Best Shadow Of His Former Self Poems
Below are the all-time best Shadow Of His Former Self poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of shadow of his former self poems written by PoetrySoup members
Last Christmas HaibunChristmas was always your favorite time of year, we’d had such fun especially when you dressed up as Santa to entertain the local children. With...
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Categories:
shadow of his former self, cancer, christmas, i miss
Form:
Haibun
Terminal CancerCancer it breaks cancer it takes
It erodes and corrodes body and soul
Lingers and takes hold cant be stopped or controlled
Terminal is with an apparent...
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shadow of his former self, cancer,
Form:
Rhyme
My Greatest FearMy very worst fear is of losing my mind -
Dementia and Alzheimer’s are so unkind
No longer able to function as I once could
Unable to...
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shadow of his former self, fear, me, mental illness,
Form:
Couplet
Cry of the Lonely HeartI'm the kid staring into the shop window
Without a penny to spend
I am the hopeless cursed romantic
Without any roses or valentines to send
I'm the life...
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shadow of his former self, angst, grief, loneliness, lonely,
Form:
Free verse
Her SongShe is a young terrified girl.
A waning light in the dark
A true citizen of a wrong place;
A real burden to self
An epitome of depression
The embodiment...
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Categories:
shadow of his former self, children, mother daughter,
Form:
Free verse
Killed By My Memorieskilled by my memories
my thoughts, my mind
so ****ed up so twisted inside
they are killing me, ripping me apart
flesh from bone, rippng my very skin from...
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shadow of his former self, depression, fear, love, me,
Form:
ABC
ThirteenThere was a time when the trees seemed taller,
A time when the grass seemed greener and the colors brighter.
A time when the sky seemed like...
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shadow of his former self, age, childhood, deep, dream,
Form:
I do not know?
Her SongShe is a young terrified girl.
A waning light in the dark
A true citizen of a wrong place;
A real burden to self
An epitome of depression
The embodiment...
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Categories:
shadow of his former self, africa, blessing, change, child,
Form:
Free verse
My Theme ThongI'm on my bike every day
Trying to lose some pounds
I giggle like a little girl when
The scale says I'm heading down
The lard is just melting...
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Categories:
shadow of his former self, humorous, giggle,
Form:
Quatrain
The Love of Lady EarthThe sun looked down one day
And saw a frozen Lady Earth beneath him lay
The sparkling stars hanging all around
A dazzling glow on her face found
He...
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Categories:
shadow of his former self, love, nature,
Form:
Rhyme
Sitting PrettySitting Pretty
when you're not looking
do you consider me
what i'm thinking
why i stay
away
did you know that i do
your
not mine
and i'm a nobody's...
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Categories:
shadow of his former self, betrayal, identity,
Form:
Free verse
The Tarnished Prize of PeaceTarnished now The Nobel Prize of Peace:
A shadow of its former self.
It succours sadness and willful disbelief,
When given to the truly undeserving.
I anguish for those...
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Categories:
shadow of his former self, dedication, hope, peace, people,
Form:
Verse
Sea of EmotionsI am lying in a sea of emotions.
Emotions so raw and pure, that they overwhelm.
Regret, the many regrets of feeling special.
Regret of feeling worthy.
Regret...
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shadow of his former self, conflict, heartbreak, husband, love
Form:
I do not know?
The GardenerThis day is hot and bright and fills my weary eyes,
and while sleep is gone it lies in wait.
The years have gone and the...
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Categories:
shadow of his former self, age, bereavement, drug,
Form:
Free verse
The Hospital BedThey gather round the hospital bed
United in a communal dread
Brothers, sisters, daughters and sons
Here to see the departing one
For there's no way back,
The doctors relate
And...
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Categories:
shadow of his former self, death, family, loss
Form:
Verse