Best Draw The Line Poems

Close the mouth, open the mind
and let the pen draw the line.

Raise the eyes, lower the fist
and let all wars go unmissed.

Winners of foolish battles gain no prize
nor any admiration from the wise.

Let peace reign, let conflicts resolve
the heart shall then grow and evolve.

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There are just certain lines,
that never should be crossed.
They are drawn, stark and clear.
To keep morals from being lost.

Yet some folks dance in shadows,
they live just to blur the line.
They revel in the color grey,
justifying it in their own mind.



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time has come 
to finally draw 
a clear line 
between the 
past and the 
present state 
of affairs 
no longer will 
look back upon 
the past in hopes 
of changing the present
on longer will look 
to the future in order 
to create the present 
goals...

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waiting until someone has gone too far
to say the limit was there
repeats toxic patterns



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draw the line, make it deep
separate the fiction from the facts
divide the longing and the yearning
from your heart's desire

draw the line, make it clearer
let the sun dissipate the fog
watch the shroud fall to your feet
or forever hide in shadow

as love passes you by...

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My friend says his son wasn’t a bad kid. 
Bad kids stole money from their mom’s purse. 
Bad kids did hard drugs. 
Bad kids had unprotected sex. 
Bad kids always got into fights.

My friend's son only smoked a little grass. 
He only painted a little...

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say the words
lance this wound
cut me and watch me bleed
make it indelible
so there is no going back
draw the line

I thought I could
but I know I was wrong
I've tried too many times
it's gone too far, I'm in too deep
my mind's lies are my heart's truth
draw the...

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