Best Tier Up Poems
Negative TierAroused by denial,
Disturbing thoughts prevail,
Wishing reprisal,
Hostility unveiled.
Sharpened words uncover
The mask in place.
Extreme emotions hover,
Seen in your face.
Venom grows inside,
Feeding the fire,
Where poison resides,
In the skeptic’s lair...
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Categories:
tier up, angst, introspection, life,
Form:
Free verse
Knees: a 7 Tier HaikuDeath torturing knee…
Law and order prevailing;
Oppression speaking…
One knee on my neck,
The other kicking my butt;
How long will this last?
We both have our knees…
You bend yours praising Satan;
Mine bend to praise God…
I bend on one knee,
But I stand on hope and faith;
Divine wisdom guides
Your knees confuse...
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Categories:
tier up, 8th grade, america, black
Form:
Haiku
Tier FullAlone and locked up in her room
With mirrors reflecting her gloom
She paces the floor
And looks at the door
But can not crawl back in the womb...
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Categories:
tier up, depression,
Form:
Limerick
Get Behind Me, 2020Beyond the challenges, look they say
The solutions lie there; use them, you may
You ask where do they sit right now?
In your heart and soul; now figure out how
What's the problem you can solve, well?
Write it down; the world you must tell
I search for you in...
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Categories:
tier up, 12th grade, africa, confidence,
Form:
Rhyme