Best Work Up Poems

The truth can’t be seen through blinders.
Eyes and ears covered with hatred.
The tongue’s ready-lash sidewinders,
twisting and spinning what’s sacred.

The truth, the fact, reality
masked - the masses bobble their heads.
The illusion of blasphemy
here, when the scripture’s left unread.

No need for truth, when it’s made up.
“What is...

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So you think you are a different class
I think you're talking right out of your ass.
The only rocking you do is like Cassius Clay
And I mean right now not back in the day.

I float like a butterfly and sting like a bee
You just don't have...

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God has need of a few good men up there in heaven, I suppose,
But sometimes he picks one of the very best, and we wonder why he does.
Is there some heavy duty work up there,  that only a strong man can do?
Like fixing the...

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A Chip Off the Old Bukowski Block  ©

i sit here on the toilet
looking at the cane by my side
when did this happen?

its pronged feet could, at any moment,
scamper into a tidal pool, so much does it
remind me of a robotic crab

my mornings now consist...

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I saw you with your perfect man,
while walking home just the other day.
You were sitting in a coffee house,
laughing at what the other had to say.
It was truly such a sight to see,
two young people so well in tune.
Your smiles were so sincere and warm
that...

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What turns me on
and amps my juice?
It's physical work,
with no excuse.

Muscles will ache,
I'll work up a sweat.
Dirt under my nails,
some Band-Aids, you bet.

Dig right in
and get'er done.
Step back and enjoy,
the pride I have won.

For the contest; What Turns You On
sponsored by Frank H....

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Ferret Legging
You never know what you’ll find on the net
Nothing much surprises me there and yet
I found a sport that takes no native skill
Just a strong pair of pants and a real strong will
Competitors’ trousers are tied neath their shin
Before two ferrets are securely placed...

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Living off the grid..
I bid you ..
It's a challenge..
Living off the land..
For it's quite bland..

A taste of the great outdoors..
Mother Nature exposed..
 
Absolutely no power..
I cannot even take a shower..
Walk to the stream to fetch some water..
I feel like a fish out of water..

Always in...

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My cousin owned a beagle,
A horny ol' dog;
He hunched everything in sight,
Even a hollow log

I looked out on the lawn,
What do you think I'd see?
That peanut-head canine,
Hunchin' on a tree

Hunchin' on a bicycle,
Hunchin' on a car;
Hunchin' on a porcupine,
Oh, what an awful scar!!

I woke up...

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Are you sitting comfortably, children?
Because it's a long tale.....
Then I shall begin.

Arthur was a Mason, which in case you hadn't known
is a man who sands and chisels, making shapes from out of stone.
From animals to flowers there is nothing he can't make
and will make a...

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For how long will I wait in silence?
Will I ever feel your warmth again?
You left me broken by your absence, and torn by your elegance.
We had a perfect harmony, priceless moments and epic romance.
I long to embrace your touch and sense the aroma of your...

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A dark heart took me to a dark place on a dark night 
Years spent breaking me down till who I was , was out of sight 
I can’t see all I hear is loud screams some of my own 
In my mind I am...

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First thing in the morning give thanks for seeing
another Glorious day. Then smile and be on your
way. Ask for guidance if your skies are gray then
Be a Blessing for someone that's in dismay. Now
bad is sad but if you let it get you down you've...

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Since I was the oldest of three sisters with a mum, 
As my dad had died when I was at an age young,
I thought I’d join the navy to help out my family, 
But I excluded the black segregation code anomaly. 

In training our instructors...

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I thought that this would be an interesting topic to write
As some thoughts about this year's awesome events came to light.

Recalling the year's events made me pause
Yet several "awesome" events gave me cause.

In thinking about one particular thing I would say
That finding Poetry Soup has...

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