Caught Me Off Guard Poems - Poems about Caught Me Off Guard

...I was married, but to me, it wasn’t marriage. It was poverty-induced— a fate sealed by hunger and silence. I was an orphan, taken in by my mother’s brother— the uncle who accepted that I cou......

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...The fillet was supposed to be boneless but it wasn't It caught me off guard, midmeal. Between bites of slaw and baked potato It wedged in the top of my whiskered throat there was the palest form......

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...I met this stranger the other day.... I met a stranger just the other day, Wandering the halls, in a hospital’s way. My mind was spinning, feeling so low, But this kind soul made my troubles ......

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...My world changed so fast that it caught me off guard. I never thought I would see, the hate and pervasive bigotry that exists in the world today. And then, the internet came along and s......

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...Your eyes prevent me from thinking a lot, yet let you prey on my mind. Cannot really describe the happiness they plot Because in my mind, there is a lot to find. They always find their way to m......

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... “ NAME “ HADN’T SEEN HER SINCE HIGH SCHOOL AND I FORGOT HER NAME BUT HER FACE AND SLINKY WALK BOTH REMAINED THE SAME ......

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...He opened the window in much practiced silence If somebody heard there would likely be violence He’d been here before and endured quite a spat For when he broke in he encountered a cat The cat ......

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...Vibrant colors Incredible Light Flowing source In void...night A flash of pink Caught time off guard Pause created thought Flow gathered Colors mixed At what ought not ...be Accusatio......

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...Average affluent Almost Afternoon 11:30 morning time. Damian was Still asleep as were DJ and Amadeus. Molly and Dolly were In the kitchen planning Barrington And Godfrey's birthday party. ......

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...It was nearly summer break, We met as she bumped into me. She fell and I helped her up, That was only the beginning. We spent summer together, Being with her, it just felt right. A thought......

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...That very first time that we met, I thought that I've met my match, I thought that this is it. Walking towards me, as we locked eyes, your messages and pictures weren't telling no lies. The way......

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...77 winters…..77 And each one snuck up on me Caught me off guard No rake, not enough leaf bags, Too damn dark, too damn soon. And the snowblower!!!!! Dammit….gotta get fresh gas Drain it, prime......

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...There was not in the sky one small patch painted blue when the sun wrapped in clouds set unnoticed unseen. Eerie sounds; what they were, he did not have a clue but in darkness it’s known that the......

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...It caught me off-guard-- my outburst of copious tears! For Margaret Ann Brady's heartbreak over the years :( ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In reaction to this historical fiction book......

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...Don’t even think about going to the Renaissance Cemetery they said. That is where they dug up the grave that should have been dead. But the grave is alive and speaks to you if you listen hard. Mos......

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