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Blankly Poems - Poems about Blankly

They never asked
...I told my sister; "He's kind of... A mess" After my sixth anniversary dinner. My twin sister looked at me blankly and said: "The whole family knows he's kind of a mess". Now, I'm not saying I ......

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Categories: blankly, abuse, conflict, family, for
Form: Free verse
Two departures, One arrival
...Late at the airport, in haste we arrived. Rumbling plastic wheels rushing in unity, from tarmac to marble to carpet; the shuffling queue dispersed, finally. Luggage swept away, adorned with label......

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Categories: blankly, 11th grade, loss, love,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Before Poetry
... Whatever did I do to wile away my time Before poetry took over my brain Walked around staring blankly into space Burping and expelling methane Really no direction I was truly a lost......

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Categories: blankly, destiny,
Form: Rhyme
Ignorance
...I hate how it always ends up like that. How I get ignored for several hours. And reply within a few seconds. To think that you didn’t care as much as I do. Engraves a sense of solitude in my hear......

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Categories: blankly, anxiety, depression, emotions, feelings,
Form: Acrostic
Winter is Coming
...“Winter is coming” I looked at my other, shaking my head “Darling, it’s Spring” She just looked at me blankly “Winter is coming” I opened my eyes and roll over to the empty spot next to me The ......

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Categories: blankly, emotions, heartbreak, metaphor,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Falling Kindness
... Written February 28, 2025, For contest Sponsored by: Sara Jama ************************ On a planet where kindness truly counts, people's eyes widened as the las......

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Categories: blankly, analogy, flower,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Commonplace - Magritte
...mark reality by a notch in a tree honest recognition of the not dissimilar I wish I wouldn't notice so much - try to make it out I should dress smart, stare blankly ......

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Categories: blankly, art,
Form: Ekphrasis
The end is near
...The sun retreats in anguish As winter takes control, I stare out the window blankly As I let my thoughts unroll I think of the isolation Of the sadness I solely consume, Betrayed by so calle......

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Categories: blankly, 12th grade, absence, anxiety,
Form: Rhyme
The Empty Page
...The Empty Page It sat there at my student desk In wait of task to tend. Write a poem, the teacher urged, Your thoughts to paper, penned. Intently, I perused the sheet, Pale white and yet u......

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Categories: blankly, 12th grade, age, allusion,
Form: Rhyme
Inside the BPD mind
...I’m sitting all alone with this empty hole inside, I can’t seem to stop thinking “it’s always me, I’d rather die”. The voices surround me, crying out my biggest fears. As I sit staring blankly at th......

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Categories: blankly, anxiety, depression, feelings, mental
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member step one, Acknowledge
...Crippled by guilt, yet not enough to make changes in that Instant A person who to themselves are unrecognisable for Instance. Losing sight of prior priorities, instead lethargic and Inconsisten......

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Categories: blankly, absence, addiction, angst, anxiety,
Form: Rhyme
Frosty winter
...The chilly breezes of winter, As I walked by, A man glanced at me, And smiled, It wasn’t creepy, Nor was it nice, It slowly disappeared, Replaced by a look of ice, The closer he came, The f......

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Categories: blankly, abuse, anger, angst, anxiety,
Form: Free verse
The Liberation
...Prisoners were captured, their liberty were stolen Hopes were dangling, asking help to heaven Dreams were their silent sanctuaries The only one that keeps their sanities Eyes were blindfolded,......

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Categories: blankly, bible, evil,
Form: Free verse
Breathe in, breathe out, start typing
...Back straight, shoulders down. Straighten the computer. Stop staring at the purple walls. Light the candle once, twice, three times -- why won’t it light? -- before the flame finally catches, the ......

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Categories: blankly, anxiety, change, death, fear,
Form: Free verse
Someone Walking By My Sight
...It's good to see Someone just walking gracefully There isn't enough Strolling or sauntering They are such lovely words The yellow colored leaves Falling atop the umbrella As well scattered ......

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Categories: blankly, beauty, nature, woman,
Form: Free verse

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