Torn between two worldsI'm torn between two distant worlds ~
one steeped in wickedness and sin,
the other pure and righteous;
my mind drifts like oil on water.
Alluring is the glory of heaven,
promised if I remain pure and holy,
yet enticing is the frivolity
hidden in jollity they call "sin."
My mind imagines the afterlife the Bible depicts,
yet I savour worldly pleasures my flesh...
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Categories:
conflict, confusion, imagination, mythology,
Form: Free verse
For loveFor love, we cross fire without flames,
we carry emptiness as if they were promises.
Sometimes, we die without blood or scream,
just to touch a moment
of that long-awaited love,
as if salvation lived within it
from a life
that has been somber and empty....
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Categories:
absence, addiction, conflict,
Form: Free verse
Truth of my lies
For what charge is this you lay at my feet?
For what misdemeanour or untruth did I afore commit?
Did I steal, did I lie and some innocence fall in my stead?
Did I indeed do much worse and is someone known to me now stone dead?
There is nothing between the daylight and the dark. No grey space...
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Categories:
conflict, dark, feelings, identity,
Form: Free verse
Wake up and hear the silence
How long do you think
you can ride the coattails
of blissful ignorance?
Isn't it flagrantly obvious that
you are skating on thin ice...
and equally evident that
you're living on borrowed time?
How long do you think
you can get away with avoiding
the elephant in the room?
Have I been the unjaded enabler
whilst my silence should have screamed
to you louder than any multitude...
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Categories:
angst, conflict, relationship, silence,
Form: Free verse
LOCKED OUTYou cheated in our relationship
You said one thing, and it was actually for another
Supposed to be number one
Turned out into no number at all
I was put on pause
You were the cause
Always stepping out
Here and there all about
Mr. Swinger and Ms. Slinger
Decided to investigate
Catch you in the act
Wasted no time
I found your address book
It wasn’t...
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Categories:
conflict, anger, betrayal, black love,
Form: Rhyme
Oh Muse Wilt Thou Be Replaced
Oh Muse Wilt Thou Be Replaced
Oh sweet Muse once your unrivalled reign
flowed rich with a poet’s theme.
Now in digital glow subpoenaing your dream
Alas cold circuits assert their own gleam,
Oh Digital Medusa, circuit’s fine as hair
How did you lure the Muse into your skilful snare?
In your silent hum through dexterous scripts?...
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Categories:
conflict, confusion,
Form: Rhyme
ANGELIC DECEPTORANGELIC DECEPTOR
Magnetic mantis,
in pious genuflection,
attracting its prey:-
...
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Categories:
angel, betrayal, conflict, extended
Form: Haiku
being alone
Categories:
angst, conflict, lonely, longing,
Form: Senryu
Categories:
anger, conflict, cry,
Form: Haiku
Strong-think v wrong-think'You can't hold it both ways, In meaning.' You
Are either direct.' Or directionless..And thus
In a mess.' No less-en-ing, yet less kenning will ensue.' Though
You deny..Its more obvious..Showing through'
True.' Reality denying.? I find it at best tedious'
Not to mention trying.! And now cov-idiocy is
Really dying.' Symtoms seen, idio-tantric bouts
And much de-crying..Tantrum-atic antic's its
Virtuless incandesacnt-cy...
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Categories:
america, appreciation, character, conflict,
Form: Rhyme
Our Better AngelsOur better angels, where have they flown?
Far afield, in a storm, windblown?
And where, the light, where wisdom shone?
If only we could see.
The answer, it seems to me, is unknown,
as the land is in a tempest, thrown.
Without their grace, I feel alone,
Give them back to me....
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Categories:
angel, conflict, lost, peace,
Form: Rhyme
Mental Rumination**Mental Rumination**
Every single day brings with it a new and unfamiliar word, each one carrying its own distinct meaning that often resonates with the shifts in my life. Retirement, for instance, has proven to be a profound transformation, especially during this initial year. I had envisioned a seamless transition, convinced that I had everything perfectly...
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Categories:
conflict, depression, endurance, introspection,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Oh, Wounded Warrior Oh, Wounded Warrior.
Battle lines and battle scars
hidden in plain sight.
Many of us now asking
was it really worth the fight?
Some of us wear uniforms.
Some of us wear shame.
It doesn’t really matter.
The outcome’s still the same.
Missing limbs, missing minds.
Broken, tossed about.
Whipped by winds of chaos.
So often left in doubt.
It’s in the heart, it’s in the eyes.
You’ll...
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Categories:
anger, conflict, courage, family,
Form: Rhyme
Cyber WarfareUpon my graduation from MIT,
they didn’t hand me a diploma.
They handed me a mask—
and a seat at the table of shadows.
They called me Director,
but in truth, I became a ghost in the wires—
a puppeteer of perception,
twisting public minds like wind turns leaves.
We didn’t drop bombs.
We dropped whispers—
tweets, headlines, a viral meme.
We knew the frequency of...
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Categories:
america, betrayal, conflict, evil,
Form: Free verse
ArmisticeNOVEMBER 2022
Rightly so, the poppies flood
Early in the winter sky
Merrily stood in field, and this
Existence of mine has passed by
Maybe they'd watch us contend
But are authorities ever sober?
Early now, in Winter's sky
Realise how they owed her
Unwillingly ignorant to the loss, they'll be
Scorching their retinas, a veil of red...
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Categories:
conflict, england, grief, in
Form: Acrostic
Specific Types of Conflict Poems
Definition | What is Conflict in Poetry?
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