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Best Independents Poems

Below are the all-time best Independents poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of independents poems written by PoetrySoup members


I Will Not Be Late To Work This Morning
I will not be late to work today

I will get there on time
I will brush my teeth
Without singing songs
Without thinking about birthdays
About gymnasiums
About TAKS 
About...

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Categories: independents, education, introspection, life, love,
Form: Free verse



Mending Words
Contrary let’s have a conversation  
Let’s speak to euphemisms 
And pregnant letters of anagrams 

Sentencing fixation declaring persona non grata
Heads chopped for Eskimos 
Sensing...

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Categories: independents, words,
Form: Epitaph
Lighthouses
I’m standing solemnly contemplating 
How ageing lighthouses independents
Have become Maritimes normality 
With beacons becoming statutory 

Now standing shimmering silhouetted
You’re shining flawlessly undemanding
The hopeful monument oblivious...

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Categories: independents, adventure, character, image, inspirational,
Form: Verse
Before I Die
Before I die, a million tears will crystallize.
Solid as sodium chloride, holding my breath I visualize.
Going through my journey, I am thankful for the life...

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Categories: independents, inspirational, uplifting, life, life,
Form: Light Verse
Lets Have a Toast
Lets have a toast for the jerkoffs
Lets have a toast for the assholes 
Lets have a toast for the dirtbags
Lets have a toast for the...

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Categories: independents, corruption, fear, growing up,
Form: Ballad



8 Days of Chanukah
On the first day of Chanukah 
my true love sent to me 
A Zionist in a pear tree
On the second of Chanukah 
y true love...

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Categories: independents, holiday, day, me, day,
Form: List
Premium Member New Time Same Problem Still Prejudice
NEW TIME SAME PROBLEM STILL PREJUDICE

I am colored by my skin type is...
Dark brown I am black
If the color of my skin offends you, then
Just...

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Categories: independents, anger, angst, anxiety, assonance,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Premium Member The Senior Center's Budgeting Party
We started slow and old-growth
yet steady.

The Senior Democrats
and Republicans
and Libertarians
and Independents
hosted a Community Integrity budgeting party.

Party favors were ballots
with options for small,
medium,
large,
and extra large service...

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Categories: independents, age, community, earth, education,
Form: Political Verse
Premium Member I Can'T Believe the Ignorance
I Can't Believe the Ignorance
By Franklin Price
7/31/2016

I can't believe the ignorance that in our candidates abounds
And how lacking in intelligence their conversation sounds

Both are an...

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Categories: independents, political,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member Tolerance
Nationalities, cultures, customs
All peoples of our planet Earth
Liberals, Conservatives, Independents
This is my take for what it's worth

Tolerance, sensitivity, understanding
Of other ideas and concepts
Tenderness, kindness, gentleness
Such...

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Categories: independents, life, planet,
Form: Quatrain
Premium Member Politicization of Masks
The politicization of masks is as stupid as
                 ...

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Categories: independents, anger, confusion, humanity, perspective,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Premium Member Justin All the Way
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Categories: independents, political,
Form: Political Verse
My Way Is the Right Way
Hitler says
My way is the right way
Kim, Jong-Woon says
My way is the right way
Republicans, Democrats, Independents say
Our way is the right way
Liberals, Conservatives, Men, Women...

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Categories: independents, life,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member They'Re a Little Bit Confusing
They're a Little Bit confusing
By Franklin Price
1/28/2016

They're a little bit confusing
This current body politic
They point fingers, change their minds
And make my stomach sick

Some running to...

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Categories: independents, political,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Prophet
In a dream the Almighty said, “You have a gift – go and prophesy.” 
Like the celebrated prophets of long ago, I thought, “Oh gee,...

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Categories: independents, humorous, political, satire,
Form: Couplet

Book: Reflection on the Important Things