The Interrogation
"I would rather be on a leaky ship that is mine, than aboard a more seaworthy vessel going where I don't wish it to go"—Poet's alter ego
Yes, I know what I’m doing
I’m the master of my fate
The captain of the sinking ship
Seeking harbor in ports whether safe or rocky
With gusto I plow through uncharted frontiers
Why
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Categories:
brash, angst, character, crazy,
Form: Free verse
Death of Morale
True, I do practice the act of introversion quite a bit,
But why should I be blamed? To what am I to admit
When I am not the transgressor in question?
I am not typically one to act in aggression,
Towards others in outward ways, I should say,
For, only in privacy, do I sometimes get irate,
Never to those who
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Categories:
brash, anger, corruption, death, hate,
Form: Elegy
Connection
Something draws me to you,
A strange feeling of knowing,
I know I love you,
Though I cannot place when,
Your smile makes my heart race,
And I cherish the words from your lips,
I feel connected to another life,
Another me, Another you,
Your hand fits into mine,
Just as your lips, completely perfect,
You are soft-spoken,
While I am brash,
You are cold,
And I am
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Categories:
brash, desire, devotion, happy, heart,
Form: Free verse
Shrewd and Brash
How does one survive among legendary and wealthy men
by being shrewd and brash?
Be a menacing wolf, not a fearful lamb!
Learn their secret to unleash power and you'll win!
How did Trump and gates amass riches
by inheritance or using their heads?
Fill up your piggy jar to the rim: a hundred pennies make a dollar,
and by adding nickels
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Categories:
brash, social,
Form: Rhyme
Brash and Bad Young Boys
brash and bad young boys
who waged war with firecrackers...
still count ten fingers
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Categories:
brash, childhood, funny
Form: Senryu