Best Deteriorate Poems

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Beyond the chipped paint and tarnished handle
of this old screen door once waited a garden,
a winding path of stone and dirt
I had walked many times...

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My old homeplace was left to deteriorate
A shambles of disarray showing it’s elderly state
Porch and door gray and weary from the years
Of wind and storm...

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This write is not to judge, but deter. An ode to all vultures.


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The people around  us when we have something to offer 
Only when we run out of supply will the love stop 

Why must we...

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The window guys came to install the new glass. They took away the old glass that had become filled with moisture. The seals had failed,...

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***Collaborative by father and son...***


I'd like to tell a story
Of romance at it's best
I'll speak to you of deja-vu      ...

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Dead roses welcome


Broken, the gate of a dying garden
Locked by a chain of sadness
Swinging aimlessly in neither direction

Forgotten blooms dry

Rusted thoughts deteriorate quickly
From a fallen...

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Inspired by Two Chained Monkeys painted in oil on oak board by Pieter Bruegel the Elder in 1562.

Viewing the painting will make sense of the...

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As I watch the corrupt squirm like worms, after the dirt is removed,
Throwing blame like balls of fire, twisting facts, creating lies
All the while projecting...

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SOMEONE WHO WILL TAKE ME AS ME


Someone who will take me as me...

Gone are the days that I set standards 
just to possibly disinter who...

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When I was born in 1949, Harry Truman was the President of The United States.  Of course I do not personally remember him. ...

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when the skin of the structural make up punctures

when blood and tears rupture like a flowing oil well 
on the crest of tidal waves

when the...

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Broken China doll,

Your face is cracked and creased,

it seems your beauty has died,

as the spider webs have increased.



Broken China doll,

the paint on you is fading,

as...

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“Penetration” 


Baby remember this date 

For it could one day be great 

Unless you prefer to listen to those who hate 

Rather than allowing your...

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Her cognition is sporadic
Longing for her to relax
And display calm tactics
Lay on my chest like it’s a hammock
When she isn't calm
I can't stand it
Cause behaviors...

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