Art Confusion Poems

Classical infusion Beethoven’s “ode to joy”
Playing on blaring audiophile speakers annoy 
Purposely looped to destroy vagrants with electronic music
Blends of subversive elements and anxious acoustic...

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Finally, my blood began to coagulate.
Disoriented; from all that’s bleeding through. 
Trying to grasp the hand of my soulmate; 
I notice a heart that’s receding...

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Where do all the pens go
that's what I wanna know

Did we give them to friends
who might keep them (depends)

Maybe burglars stole them
but not jewelry or...

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My perception of the world is illusory art
The darkness is absolute
Women suffering violent abuse
From the one who said, “I do.”
Men and women  pushing dope
To...

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"I'm going to wake up and bury my heart if you're not in it, I could never forget, so I pretend it never happened, I'll...

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My Faults bleed fear
Shout with anger
Ooze regret
Lavish in the art of feeling sorry for myself
Haunt my very existence
Nights cold
Days unbearing
My faults have defined me
For so...

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It may come as a shock to most,
But texting is not communication in real time, 
And seldom saves time,
Often not getting to the sender on...

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it hurt.

i didn't know how to ask you to stop.

so i let you take everything inside of me for your own.

i begged you to love...

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Radiant waves of emotions, full of hope.
Hearty beef stew with raisins and pickled beats.
We gained wisdom from our mothers.
Trusting the saints who walk beside us.
Into...

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In a world spun from the threads of reality and dreams, there exists a girl. Not just any girl, mind you, but a girl who...

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Providence rode,
I land
On the island
To learn its code
Of conduct, as
taught by Mr. Rhodes,
emeritus professor of jazz,
etiquette & odes

He says it's like an
Amorphous Z,
a
venomous ignominy
that obfuscates...

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In the cold abyss, 
we beseech that we 
may not wither in and 
from our purchase. 

Even though we do not 
expedite ourselves and 
flow...

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AI POEMS

These are poems about AI (Art-ificial Intelligence) and poems about science.

The AI Poets
by Michael R. Burch

The computer-poets stand hushed
except for the faint hum
of their...

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a reflection
of inner selves
a human torch
being impulsive
takes risks
full of fire
the woman
feels invisible 
she is smart
and accomplished
the thing, rock hard
dependable
and very strong
like his temperament
mister fantastic
a fluid...

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"If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe," ... Carl Sagan

Subtle crafts soundly, using euphemisms,
yet cluelessness dealt...

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