Best Joyless Poems

At the window, palms under my chin,
such beauty I see, out the frosted pane,
I was mesmerized, it showed in my grin,
so picture perfect, the snow covered lane.

My daydream was dashed, Mom called from the door,
"time to brave the cold and clear the sidewalk,"
grabbed my winter coat and boots from the floor,
I hate this chore, but...

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Wordless worries wander wearily working wayward,
    Towards thoughts transgressing truth’s textured tide.
As always acknowledging agnosticism’s appeal,
    Essence easily evaporates, exeunt Emile. 
Very virtuous violent vowels vociferously validate,
    Sanctimonious sessions some subtly sacrosanct.
Is it in incrementally immense ingenious imaginations,
    Or ontology’s omniscience overcoming oceanic...

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Every lonesome heart
seeks that happiness
not easily found;
and however brief
and meaningless
it might be, somehow
it's the ultimate comfort
awaiting hope! 

Searching within
the joyless heart
thorns may be found;
they may seem harmless,
but they are painful
and make one bleed!

Who has sought
instant gratification
and strangely awoken
to a delusional state
subdued by emotions,
they can inflame feelings!

Searching within 
the joyless heart
is building another
mountain of disillusion;
if anyone...

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in the worst shape ever
my great Aunt Heather
usually under the weather
good thoughts? Never.

Resigned to gloom forever.
no joy and not clever.
Focuses on bad news and weather.
I am sorry for Aunt Heather....

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The balloon has popped
  Life's merry-go-round stopped

The 21st century's bubble burst
  We got hit with the worst

Written perhaps in the stars
  Else the scheme of a commissar

No one knows what's ahead
  Already 800,000 dead

Now's the time to take stock
  No turning back the clock...

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