Best Trouble Poems

held her heart, thinking of stars
he shouldn’t have trusted his sight…
it was my twin, he embraced~
awkward tale of lust.....

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Rick was violent and showed no remorse
His alcoholic outbursts lead to their divorce

Wife Sue moves away with Billy their son
Then Billy’s badly injured in a hit and run

Sue contacts Rick, he dashes to the scene
Billy’s hooked up to a life support machine

Parents sit at his...

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As morning glowed pale light over the town of Soup Creek,
Jenna woke with a start when she heard a floorboard squeak.
She raised her gun and took aim at a shadow near the door,
"Hold it right there, Mister, unless you're lookin' to start a war."

A familiar...

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I once knew a Thai man
Who had an affair
And at the time he said
He did not care
Well it was not long
Before his wife found out
Now she didn't scream
And nor did she shout
She simply walked over
To the kitchen drawer
And pulled out a carving knife
Need I say...

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Little Miss Trouble got in a muddle 
Went head first into a muddy puddle
It gave her a fright 
And it serves her right 
Cos she was always looking for trouble...

Went home in tears to daddy and mommy 
And bawled its always happening to me
Dad said...

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A feller I met with a twinkle in his eye 
Quite the enigma you see.
Said, "I ain't got no dough... not a single penny!"
Said he, "ain't got no cash... not a single plug for a cup o' tea."

"Couldn't buy you no drink / not even...

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I feel emotionally flat
    the experience is very stressful
    No flooding or concentration
    Acute, which is more persistent
    Maybe therapy and skills training
    - some will need it just for...

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O the stew of human progress
The feast of our enterprise 
Simmered long enough now
For society to settle
The Fatheads
Have risen to the top




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Patiently bear all the troubles
Turn them into bursting bubbles

Calmly accept life's happenings
Hoping God will show openings

Only for us God is present dear
Regarding His presence be clear

Deal with all problems stoically
Prayer will do wonders magically

Surely a solution is available
We are from troubles bailable

We must honesty make...

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is that they never tell the truth,
and if by accident, they occasionally 
come near to any kind of truth
they tend to get hives, 
or shake uncontrollably.

We shouldn’t expect them to be truthful,
it’s asking too much. 
Would we demand a dog 
cook its own dinner,
or a...

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I spent the whole night dressed up like a witch
collecting lots of candy and then YOU
stole all of it! You’re lucky I’m no snitch,
I won’t tell Mom, but here is what I’ll do:

I know your secrets and the games you play
with different girls that you...

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I am tired now, dear friend, please do not trouble me anymore,  
How long can someone walk beside you if you keep running from everyone?  
I considered you mine, I followed you at every turn,  
But think, if I stop one day,...

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I heard a noise that sounded like a cricket 
Then once again, coming from her thicket
Soozie cried, "I keep burping."
"No," I said. "It's a chirping!
I'm not gonna touch that sticky wicket."
...

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Double, Double, Toil and Trouble
Or Dragon Hood and the Secret of the Burning Pants


Our traveling actor trolls, came home to help with ‘Shakespeare in the Park’.
We wanted ‘Romeo and Juliet’, our neighborhood witches wanted ‘Mac Beth.’
Dragon wanted only happy endings…From Shakespeare? Yeah… R.I.G.H.T!
Suddenly everyone was...

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There was a man with many hats,
that lived in a house with his cats.
When he went outside,
the cats stayed inside.
Hat choosing was driving him bats.

One cat said, “he will be gone for the day.”
Another one said, “with his hats we shall play.”
A hat for each...

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