Best Hard Pressed Poems

all the glitz, glam & gluttony 
that comes with this time of year
in our overstuffed, overwhelmed,
neon-light-extravaganza-empire
provoke through the television screen
on the streets, in the restaurants, in the
parks, in the stores, in the warmest of places &
the coldest,
a sense that one must be attached to another
to...

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Today I’m reminded of regrets caused by life’s imperfections;
Once upon a time my face didn’t suit expectations;
And I can’t help but pounder; was she but a victim also.
Practicality continually told me we were both being foolish
But my heart; it would not listen; 
Love won is...

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Trump Was Hard Pressed

To answer for crimes was hard pressed
So in the end he finally confessed
On one way street went in wrong direction
They said he had a loose connection
Not only that out was completely stressed.

Jim Horn

Especially for AD....

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Have Confessed I Am Hard Pressed

Have confessed that I am hard pressed;
This certainly surely should be stressed;
About think;
Thought sink,
Or ordinarily  we have been obsessed.

Jim Horn...

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hard pressed to search for
certainty, hard pressed to
make some sense, hard
pressed to end all these 
frustrations, hard pressed to
submit to something (if
only it will help you relax),
hard pressed to try again
as if you hadn’t failed before,
hard pressed to fail again
as if you’ll stop trying, hard
pressed...

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You sometimes remember but then forget,
that high fever causes your cheeks to flush;
The softest parts inside remain at risk,
pure happiness is a dangerous bet;
In the midst of that adrenaline rush
now you’re believing that it can exist;
So close to the accord that you deserve 
careful that...

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