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Contravention Poems - Poems about Contravention


You failed to listen

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This is a proclamation of my mind’s commotion.
No matter the relation,
When I say no, you need to listen,
I thought you would understand,
But you persisted,
And now I must live with this for m...
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Categories: contravention, depression, sad, truth,
Form: Rhyme

From Seuss School For Philandering Fools

...fools the tools of the transient tarts
with open hearts
dupes seldom depart

the joker is wild
with the mind of a child
mild, beguiled
with an accomplished smile

knowing the difference ’twe...
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Categories: contravention, humorous,
Form: Rhyme



Premium MemberA Flitting Offering

...Flitting's like floating
only with 
the least amount
and most
ineffectual
intention.

Intention
without
clarity
without
conviction
without
direction
without
without.

Each waft
a co...
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Categories: contravention, nature, philosophy,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberAvante-Garde of Vellum and Ink

...THE AVANTE-GARDE OF VELLUM AND INK 

The avante-garde of vellum and ink, like Cupid’s bow and arrow,
Carte blanche to choose the muse we love - imagination’s marrow.

Bullseye of intr...
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Categories: contravention, writing,
Form: Couplet

The Legend of Contravention

...Turn the cold shoulders
Turn the other cheek

I don’t care
Yeah, I don’t care
Anymore…
About anything, everyone and everything…
I’m engaging in encouraging sports in my mind’s eye
I am a conf...
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Categories: contravention, anger, anxiety, appreciation, grief,
Form: Free verse



I Break Everything I Touch

...I break everything I touch;
At first seemingly simple-
But soon too much,
For my games are so nimble.

My feelings out of reach-
always too far to touch.
And not made known through speech;
I ...
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Categories: contravention, character
Form: Prose Poetry

Book: Reflection on the Important Things