Best Life Society Poems

Naiveté wraps the child
until the chills slowly
begin to snuggle in,
smothering the illusions leaving
the residuals of sickness
and disappointment
that is man.

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Contest: Fallen
Sponsor: Nette Onclaud
Entrant: Rob Carmack
Written: 11.29.15
Word Count: 25

My person was the entire human race.  As a child, I viewed adults as ethically advanced and emotionally...

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Everyone seems to lie today, 
their empty words are made of clay.
They mold their oily words to please, 
to make us kneel and feel at ease.  

We sometimes lie because of fear,
we know the lies but we adhere,
and wear our lies like masks all...

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Come, walk with me in this early dawn
while the darkness fades in solitude
As first light appears, and moon drifts on
we will drink in the quiet interlude

Wet blankets of fog will lift away
wearing soft slippers of slow retreat
We'll greet early risers starting the day
drink fresh brewed...

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Calm eyes, steady hands, I join my palms and pray,
	Where am I, who are you, Please make everything ok. 
Two feet on the ground, thru dust and dirt I travel.
	People, thoughts, Illusions, my existence to unravel.
So many forms of different speech, to each other we...

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Upon a tattered pillow, day or night,
He sleeps through happy hours without a stir;
Tail wrapped around and paws tucked out of sight
Beneath a purring ball of gray-striped fur.

Well-fed, secure, and free from any care,
A king within the realm of simple ways,
He comes and goes at...

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A man of few words, my father taught by example.
The best thing he showed me
was to set my standards high
and to be my own judge - 
always modest never defiant or arrogant.

If something needed doing 
I should do it without expecting praise - 
self-satisfaction being...

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No thing is as it was to be thankful for, thankful none
To be that unthankful for the life we see
Seen or sought all store bought 
Collecting venture every type
Fashion sensible inseams 
Thankful for, thankful none who are giving
Paying back and paying front
Never paying forward to some
Ungrateful are...

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Gaslighted: Abused and lied to
Script is flipped when I challenge you
Smoothed over with wink & back-pat
Now I know, there's a word for that

Body-shamed: Self made disgusting
Cruel words believed, soul so trusting
Belittled- whether thin or fat
Now I know, there's a word for that

Demagogues: Hateful, evil plots
Stir...

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Drum beats inside black bare hairy chests
Tradition hidden in treasure chests
Chess played on mother earth , sounds like home
Home grown sounds ringing throughout the neighborhood
Stomachs kneeling and praying for food
Fathers  crossing boarder lines and going for good
Living life behind the calabash
Brothers behind bars
Mother's beauty...

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You follow the rat races,
Climbing ladders that never end,
Surrounded by faces,
But not one you could call friend,

You stare hungrily at your reflection, 
Picking apart your every inch,
Believing beauty leads to connection,
But would it save you in a pinch? 

You spend like there's no tomorrow,
Yet for...

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Of a souls none are whole, all have holes.
Memories untold, lives unheard, Pains undiscovered, and sorrowful tolls.
Hidden and veiled, they persevere their closed hearts
We close the lid, fill it up each day  until the glass cracks and our souls leak out.
Patched up fast, and...

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A festered quelling of song

Tasting broths of ritualistic intent
Evermore

Nevermore
Can epiphany’s silent facade
Hold me down
Ever
Again

A war of hellos
Goodbyes
I miss you

“Please, come
Home”

The laughable oddity,
I’ve always been here.

They say home is where the heart is. 

Yet, it soars thru Heaven’s misunderstandings. 

With many peculiar eyes
Tearing in humbled curiosities
And...

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He's an urban redneck
Likes his George and Madflex
He's country and what's next
Metropolis with crops

From barn to the city
Farming in the nitty-gritty
He's surrounded by concrete
Too many suburb plots

Sticking to dirt past
Agricultural for the future
He's certain who are unsure
Aware of hidden costs

Plowing his own stake
And modern, make...

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Such a short time we are here before we say goodbye.
Time is never wasted it just flies.
As the years go by and time fades away, 
Just like my pain and sorrow from yesterday.
Tomorrow comes and then again it goes like it did before. 
I always...

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I am here to let you know.
The most important things in life.
We can live our lives together girl.
So come stand next to me.
I am here to let you know.
To try to make you see.

The most important things in life.
Were to look you in the eyes.
To...

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