Best Guillotine Poems

Robespierre, Danton and all of those 
crazy French revolution 'heroes' 
had thousands guillotined  
by La Machine that gleaned 
heads; then 'offed' their own midst their wild throes....

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Does it not shimmer to the shine, the steel blade
Of dead reckonings ultimate design, cold is
Its fine edged point, a slicing masterpiece,
Of revolutionary engineering, behold deaths
Chopping silver anvil, the guillotine!
Polished by rags dipped crimson blood,
Washed by virgin waters of the fallen innocent,
From the martyr to...

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A.W. Nutter

“Off with his head!”
“Off with his head!”

What sin did I commit
To become your obsession
You forced me to submit
To your physical violations

A frightened little child
Bowing to his master
As the soul is defiled
The crowd grows louder

“Off with his head!”
“Off with his head!”

Pain, I learned to embrace
The...

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The Shadow Of The Guillotine

What is a guillotine ? It is a device for cutting large quantities
of paper, in commercial use these machines supply reams of 
packaged paper for use in offices around the world, they are
used for many similar uses in many different forms...

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Who you know was claimed
By the guillotine of clouds
When the neck touched dirt...

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Heads roll
  ~ Bells toll...

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Her heart’s a guillotine
Alas once placed I, mine
Out rolled, two pieces anon
The time-doctor was cool 
Cobbled together 
the two halves with his spool
My fake pride daubed some smile 
But remained raw that fatal lesion
With clotted blood’s red stains
Reminding me the worst ever let down

Well! Never...

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So it's become aware
Another ounce of revolution to dare
A dream rather a statement once declared
False, now a lie
Hardly a surprise
Feels like that is my lot in my life
I so desperately want to belong
I so desperately cling to this false hope of camaraderie
That I blindly believe...

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The morning sun is rising turning darkened sky to grey
In the yard people are gathering every one real proud and gay
They yell to house in one big voice c'mon bring out the fun
Then man in black looks out and says we wait until the sun
With...

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heavy painting fell
no heads on the chopping block
plenty of goosebumps

11/29/2018...

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I heard screams from those marked for a guillotine death
No compromises for their cries before taking a last breath
Words of repentance for dastardly crimes were bemoaned
Begging for mercy with fear and tears, curses were groaned

My blade is always kept whetted for those who regretted
and my...

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If I had a wooden guillotine with a sharp head blade
Who would I practice on?

Would it be my Aunt Tee 
Who embarrassed me in 1964 
By making my open my size 43 Double D lacy bra
in front of the relatives when I did not even...

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Your hands are silent executioners, each finger a hungry guillotine,
Let them glide over me slowly, like penance flowing as a slow river,
Let them cut every last fragment of restraint that still binds us,
This is not seduction, but a butchery of desires hidden beneath the skin.
I...

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French King Louis XVI placed his love bet
On teenage queen Marie Antoinette
Sadly, it is said, though she deserted his bed 
For frivolous Marie, Louis lost his head.

Of Louis’ sweet Marie, it is our take
She was a desserter who truly loved cake
For proposing cake for peasants...

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Silk stocking filled with mud was Talleyrand.
With the future of France held in his hand,
He played kibitzer-informed cards with skill,
Maneuvering a Congress to his will.

There once was a Marquis named Talleyrand,
Who loved ladies and a fine sarabande
Smarts from ladies gained as a teen
Helped him escape...

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