Best Horrifies Poems

That three-dimensional solid so symmetrical, 
Suggests how life could be - understandable, 
With only six faces, all square for equal sides,  
And a formulae to describe what makes us stable.

This staple of stability is taken, unchallenged and assumed - 
The rational is included unthinkingly...

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Standing high upon the knot 
In my ladder years,
I claimed to be the king.
Now, the crown horrifies me.
Still some gentle cruise is within me.
Like Saturn turned upside-down.
Would we notice the madness in the crème?
If there’s anyone that’s going to point the way for you it’s...

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I look out from the stake
to where my judges are seated;
those proud men know nothing of me.
In Christ I am never defeated
though I will die here today,
condemned for my faith and my courage.
Let me look only at the cross.

The beautiful city of Rouen,
in the curve...

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any superstitious peasants 
out there tonight
TV junkies gossipy groupies
smooth talking saxophonists
am I talking too fast
for couple's therapy
uh oh here comes
another scar on my head
the optimist would say
the scar of opportunity
fortunately digression is an art
that never plays for keeps
you don't want to become
the unwitting tool 
of...

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What terrifies me the most?
What do we have time for?
Perhaps a prost…
      To all the things beautiful 
            and decomposed

The truth
      Yes, it is...

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I've lived a pain that horrifies me in reflection and ran so deep that it changed my DNA. I need a soul who sees the courage that it took for me to live day by day with this pain because I knew that my children...

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You carnivorous beast
Do not approach me
I must love
But the other form
You eat so wrong
Both hands
Into the mouth it goes
Rare meat
Painful to watch
As whomever it was
Horrifies me
Please just go away
I’ll catch you on the return
I’ll await your transformation
To normal life
But is it really normal
Is it worth...

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You say you no me,

So how can you not see

You say you no me

But you critic so harshly

You say you no me

Then how can you judge so easily

You say you no me

Then why whisper lies about me

You say you no me

But you only find negativity...

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There's somebody who is like a father,
he has a divine resemblance with Jesus:
merciful eyes and encouraging words:
woe to him if he does not preach what he says;
many young men have been easy prey for priests,
even Pope Francis couldn't cover up their lies...
and portray them with...

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On Tilbury docks we stand
Separated from my kin
Is the reason we're standing here
The colour of my skin
 
Standing in the column of no future
I hear the white-man say
We are heading to Virginia
To be plantation slaves
 
Another journey awaits me
Without my family
The thought of never seeing...

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Wracked with guilt I lay
troubled in spirit body all thoughts invoke
recalls my elevation
gut wrenching waves of remorse robs sustenance
unaware  of how one’s life’s machinations
can cripple one’s destiny
no spirituality
boastful and selfish
no code to live by
wishful thinking throughout my earthly sojourn
for accumulated wealth
now weary in spirit...

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As the shattered ruins of tomorrow’s world 
horrifies shallow minds
As the peace which we all succumbed to 
remains unglorified
As the place we call our own 
litters with the ravages of the fortnight 
Humanity lies holding a candle
in the name of peace and harmony
which yet does...

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Leeann and I are third cousins
similar in personalities, happy to know each other
she is nine, I am seventy-two; both of us is divisible by nine.

Her grandma asked if Leeann could text me.
A nine-year-old with a cellphone?
Why?
I thought it was strange, but said yes.

Leeann sent the...

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Always Speak The Truth

Never tell a lie, speak the truth
Don't feel shy, speak the truth

Truth is grace, with shining face
Reflects one's glory, fills personality space

Truth is love, truth seed sow
Truth is gold, glitters and glow

Success in truth lies, which touches the skies
In testimony when spoken,...

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Everything comes to an end.

Life comes to an end,
Relationships come to an end,
Friendships come to an end,
Understandings come to and end.

Being abandoned and left on your own hurts,
Having people move away from you hurts,
Everything comes to an end,
I’m not ready yet to go it alone.

The...

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