Best Mismatched Poems

misplaced in moonlight
my muse lay mute and inkless~
venting in darkness
like mourning mists crawling through
sleepless stars before sunrise

but between silence
and twisted tunes of twilight
I found silver runes
carved with mismatched metaphors~
healing hymns amidst blurred lines… ...

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The world is perfect – 
That’s what everyone says.
The world has no faults – 
That’s what everyone says.
 
“Everyone belongs;
Everyone fits in. 
There will be no mismatched piece.”
 
That’s what everyone says, that’s what everyone believes.
Everyone except me. 
 
I am not perfect;
I have an...

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I was born an old soul and always a
    step out of time.  It seems old things just like me
and come to me-  like old colorful dishes
             ...

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Fresh opened plastic,
  unstretched elastic.
Crew cut, solid white.
  Knee high, gray on white.
Wal-mart bag, home that night.
  Days go by, what a sight.
Wash the socks from the box,
  dry them now, match them up.
Not too long to realize
  something's up.
I...

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Smeared it in pure black hate,
Until it was completely covered. 
A black heart engulfed me,
Only telling me to destroy, destroy.

Without realizing my ugliness,
I felt at ease.

A long time ago, I once loved this world. 
Countless ponds shining like gems,
The soprano of the leaves,
And wind sweet...

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Socks 2

Sucked into the vacuum
Outside the realm of bliss
Closeted in claustrobic tears
Knit stitch dropped, ladder falls
Solitary socks seek new pairing

3/26/2018...

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I have three pairs of patterned socks,
With colors and designs
That vary in each duo 
Set on horizontal lines.

From triangles to hearts and dots
To checkerboards, as well
As numbers and some words,
But what they say I cannot tell.

Today I noticed, far too late, 
My socks are not...

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Sweet Grace married a guy from old Amory
He worked for the government gendarmerie
She was a postal clerk,
He was a total jerk
And they soon lived in Amory's armory.
written July 18, 2021

Sweet grace who's job title is postal clerk
Got married to a man she met at work
Although...

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There was an enormous gorilla
Who fell in love with a chinchilla
When time came for loving
He’s pushing and shoving 
But hadn’t intended to kill ’er...

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We are a perfectly mismatched set.
We share contradictory alliances in Peace
We conquer complimentary foes in War

You quell the unnerving anxiety that haunts me
And I haunt the quelling worry that unnerves you.

My emotional lows keep your mental highs grounded, well-balanced, and sane
While your emotional ups grant...

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A bunch of socks without their mates
Are nestled in my drawer.
You’d think I wouldn’t save them
Since they’re no good anymore.

But lately, when I’m choosing clothes
To wear out on the street,
I realize not a soul will notice
What is on my feet.

Of course, this was the case...

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he craves to live with passion
she wants to douse his fire
       this won't end well



AP: Honorable Mention 2020

posted on September 15, 2019...

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What do you do with a mismatched sock? Asked my dear.
The puppet squad a laughed when they heard this cheer.
Their googly eyes went round and round, in a wild way.
“We want some new friends by the end of the day!

The dear was not surprised. She...

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Mismatched Mary invited us all to lunch
We are her fabulous book club bunch
Did not know what to expect of her
She never matches, groused Mrs. Cur

Mrs. Cur is persnickety, really prissy.
She has never married, her cat is Kissy.
Mismatched Mary met us at the door
As usual, nothing...

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