Best Test Your Mettle Poems

She entertains fantasies
of unicorns and dragons.
And a curious spirit,
she oft thinks outside the box.

She is an illusionist;
famed for her vanishing act.
And breaking with tradition,
she cuts...

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With these lines I’ll relate an intriguing tale of dubious accuracy
For I Hope to unveil sordid affairs of more than one conspiracy!
Be warned, that though...

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Allow the mind
Afford its need to conjure
Profound:
If exaltation and majesty
Require a bit of provocation and amnesty today
Humor:
As remedy and coagulation
From the bleeding of
Pain, stress and...

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Dueling Americans
love drawing blood from a distance
Crossing swords with their dogma guns ... 
a test of mettle:
Who will bow first
to the pressure building in their...

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My love seems to have passed away
The pain of lies and Death's dire sting;
All stick with me throughout the day

For when morn comes and birds...

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What do you do when you've hit "the wall"
When there's no stamina left and your hope has stalled?
Do you scream at the top of your...

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Awaken me when the storms arrive....
That test the mettle of souls alive...
Awaken me when the rains guffaw....
Like particles escaping from an empty jaw....!

When ghosts and...

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On the cusp of two seasons,
We savor warmer days and sun,
But bundle up at night for good reason.

The air smells suddenly alive, 
My mood's no...

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Thinking Out of the Box

Ah, yes! It is! Another one of life’s great challenges!
Thinking Out of the Box should never be taken lightly.

Being human beings,...

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Stunted growth, some seedlings need both sun and rain 
The sun went 
away, never returning again Seedlings into striplings 
grown warped and 
weak Striplings become...

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My remote control taunts my mortal sloth
Pale light pulses, pulling me like a moth
Such a vast plethora beckoning me
Urging to decide what I long to...

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Passing With Regret?
(Written about someone long since passed)
Written: by Miracle Man
1-23-2020

In spring of life he saw true love and marriage,
It was a time of no...

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Loves me, Loves me not?
Loves me, Loves me not?
Plucking petals is biased, as most flowers have 5 petals!
Counting the fingers and toes
of a poet, is...

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Never Give Up
Written: by Miracle Man
4/5/2020

life isn’t always fair,
and social standing, money, or some other attribute
doesn’t define the person, a person is defined by his/her...

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Drag blade into coliseum gates red,
crimson armor and black carbon metal,
adore my frame as a scarlet knight bred.
Toothy grin, Cheshire eyes, test thy mettle.

Burst petals...

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