FRAGILE VESSEL Broken But Bold Enough to Bounce Back Contest
FRAGILE VESSEL
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Poem written for and submitted to “Broken But Bold Enough to Bounce Back” Poetry Contest, Anoucheka Gangabissoon, sponsor, August 11, 2025.
They gathered like shadows,
the character assassins~
their whispers their weapons,
their glances a silent judgment,
truth twisted to fit their narrative,
a caricature of my spirit
painted in the hues of malice.
I, a fragile vessel,
trembled beneath
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Categories:
character assassination, 12th grade, courage, truth,
Form: Free verse
Character Assassination
Ink spills, stains the name,
Whispers sharp, like poisoned darts,
Reputation bleeds.
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Categories:
character assassination, political,
Form: Haiku
My Character Assassination
Does my PTSD gets in the way of my character by
Unknown and recognized faces in any situations to
neutralize my energy? Because of someone 's else
Pre judgments, forced opinions, making false
deliberate spoken assumptions with slandering, personal
attacts. My character Assassinations
My feelings seems If I'm trapped in someone's else box
of how
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Categories:
character assassination, abuse, anxiety, bullying, community,
Form: Bio
Dismissive Missive
In a letter curt and bitter cold,
Words like ice, sharp and bold.
A missive wielded with willful disdain,
Dismissive of all warmth, maliciously slain.
Lines etched with callous pen,
Rejection sealed, again and again.
No comfort found, no writer even to scold
Just echoes of a preposterous tale untold.
Dismissive missive, harsh and clear,
Leaving wounds that never disappear.
Yet amidst the chill of
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Categories:
character assassination, character, writing,
Form: Rhyme
Character Assassination
Flaws people whose bones,
Lives in glass houses should not
Be throwing stones.
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Categories:
character assassination, analogy, betrayal, uplifting, wisdom,
Form: Haiku