Best Distortions Poems

Funhouse Distortion
                    by Odin Roark

I once stood proudly
Beside the giants
Whose distorted rule
Still fosters garish giggles
Occasional oohs and ahs

Other reflections
Render bodies will-o'-the-wisp acceptable
Bringing fun lovers to a...

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Words
missing
on my page-
under zig-zag
lines

Migraine views...

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In the Hall of Mirrors,
What do I see?
A distorted image, can that be me?
I can look tall, with a gigantic head,
Or have big feet, as heavy as lead.
Tiny hands and the most extended face,
A stomach so fat, I can't see my feet,
To lace,
My shoes have...

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These distortions are illusions
They are the temptations filled with confusion.
They are the fears that keep moving.
The appearance of these distortions is floating and smokey.
These distortions won't let me be.
These distortions won't let me see.
They are laughing, waiting, watching.
It's looking at the fool in me.
It's looking...

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Mixed
signals,
eye o brain-
may bring migraine
pain

Bridget Riley genre



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A darling song is sung;
Meadowlark
A new day has begun;
She allowed me to say;
Sway in the dark
She made me parade;
Her vision was distorted;
Eyes focus on tree bark
Her mind aborted;
Her darling spirit;
Fires transformed from sparks
Has flown away, and now I'm not near it;

2/14/2022
Written words by James Edward...

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specious logic
it mimics truth
tragic pursuit

27-November-2020...

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The buzzard now puzzles the carcass on the road
Holding the Divine Discernment for life in beak
Is that a Christian or black brother in distress 
It sure looks tasty on the barren desert menu

Equality and equity are good for the digestion
Spiced with barbarian flies over the...

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