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Best Preemptive Poems


Premium Member Preemptive Worrying
My specialty
always be prepared
worst case scenarios
rigorously examined
contingencies prepared
when possible
but there are so many
for which there is
no solution
leading to dread
leading to panic
leading to relief
when
nothing
happens...

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Categories: preemptive, stress,
Form: Free verse
The Preemptive No
Before you ask

The answer is no

I will never surrender courage

For a place of defeat and storage

I will not abandon faith

For a worthless attachment to an uncertain estate

I refuse to relinquish love

For a well-fitted but counterfeit glove

I cannot renounce my goal

For a destination that ambushes my...

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Categories: preemptive, allegory, betrayal, perspective, pride,
Form: Rhyme

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