Mending Attitude
...Life, already, is difficult and short,
with pain dealt by the hands of others,
as in relentless judgment they hold court.
I've had enough from my sisters and brothers -
without burdening mysel...
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Categories:
burdening, psychological,
Form: Rhyme
A Vine In Winter
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A vine in winter…
stripped of its leafy clothes
shivers in forlorn silence
as it sways and scrapes at the colorless sky.
She walks alone…
in a barren, winter field
hoping to find a way pa...
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Categories:
burdening, hope,
Form: Free verse
Winter Solstice and Musings On The Entropy of Love
...Unable to sleep or pray, I stand
by the window looking out—
at moonstruck trees a December storm
has bowed with ice.
White Oaks and Maples concede
beneath the crystalline weight,
th...
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Categories:
burdening, analogy, introspection, love, winter,
Form: Free verse
The Burden Man
...With internal devices I fight,
Battling my demons of the night.
Inside I am cold, empty, and alone,
Frightening faces, a burdening tone.
The blood of nights passed,
How long must they ...
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Categories:
burdening, anxiety, horror,
Form: Rhyme
Compelling Confusion is so uncool -No Way? Yes Way-
...Crumbled like dust and I began to stumble like ashes with a gust of wind – that’s what I felt before exchanging smiles and goodbyes…
Oblivious obviously…removing the plank from my own eyes of deep-i...
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Categories:
burdening, angst, anxiety, community, confidence,
Form: Acrostic
The Way to Sunrise
...The Way To Sunrise
Would we admire the stars, if it weren’t for the night?
Without that darkness, would they have glistened bright?
What gives justice its importance, its desire?
Doesn’t the co...
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Categories:
burdening, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Passion Through Reference
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I thought I stood on top of the world
But it was only when I fell
That I realized how small I am
Every success feels unearned
And every failure long overdue
Lifelong passions feel like a...
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Categories:
burdening, confusion, how i feel,
Form: Free verse
Backwards Spells of FEAR Part II
...handing me over through the next
door waiting for my fight to give in
injections to soothe it all away
demons flowing through my veins
changing my DNA
from careless want
to endorphin need
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Categories:
burdening, fear, flying, inspiration, mirror,
Form: Free verse
The Fractured Vows
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Once, so long ago, in love, we did believe
A union was forged, forever to conceive
But shattered dreams and promises untold
Betrayal's wrath, our story now unfolds
With heavy heart...
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Categories:
burdening, divorce, heartbreak, hurt, husband,
Form: Rhyme
Dearth and duress
...Theres all so much and so less in me..
My eyes and my heart
are but reckless youth
Shouldnt you wonder for a moment
before burdening it so
Quite a lot of you
Weighs my dear heart,
down...
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Categories:
burdening, cute love, devotion, loneliness,
Form: Free verse
What are my wings for?
...Two choices I had, which life served
Fight it or take a flight
Flight was tempting, why else did I have my wings?
Death waits for me on either side, the archers being veterans.
I fly, but not as ...
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Categories:
burdening, bird, courage, death,
Form: Narrative
Three Secrets
...One of the many secrets of life:
There is no true freedom.
Man is slave to his own ignorance
And to his own personal sense of reality.
This, in turn, leads to another secret:
The only true sin i...
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Categories:
burdening, death, life, philosophy,
Form: Free verse
Where Art Thou Anonymous Benefactor To Offer Me Succor
...Where art thou anonymous benefactor...to offer me succor?
Ah... methinks legal tender
could be a boon to help me bolster
mein kampf with necessary material equipage,
which prospect to acquire...
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Categories:
burdening, 8th grade, absence, anger,
Form: Free verse
God's Goodness
...Author Dana Redricks
August 1, 2023
In awe of God’s boundless grace, I humbly confess, those words cannot suffice to express His kindness. He fills my life with blessings that never cease, from d...
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Categories:
burdening, blessing, christian, dedication, encouraging,
Form: Free verse
Lord God, You Are My Life Restorer
...July 27 Relationship to God Bible Meditations Based on Jeremiah 27-30
Key Verse – Jeremiah 27:22 They shall be carried to Babylon, and there shall they be until the day that I visit them, sait...
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Categories:
burdening, blessing, christian, faith, god,
Form: Rhyme
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