we bought him off
He was a fop, a weirdy cat, a popinjay
foolish, ridiculous, cheeky and brash
we landed on a big secret one day
he can be bought off with a bit of cash
at family events, he annoys others
paid to leave us alone by me and my brothers.
Why isn’t you dad coming around? Asked our mother.
“I have no idea,” lied
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Categories:
bought, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Dearly Bought
Wielded
like a
loaded gun
His phone
was thrusted
forth
Proof
of what
I knew
was false
Refusing
all
discourse
Armed
with but
an empty
tweet
Chosen
by a
bot
His mind
was trapped
inside a myth
Whose fiction
dearly
— bought
(Rosemont College: April, 2025)
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Categories:
bought, fantasy,
Form: Rhyme
I Bought the World
I bought the world.
Can you see where the merchant likes to sit?
I wanted to buy, that strange thing that pearled.
I offered my heart
but it wasn't enough.
So, I offered my spirit,
for they should never be apart.
But he would not trade for it.
The shady merchant offered me riches in gold.
envy of people, a
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Categories:
bought, animal, appreciation, beauty, bird,
Form: Rhyme
All the fake stunts I pulled, you never bought them
All the fake stunts I pulled, you never bought them,
All the cigarettes I rolled, you never smoked them,
I need a light in my life to illuminate all the darkness,
I need a space to breathe, to heal from the pain that weighs on me.
You and I, when we meet, we surpass all expectations, we lose ourselves
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Categories:
bought, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
Bought Me a Russian Horse
I traveled to Russia, bought me a horse
When we got home, I had buyer’s remorse
What would I feed it
What does a horse eat
Horse ordered vodka with beet borscht, of
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Categories:
bought, food, giggle, horse, international,
Form: Limerick
Bought myself a Guitar
l bought a classical guitar
a dream l'v always had
l dream't l could go far
but is it just a fad ?
So took my lesson first
while sitting on the bed
they said that is the worse
bad habits in the head.
Not easy as l thought
l dream't ld learn in week
my fingers are too short
and my pinkies far too weak.
l
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Categories:
bought, humor,
Form: Rhyme
Food finders hub dot co dot U K
Food thats good i beleive you'll find? raw milk
Not the usual, therm-ed out kind.
Link up with farmers, you can volunteer!!
Supply some spirit, spread more cheer
The bowler hatted farmer knows' his
Onions along with dear old Vobes'
And Brooks no nonsense Chris is in.'
That people power is starting to spin.!
A couple of million will do for
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Categories:
bought, celebrity, character, confidence, courage,
Form: Rhyme
woman who could not be bought or caught
she was a woman who did what she ought
with a smile that was a hundred watt
all of her causes were valiantly fought
her integrity cannot be taught
confident since she was a tiny tot
she does not fit in a pigeonhole slot
as unique as any forget-me-knot
a character who is not easily bought
she charms even the weirdest crackpot
always on
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Categories:
bought, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Monorhyme
He Bought The Farm
Even during the least happy times in our lives
It is never so unhappy that we should ever lose hope
Whoever said, “Tomorrow is another day”
Had the secret to a happy life
Another is, “Don't sweat the small stuff”
So simple yet so obvious, it make a whole lot of sense
I don't have any secrets or special potions
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Categories:
bought, tribute,
Form: Free verse
Blood Bought
When time stands still and we never need to see a clock again,
When life reveals the music and the light of grace,
When hearts can feel all the wonder beneath its silent faith…
I will remember that it was You, the only One who knew me,
So well, your blood clung to me,
Covering me in grace, leaving a
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Categories:
bought, blessing, christian, faith, forgiveness,
Form: Free verse
The man at church
Said I know the guy
who hacked your
account.
The one who put
those things card.
He found out who
and what, and how
He hacked your account.
Said carry this heavy load.
He put outrages tampering
On your account.
Using the critia he been
Taught.
Ordered toys and naughty
Thangs.
Said you bought
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Categories:
bought, allusion, america, bullying, business,
Form: Burlesque
Bought Boat in Remote Shallotte
we were in Shallotte
far away which is remote
when we bought a boat
we rode down a stream
which did appear in a dream
was rare so would seem
house by bank we bought
with me my wife I had brought
love them both a lot
knew nature was near
bird at window would appear
glad we have been here
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Categories:
bought, allegory, analogy,
Form: Haiku
Bought What Was In Line of Thought
was in line of thought
related to what we have bought
in a trap were caught
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Categories:
bought, allegory, analogy,
Form: Haiku
No Store Bought Dresses For Me
My mother was a perfectionist.
A seamstress who made all of our clothes
She would look at a dress in a window
Run home and make it but prettier.
I did not have a store-bought dress until I married.
It cost $19.99 and I was askance!
How dare they ask that much!
My husband had to send me back to buy it.
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Categories:
bought, me,
Form: Free verse
I Bought a Submarine
I bought a submarine. Not the sandwich either, a full on submarine. I got rid of all the useless stuff of course. Scrapped all the metal hulls, dumped the useless motor, left the curved propellers in rectangular dumpsters. I didn’t even splurge on the Captain’s wheel (though I definitely considered it). It came yesterday in
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Categories:
bought, image,
Form: Prose Poetry
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