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Below are the all-time best Publicly poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of publicly poems written by PoetrySoup members


Premium Member I Remember When
I remember when . . . 
kids fought at school.
At worst, they’d end up with a bloody nose.
But kids today get bullied publicly
and ridiculed on...

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Categories: publicly, memory, people, violence,
Form: Rhyme



An Excavation
Children as young as three years old,
    Killed for not doing as they’re told,
    Forced to forget their culture...

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Categories: publicly, abuse, children, death, school,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Toxic State
Senseless fear of others, being shy.
All my life, been the uneasy guy.
It's a functional thing, not organic.
Social situations, just that little bit of panic.
"Stranger anxiety"...

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Categories: publicly, angst, anxiety, fear,
Form: Verse
I Sat Down Today
I sat down today....
Found myself prideful,
Sinful, 
Selfish, and unruly in places.
I found myself publicly appealing! 
I sat down today.....
I saw a cloud between me and...

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Categories: publicly, journey,
Form: Haiku
Man Eating Shark
By Elton Camp

Animal rights groups are in an uproar
They don’t want to hear of it anymore

While swimming, a shark came around
Into its fin, his teeth...

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© Elton Camp  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: publicly, humor,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member He Wasted My Ink
Splotches of black ink stain my diary and hands
most of them much larger than tiny grains of sand
splatters caused when he slammed down my well
hoping...

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© Lin Lane  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: publicly, anger, poetess,
Form: Rhyme
Beloved Jesus Is Alive
Born into this world as a humble, helpless Babe
Christ increased in wisdom and stature
Grew up in favour with both God and man

Baptised publicly by John...

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Categories: publicly, easter, gospel, jesus,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Dysfunctional Inner Peace
The scorpions creeping out from words slowly, acutely framing
where judgement claims the higher position unconditionally 
lone vulture hanging over its unsuspecting prey ready to pounce...

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Categories: publicly, conflict, deep, prejudice, pride,
Form: Quatrain
This Is Me and My Life
They said it’s time I settle down
If I can’t find a man of my own 
They will be pleased to help me with that
They’re going...

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Categories: publicly, emotions, family, freedom, inspiration,
Form: Free verse
Business As Usual
Rock Hardon just called a staff meeting
To hear a complaint about cheating 
Our Xerox machine
Could not be wiped clean
So privates were publicly sheeting...

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Categories: publicly, business, humor,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member To All My Pals
You want me to pick just one!
I can’t do it.  It can’t be done.
Selecting one is just too hard.
All the others I can’t discard.

Andrea...

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© Joe Flach  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: publicly, friendshipme, me,
Form: Rhyme
Are Socialists Human Beings
Are socialists human beings?
Do they need food?
Are they capable of goodness?
Do they deserve to be tortured, starved, abandoned, beaten?
What makes a socialist cry?
It isn't sad...

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Categories: publicly, abuse, america, brother, conflict,
Form: Prose Poetry
Premium Member Checkmate
why will men fight and suffer to advance the interests of their masters, who fling them aside when they have no further use for them?

Arthur...

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Categories: publicly, death, metaphor, war,
Form: Rhyme
Showtime
"Turn on the television",
Says an angel munching popcorn,
At the end of each century
"What are the humans up to?"

15th Century:
Columbus exploring lands on unending voyages
Enchanting symphonies...

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Categories: publicly, world,
Form: Free verse
Dysfunctional Inner Peace
The scorpions creeping out from words slowly, acutely framing
where judgement claims the higher position unconditionally 
lone vulture hanging over its unsuspecting prey ready to pounce...

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Categories: publicly, analogy, character, feelings, mythology,
Form: Quatrain

Book: Shattered Sighs