Best Melvin Poems

I walk these halls
As gallows mock
With framed pastels blind

Where mother left behind
And father said "freak"
You're no son of mine

Alone among the Rockwells
Lined-up of someone else's...

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Hearts mangled by grief
Lost in separate mazes
Cooking a half-hearted meal
A turn of the head, a quick glance
Trembling hands reach out
Right hand in left, a gentle...

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I am not whole.
Half of me is gone now
and I don't know how
to live without her.
     I grieve for all the
happy...

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When blossoms fall
From the tree of life
Their ash will feed its roots
And bloom away the strife 
These ambassadors of hearts and smiles 
And handshakes
These caretakers...

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The instructor said,

Go home and write
a page tonight.
And let that page come out of you--
Then, it will be true.

I wonder if it’s that simple?
I am...

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Wesley Melvin Buchan, also known as Wesmechan,
 was a pusillanimous and a good-for-nothing,
 although some people consider him a charlatan,
this scoundrel's office runs like a...

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History's Sad Song (Revised)

throughout my life
I've heard many a sad song
relating to the lyrics
that seemed to play too long

way back during the Crusade
where religious debt...

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She said that she is not that pretty
And she doesn't go to the gym or exercise
She said that she's a little on the chubby side
And...

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It was a good day, a Sunday going to church day.
     The sun was  a brilliant glow.
   ...

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MIND MUSCLE

Steroid cocktails, metallic flavor, Viagra rush; 
Mind numbing mush!

Sightless vision, cloudy comprehension, silent violence, whimpering misogyny; a blood-curdling hush…

Nervous perspiration, brain freeze, lactic acid...

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Dear fellow Poetry Soup Poet friends and Poetess friends!

I am so happy to announce my new Country Song 
"My Country Heart Is Burnin' So Hot"

You...

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Happy Birthday
I hope many more come your way
My dear cousin Melvin Ray
You're also a special friend I must say
I hope your every wish and dream...

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FIRST OF ALL I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL MY NIGAZ FOR BEING THERE FOR ME. I WOULD 
LIKE TO THANK MELVIN, BUGABOY, TERRY, MICHEAL,...

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This is a tribute to my Uncle Tom.  He died from Covid 19 last week, even though he was healthy and strong.  He...

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Baby Melvin ; jubilation for you
We almost lost you
But we stopped mummy from killing you
Now mummy is happy to have you

When daddy left for good
Confusion...

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