Dressed in a suit
He was on route
To pick up a loot
Ever so resolute

Arrived at the institute
He thought he heard them call him a cloot
Or maybe it was a galoot
He really wasn’t absolute
These days his hearing is acute

They said he had to wait over...

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Exodus in the dark: golden lioness stands
a tawny, brilliant edifice 
She is Chernobyl raising the doves.

Stone kamikaze follow me: into the fire:
my war. Tariff on my mother
Cubicle squares another suicide.

Do what you must, but reality
A misunderstood turn of phrase;
The inferno within us all....

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absurdly convoluted 
intricately motivated
twists and turns 
combined to form 
an emotional maze 
in which the two 
souls were trapped 
within for years 
till one day one of the
two souls found it's way out 
leaving the other behind...

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"HETTIE'S CONVOLUTED CONTENT"


the main character was in 
a relationship with a woman in 
the movie we were watching.
the girlfriend of that same 
man went out of town. 
the man had his friend over 
for drinks. 
as the female I was with 
drank her beer she...

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A CONVOLUTED PREMISE

Do what you can is what you can do
But some seek more it's all up to you 
Then it might be said "well then, just do more"
Defining more brings you back to before as an encore
Because to do more you
have to know the...

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11/22/21

This is sad, it makes me sigh
Why try to lie?
My guy I spy
That there's more to life
Than getting high
Wasting money and time
To change it, effort is what you must apply
Go ahead roll the dye
You might be surprised from what you find
Make the best of it,...

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Rhapsody of rainbow 
morphs into morose mélange
of shredded exuberance,
bleeding colors 
bleached from collapsed cloud
of twilight zone 
embroidered by sunset spectrum,
profoundly permeate 
as ingrained blemish 
the lilac lattice
of the broken heart,
the sordid shades of blue 
paint the linen of love,
      ...

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Convoluted while being refuted,
And for no one was ever suited.

Will have to work on this one for 
a while. How about you giving it 
a try? Jim Horn...

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skirting issues
in roundabout ways
mysterious and baffling
deliberately foggy



AP: Honorable Mention 2020

Submitted on May 28, 2020 to contest BRIAN'S CHOICE Z sponsored by BRIAN STRAND...

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Here's a puzzle most obscure,

shrouded symbols are the lure,

like a mouse trapped in a maze,

twisted thoughts are met with praise.
 

Every line's a metaphor,

like the Raven's "nevermore,"

childhood's marbles, colored glass,

slipping through your weakened grasp.


As the bulbs break through the soil,

comprehension in turmoil,

let not the poet's...

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Eyes of mischief
Lips like sugar kisses
Folds of velvet
Peach sweeter than honey
Personification of sex
She is beautifully convoluted

Dirty mind full of sin
Soul of an angel
Drown me in your magical eyes
Worlds entwined till the end
Drive me crazy with your thoughts
She is beautifully convoluted

Naughty desires
Stir passionate fires
No one compares
Tastes...

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Convoluted Reflections of Possibility

Artistotle reflecting on the nature of man
Convoluted reflections of possibility that can 
Manifest into existence at the clapping of a hand 
And contest the resistance of what it means to take a stand

For what you believe in because it’s worth more than...

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I fear for Nigeria my country
I fear for the giant of Africa
I fear for God’s Master piece
I fear for a country that is always
Trapped in the web of its convoluted misery 
I fear for a country perpetually 
Enmeshed in trial and error
Instead of pragmatic leadership...

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