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I write my illusions, not out of cowardice, but from that stubborn mercy
...I write my illusions, not out of cowardice, but from that stubborn mercy I owe to my own spirit that withers under the weight of time, reality, with its arithmetic of pale bones, rarely adds up to ......
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Dan Enache
Categories:
collapses,
fantasy,
Form:
Free verse
Above it All
... I’ll write of roses never touched that fade in wilt, then praise their hue, and though their rot perfumes my metaphors, I’ll never stoop to caress their blooms, and as rivers choke on o......
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Mark Massey
Categories:
collapses,
angst, anxiety, art,
Form:
Free verse
Fire
... Flames swallow oxygen, duplicitous in their deeds, circumventing steel barriers— steel barriers doubling over. Ashen soot cakes the walls; walls crumble, interlacing with soot. Pyres of......
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Sara Jama
Categories:
collapses,
allusion, dark, fire, imagery,
Form:
Other
Devils we call lovers
... Maybe devils are people we call lovers — the ones who are our weakness, our mistakes, the ones we lie for, the ones we would kill for. I have done the most foolish things for love — a lit......
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Julius Mungai
Categories:
collapses,
africa, best friend, black
Form:
Rhyme
Zen mode
...the event horizon collapses pure intent reshapes life’s lucid dream spontaneity free from desire manifests as a divine bliss stream soul is a diamond free from blemish pulse dual and single ar......
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Unseeking Seeker
Categories:
collapses,
spiritual,
Form:
Quatrain
How to make love to a didgeridoo VI
...Antiquated pipeline geysers ravage starry nebulae, blast ash. The hurricane bankrupts reed origami masts. It splits overripe pomegranates. Wild animal guitar buzzes, echoing through shattered valleys......
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Josh Moore South Dakota
Categories:
collapses,
humanity, ireland, lost love,
Form:
Free verse
Damnation
...Farther and farther you go I hope you dig yourself a grave Buried and no way out Without a coffin so I can watch you choke On your sins you have made, I hope karma comes and spits on your name ......
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Amanda Pearson
Categories:
collapses,
anger, betrayal, brother, evil,
Form:
Free verse
BREAKFAST EGG
... BREAKFAST EGG Thought reaches pinnacle plunges into its own mystery cracks open narrow self an eggshell passes personal truth into Cosmic Heart region of Eternal life t......
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Ghairo Daniels
Categories:
collapses,
extended metaphor, heart, home,
Form:
Verse
ELEPHANT WOMAN
...{ emo music inspired poem } ELEPHANT WOMAN She is Elephant Woman you cannot hide from her in houses of brick or glass or lined velvet curtains whether it sits o......
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Ghairo Daniels
Categories:
collapses,
allegory, character, courage, dance,
Form:
Free verse
Remnant
...As we expand populations increasing resources depleted what will sutain us? As wealth is held controlled by the few with so many deprived when will there be justice? As power is polarised......
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Lisle Ryder
Categories:
collapses,
angst, conflict, destiny, fate,
Form:
Didactic
I slowly fade away, like a candle melting under the weight of time
...I slowly fade away, like a candle melting under the weight of time, My world collapses around me like a house of cards struck by the wind, I need an outstretched hand to help me bear the overwhelmi......
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Dan Enache
Categories:
collapses,
fantasy,
Form:
Free verse
Animal woman, man
...I once read: "100 women trafficked and enslaved in a human egg farm-drugged, violated, and harvested. The world barely blinks." The words sat in my stomach, heavy, rotting. Not shocking, not new-just......
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Yanna Phawta
Categories:
collapses,
america, anger, animal, dark,
Form:
Free verse
Serenade of the Sea
...Under the dark high flying clouds resides the forgotten home of loneliness. Its gnarly whispers of welcome, cold colder than the sea. Yes on this faint moonlit beach the icy sea laps and sings......
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Shane Zhao
Categories:
collapses,
11th grade, loss,
Form:
Free verse
In a world where seductive whispers find echo in ears seeking solace
...In a world where seductive whispers find echo in ears seeking solace, People gravitate towards sweet illusions, like moths drawn to a burning flame, The wicked cling to this earth like an anchor in......
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Dan Enache
Categories:
collapses,
fantasy,
Form:
Free verse
Plain Girl
...“Why are you friends with someone like her when you could be friends with popular people?” Someone like her. Someone who doesn’t stand out Not with looks Not with personality Plain ......
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Brooke Zerbs
Categories:
collapses,
anxiety, for teens, girl,
Form:
Free verse
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