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Closed HeartsDaylight with a mirage of night
So we use our hearts as a light
Do we really need our eyes
At this moment at this night
For all we see is nothing but dark slight
Why don’t we use them...
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Categories:
10th grade, corruption, deep,
Form: Diminished Hexaverse
What if?What if, we are all being lied to
What if, all the facts are untrue
What if, they just want to control you
What, if it's true, do you do?
What if, when we had the plandemic
What if, it...
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Categories:
anxiety, corruption, freedom, how
Form: Rhyme
The Revenant pt 3 - The Midnight HourThe Revenant pt. 3 - The Midnight Hour
~{Renatus}~
Toll of the bell at Midnight Hour,
High above, —the full moon still
Below, a sepulcher in...
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Categories:
betrayal, corruption, dark, death,
Form: Rhyme
Hobo TalesThere once was a hobo that lived by the tracks
Never ate a full meal, just ate lots of snacks
He rode in a boxcar most everywhere he went
And traveled for free, didn’t spend a cent
He had...
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Categories:
adventure, corruption, magic, people,
Form: Rhyme
Old WorldI've turned on the light
my eyes move to focus
this world can not be bleak no more
the deep sounds tremble
helicopters pass by
media scattered abrupt as if a hellish creature roars
I'll tell...
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Categories:
adventure, change, conflict, corruption,
Form: Free verse
Federally Directed Education
Categories:
corruption, education, evil, leadership,
Form: Free verse
Anchorites And HermitsWithin the shaded dust accumulated annals
Layers of times past
And cobwebbed dim cold halls of a history
Not always hide their secrets and mystery
As the echos of the past still resound
That haunts the minds of those...
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Categories:
corruption, dark,
Form: Free verse
Change Is Needed NowSomeone help me find the clued
When did we all start to lose
Compassion for our fellow man
When did humanity ban
Care and kindness for all folks
It is not a game or jokes
That the one thing we all...
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Categories:
care, change, corruption, humanity,
Form: Rhyme
Heart SurgeryShe has been sobbing all night for enduring the vicious fight, she has been sobbing all night for paying a daunting sacrifice, she has been sobbing all night for enduring attacks and punches, hits and...
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Categories:
corruption, abuse, angel, anger, betrayal,
Form: Narrative
I'm betterDon't let others put you down or affect you with their negative vibes.
I'm better
By Michelle Morris
22/02/2024
Dealing with your vibes
Such a bitter pill
Dealing with your pride
A battle of wills
You think you're right
100% of the time
No...
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Categories:
corruption, abuse, anti bullying, anxiety,
Form: Lyric
Categories:
career, corruption, irony, judgement,
Form: Couplet
Why those best suited to high office never get electedThey are,
Still in touch with reality
They Value logistics over statistics,
They ask the right questions.
They don't believe in a totally cashless society,
Their vision for the future includes a roadmap,
That leads to prosperity for more than...
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Categories:
corruption, care, character, city, community,
Form: Burlesque
PowerlessTime and time again I fight
To make what's wrong into a right
But though I try and give it my all
I'm powerless and feel so small
The world is burning outside my window
But I have memories as...
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Categories:
anxiety, corruption, dark, death,
Form: Rhyme
WOVEN WORLDSWOVEN WORLDS
We nod and smile at environmentalists. It was industry and mining leaving land rotten, yet with few recognising it was and is, themselves at fault - still true of uncaring business, but waste is...
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Categories:
anxiety, betrayal, corruption, earth,
Form: Other
You Are The ReasonYou are the reason why I am here because I have so much to share. You are the reason why I am here, and you act as if you don’t care.
What kind of person are...
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Categories:
corruption, america, anti bullying, community,
Form: Narrative
Specific Types of Corruption Poems
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