Best Unwon Poems

We seem separate, sadly so
Culture's children of East and West
A horrid hole lurks humankind
Traipse through time to stand up straight
History's tears tell the true tale
Finding freedom from irksome isms
Inner inklings shine to the stars
Will wise hearts always pay the price
Wrought with woe, wars waged unwon

Face...

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growing up too soon

	you said: is there anything more excruciating than lagging behind
						being passed by
	a hasbeen
				still knocking on portals
twitching toes twirling thumbs
         in fidgety drawn-curtained waiting rooms

and the always taken-for-granted toiling mothers maimed in mid-life stoopbent under...

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and in a sleepless silent fog
memories burnt out in faded sun
ossified bones shape quaker guns
the past a needle of deeds undone
dusk another skirmish yet unwon

and fogbound in silent sleep
hypnagogic gagged and bound
susurrous floating low and 'round
inducing visions, throaty sound
form the stranger, kundalini found

and silent in...

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There seemed to be 
a hint of shadow 
Lurking behind her smile…
A certain tightness, to her touch
 
A Mona Lisa aura…
a mood of melancholia
As if there were some fear in her
Of betraying a bit too much

It seemed to be a sign to me
That her heart...

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My father is a Christmas tree-
My mom, a silver ball.
I'm merely a portrait
Hanging on the wall.

But, my eyes see clearly
Father standing tall and strong
Holding fragile Mother dearly,
Whispering, "It won't be long

Until we see our brave son
Who died tragically that day
In a war unwon
By his beloved...

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So very innocent, genteel, serene
A preschool teacher with a fiery heart…
And free of petty words or gestures mean,
A racehorse, all impatient for the start.
She won hearts yet unwon, with brilliant smile
And moved the most rough-hewn to gentleness.
Fought fiercely for the Child, and all the while
Held...

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I hear an echo, echo, echo in my heart’s cage
I feel a halo, halo, halo in my mind’s blank page
Hear my silent radiance and my dandelion breeze
Feel the drums at the dead of night at ease

Steer your way out of troubled waters
The oceans between us...

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Laying down on the hospital bed...
Helplessly feeling so much dread...
I hopelessly dream away the sorrow,
Wishing there was another tomorrow

I'm sorry that I've let you down, Father
I apologize for the things that I've done
I'm sorry for breaking apart like no other
I sympathize with the grave and...

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Threatening clouds above
Send in lightning of love
I rove through raindrops of fall
Overall, I’m feeling my way through trees so tall
The air is dissipating the despair in my heart
All along, you tried to fix my heart as it broke apart
Sorry I let you down and you...

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The Pelican of the Endure

I sat down to rest on the longest day on a shallow shore
Pressed, the wind my face 
I counted the waves that lapped the minutes away
Till the grinding tide consumed the day, shadow ate the sun
Woe unto the shadow fair
A crimson...

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My mind is bewildered with strife
All my life, it cuts me like a knife
I'm sorry that I've given in to grief
These desires within never gave me relief

These voices in my head, once again,
Reduce me to utter dread and then,
I'm seduced by lies and abominable passions
Pour...

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I don’t understand
Why you had me coming undone
Please take my helping hand
Why is our battles left unwon? 
We have only just begun

To understand where we stood
To understand we did some good
But…still don’t understand
I don’t understand

I don’t understand where our airplanes of thought land
I don’t understand...

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Open Fields 


We are but paper planes to birdie wings 
songs left unsung 
 battles left unwon 

I am but a fly on the wall watching with objectivity my words may get misconstrued
But they stand in truth 

I hold onto the threads of my youth...

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There’s something I cannot explain
We are on a different lane…
We’re in vain and full of disdain 
I’m sorry I caused you so much pain
I’m sorry if I hurt you so
If I did, you’d let me know?
Hope I didn’t scar you for life
With my sorrowfulness and...

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I look upon the angry ice
and men that prowl its form
to stab and poke in rich delight 
a chance to ride the storm

With blades on fire and sticks held high
they weave and crash as one
in search of that elusive net
—still guarded and unwon

(Dreamsleep: October, 2021)...

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