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Contradiction In Terms
Contradiction In Terms Poems - Poems about Contradiction In Terms
A Day at the Jewelry Exhibit
... Another day, another protest; who can count them all This one in Vicenza, Italy, near a jewelry mall Where Israeli exhibitors dared to show their faces Trying to attract buyers in ......
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Gershon Wolf
Categories:
contradiction in terms,
appreciation, art, political, violence,
Form:
Couplet
Un-Holy War
...It’s called “Holy War”, “Jihad”, Murder in the name of God. Don’t you think that’s odd? But what is a “Holy War”? But a contradiction in terms for sure. Since Caine killed Able, The cards on ......
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Jeff W. Watson
Categories:
contradiction in terms,
allah, allusion, analogy, god,
Form:
Rhyme
Access Denied
...I'd lost count of the times I'd said those words, Thinking back; should they have been rationed? Maybe kept only for those times of intimate closeness, Were they the times for which they'd been ......
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Fred Clark
Categories:
contradiction in terms,
analogy,
Form:
Rhyme
Friendly Fire
...A contradiction in terms A fire far from friendly It burns, maims or kills soldiers Who came up with that? Date written and posted: 10/08/2018......
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Edward Ibeh
Categories:
contradiction in terms,
military, satire, truth, war,
Form:
Dodoitsu
Storms
...6.23.90 Storms A contradiction in terms A rumble in waiting To see the clouds before the fury hits, is perhaps to understand true rage of heart. Silver lingings that mask the truth. An unpre......
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Julia Brown Badr
Categories:
contradiction in terms,
nature,
Form:
Free verse
Emotions
...Do not wipe away the tears That fall upon my face For they are gentle reminders A different time, a different place My heart is still bleeding From the wound that was left behind It seems as th......
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Gregory Procopio
Categories:
contradiction in terms,
introspectionheart, heart,
Form:
Narrative
Leaking Faucet
...my mind is a -leaking faucet- completely lost it- forgot when i had it last- slave master -contradiction in terms- specs- no less- incompletes taking turns- faking the best- guilty conscienc......
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Rachel Hart
Categories:
contradiction in terms,
allegory, introspection, life
Form:
Free verse
A Struggling Poet
...they're not speaking to me now, the Muses; they're being stubborn, witholding information, like beetle-browed accomplices - their mouths pulled tight as drawstring purses. they sit on their t......
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Amy Van De Casteele
Categories:
contradiction in terms,
angst, on writing and
Form:
Free verse
A Contridiction In Terms
...A contradiction in terms A Dr. Jeckel and Mr. Hyde No stopping on this unstable ride No one knows what he is really about He wants closeness, but he is far away He wants intimacy, but he won’t......
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Courtney Dyer
Categories:
contradiction in terms,
husband, loss, lost love,
Form:
Free verse