Best Pretender Poems

He was so charming, but never a prince.
Sweet words he chose to mix and mince.
How could my mind have been so dense,
To let my heart rob me of common sense?

It's true, I fell for many of his smooth lines.
Love pricks like a fork with sharpened...

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I just found out that you are not a friend,
I try so much to show you affection,
instead you present me with dejection,
Sorrows and joy are difficult to blend,
I thought our mingling will have a good end,
Lies and malice have been your selection
coupled with theft leading...

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In less than 12 hours I will be starting a new job. The first job I've had other than working for myself doing remodeling for years. Ever since I fell off a roof breaking my hip in two places and hyper extending my right shoulder....

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“Say a prayer for the pretender.”

Often, I feel incongruent
Pieces of me just don’t seem to match
Others can find me difficult to put together
My smile can cover an internal sneer
I must admit that I often try to hide my anger
I don’t want you to see the...

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For one last chance at happiness,
you'll risk another broken heart.
And pursue your dreams with passion;
not letting lies tear you apart.

Lust is a pretender to love;
paving the way for thoughts of bliss.
But approaching exaltation;
you know, only love feels like this!

With Cupid's unwavering aim,
love conjoins two hearts...

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Preying not praying
Carnivore posing as plant
Death without warning




Entered in Carolyn Devonshire's " Praying Mantis" contest 5th place...

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pompous pretender
poses purposely pious 
patiently preying 


(note: Think of a praying manthis and some who wear clearical garb)...

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Here I am , standing all alone
Arms wide open , too weak to feel
Misty eyed and frozen to the bone
Please God tell me why this is real

It starts with an itch
One I can't scratch
Like the flip of a switch
Stuck here on this patch

Embracing the freak...

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Crookedly cunning,
Hurtful and sly;
Always a liar:
Risky to buy.
Lacking integrity,
And a willingness to try:
This true chameleon,
An artful scallion;
Not likely to change,until he die.

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The Hound dissed the Princess,
With a dour scowl.
He hid his little mistress,
Quickly to be avowed.
The inquest was listless,
with nothing much found.
Now the Bonnie Prince,
will wear a Kings Crown.


H.Elless
Poet...

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I am America’s greatest 

living actor.  

 

I commit to every role

so thoroughly and honestly

that you’ve never seen

me break character, never for 

a moment have you lost

your suspension of disbelief.

 

which floor board creaks when

stepped upon on stage?  I

can tell you.  which...

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Oh, yes, I'm the great pretender,
pretending not living a lie;
while the truth is such, I pretend too much,
I'm trapped in that need till I die.

Oh, yes, I'm the great pretender,
pretending that I'm going well,
my days seem okay as I smile away,
but the nights are a...

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You pretend to LOVE me, wen u whisper soft sounds that echo through my mind. Turning them into sweet unforgettable memories, praying there's enough space to hold them. You pretend to KISS me, wen u kno ur mouth matches mine,creating a wave of excitement a...

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the notorious hotel...
monument to the greed of men,
it is a breathing stone-hewn titan -
looming over her, threatening pomposity,
selfishness threaded with egyptian cotton,
the cold stares of people from the upper leagues of life...
yet the young street girl enters anyway, defiant, 
stilted and out of place in...

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Think deep and mull over your every sin, 
Look unto mind's mirror, critical, keen 
To wash your every single evil clean, 
Confess, your true self’s confidence to win. 
You are the plaintiff, you are the witness, 
The defence lawyer are you,  and the judge,...

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