Best Perspective Poems
Below are the all-time best Perspective poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of perspective poems written by PoetrySoup members
Real Men Wear PinkI stand about five feet eight
I'll admit, I'm a tad overweight
Drive an old pick up truck
Not one to pass the buck
At the moment have a...
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character, funny, humor, perspective,
As Poets Prepare their PensThey hide behind mountains of ignorance,
judging within a valley of selfish love.
Among weeds where flowers refuse to grow,
to the mercy of hypocrites -
only we...
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peace, perspective, political,
My ShoesMy shoes have traveled miles of roads
Their soles are worn quite thin
Struggling with this heavy load
I carry deep within
Beyond repair, no longer shine
Scuffed with many...
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appreciation, perspective,
SlaveLike a herd of cattle, placed on a ship.
Upon my back, I felt their whip!
Ripping into my flesh, excruciating pain.
Forced across the big water on...
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courage, death, slavery, perspective,
Simple Musings From A Heterosexual Male with Unkempt Facial Hair
Every discovery started with absolutely
no idea of where to start...
...
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Categories:
muse, perspective,
Write My Life
When I first surrendered all to You
it wasn’t clear to me,
that You became the author;
my life, Your poetry.
The pages of my life were dark.
You made...
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analogy, god, perspective, poetry,
Today
Embrace the miracle of Today's birth;
the beginning of everything.
...
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perspective, spiritual,
Departed FriendshipsFor Linda, Freddie, Chan, & others that meant something true to us…
Another departure…
Another wistful teardrop
Embracing yesterday’s candid goodbye
No longer can we touch their physical soul....
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perspective, death of a friend,
Tears from my AncestorsI'll drink tears from my ancestors in silence
From history's cup of their defiance
I'll sit in darkness where my soul is torn
and quench my parched thirst...
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sorrow, perspective,
Moment of Truth
I was walking with two friends of mine,
when we saw a woman
who was tall, beautiful and black
They spoke lewd to her,
so she didn't speak back
In...
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perspective, philosophy, truth, wisdom,
Trying to Grasp The MagnificentI sense the fullness
in fleeting moments
At those rare times
I'm able to let go of me
The ebbs and flows
of non linear thinking
when I...
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perspective, blessing, creation, forgiveness, god,
- Fight With Dragons And Wolves -
Take me into the realm of your midnight dreams awakening sleep
Bring us to a higher level far away from misery and despair
Where waves through...
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change, conflict, faith, perspective,
Warts and allWarts and all
She made a mistake
when she kissed a toad
No castle or carriage
She chose a rough road
He had a few warts
he wasn't...
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perspective, appreciation, i love you,
Photos with Glitches on Invisible WingsYou're a camera obscura, a broken bell's rings,
You made me dance slowly on sad phantom strings.
You always had the slightly off-color touch,
Your insensitive skin never...
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perspective, relationship,
An adequate vocal gestureI do have purpose
that stays near
a constant reminder
of my inner child
As my conscienceness
shines through to create
a new perspective
I break out of my cocoon
Only...
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perspective, hope, inspirational, life, uplifting,
Absolute Truth-Full LiarA golden coin flipped into the sky
One side is absolute truth
the other side is stamped with lies
Hope it lands right/wrong side up
so you can partially...
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perspective,
About TimeSeconds lost on questioning,
why time's not left to chance?
Each moment is everlasting,
fate's no relentless circumstance.
We act as if time can be saved,
how pointless to believe.
Never...
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allusion, perspective, time,
Moons DistressThe moon's once effervescent shine
now hangs low as if in distress
as the heavens shower me
with tears of the once bright celestial being
soaking me in the...
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perspective, beauty, confidence, courage, hope,
Support Your Local Poet“Support your local poet please”
Said the man with hand out and down on one knee
I’m down on my luck
And for only a buck
My humble verses...
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character, perspective, poets, poverty,
OrdinaryThe world is full of ordinary people
Doing ordinary things,
Living ordinary lives
On this tiny speck of floating rock
In a limitless sea of space.
How extraordinary is that?
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perspective,
Choosing Sides
Even as a child of God -
when it came right down to it
she stood firmly on her child’s side
not God’s
.. and damn
how I envied...
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perspective, angst, appreciation, introspection, irony,
As I Plot Just One More DayAs I Plot Just One More Day
Desperate as the waking at blackest dawn
I seek only moments within eternity,
for the day upon me is long
and...
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perspective, appreciation, art, dark, deep,
Third PersonHe speaks metaphorically to avoid dealing direct,
shows the unknown hand he’s against too much respect,
writes about his bravery though it’s no where to...
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perspective, anxiety, depression, introspection, lost,
Slamming The Super-Duper-Soupersyou want to know a secret
when I write a poem and it's perfect
i dont share it
i bury it
deep inside of me
where no one...
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Categories:
humor, slam, perspective,
Gold FeverGold Fever
History will not record the bloated weight
Of this pious and bigoted race
Or count the fat and flaccid wealth
Of religions idolatry
Those pages have...
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Categories:
faithfaith, political, perspective,