Best Sulkiness Poems

Lost
Selfish, sensual
Controlling, smoldering, rebelling
Sulkiness, steeliness, strongness, special
Understanding, sympathizing, loving
Spiritual, steadfast
Saved  

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i hear a snap.  and somewhere another body goes limp.  i hear it all the time these days. It’s the times i think....

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You shall not chase my gloom away!
There's such a charm in melancholy.
(Samuel Rogers, 1814)

I think, I was born under the shadow of melancholy. ...

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My intimate stranger

Why are we so far away from each others thoughts?
And we are not so thoughtful to each others needs
And we live under the...

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From his voice springs the tenderest sound of lute
There is not a moment
mute
In the company of my little cherubim
Oh how I love him, how I...

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Forgotten Wife -

WHY?
I’ve asked the question, 
A thousand times or more,
What more could I have done?
As I really didn’t understand
What changed?
What had changed this man?...

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four vignettes on silence

I
Muteness broadcasted
hush-hush flaunted
just like a coverall,
silence is a blanket
on human telepathy and intent.

II
It's simple, actions speak as loudly as words.
Silent treatment can...

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Forgotten Wife 
WHY?
I’ve asked the question, 
A thousand times or more,
What more could I have done?
As I really didn’t understand
What changed?
What had changed this man?...

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You shall not chase my gloom away!
There's such a charm in melancholy.
(Samuel Rogers, 1814)

I think, I was born under the shadow of melancholy. ...

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Upon  her  face  hangs  a  pout,
Which  under  her  philtrum  she  wears  so  pink.
Not...

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Written: September 08, 2023
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In a realm where reason goes astray,
Where nonexistent boundaries sway,
Lines avoided, boundaries blurred,
Mirrors reflect a world absurd.

A soul that has sight beyond...

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