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Should I Write of Chicken Wings?
...Should I write of grand romance, of star-crossed lovers tell? I've not known enough of that to really do it well. Should I write of torrid sex, hot and steamy affairs? I'm old enough now to s......
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David Welch
Categories:
could do better,
food, humorous, light, literature,
Form:
Rhyme
she never settled
...Alluring, bewitching, captivating, Myra the maid Engaging, entrancing, enchanting, to the young blade Her mannerisms and behaviors are most delightful Words of charming advice, empathetic, and ins......
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Caren Krutsinger
Categories:
could do better,
woman,
Form:
Rhyme
Things I Never Knew I would have come to Love
...Things I never knew I’d come to love Sinking into this old leather chair, I never imagined I’d cherish it so much. Retirement’s first year has gifted me with time—time to sit, to think, to watch. Me......
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Annie Lander
Categories:
could do better,
addiction, anger, anxiety, appreciation,
Form:
Blank verse
Finlay Crisps
...I have lived various journeys, torpidity with ideas. During the summer I walked 6 miles and 12 miles back. Intervals for blow jobs, as well as hiding within her cupboard, until her parents were asle......
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David Gale
Categories:
could do better,
appreciation,
Form:
Free verse
Trapped In My Own Web
...Caught up in the mediocracy of a life I no longer recognize… I’m fighting to break free from this trap I’ve built for myself. Even if I turned and walked away the man that I’d see walking… Woul......
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Darrell Rose
Categories:
could do better,
introspection,
Form:
Free verse
More Rapcrap
.......more crap rap.... This world is changing, Rearranging People don't seem to care Maybe they just Don't dare Leaders just bottom feeders The bad seeders Thinking they know what's best We ......
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William P. Harris
Categories:
could do better,
anger, celebration,
Form:
Rhyme
Sex Ed Failures
...Watching the clock I'm wary of time, listening to words that mean nothing to me If I could do better and take useful notes, then maybe the lesson I could finally agree It's no good to be diff......
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Alayna Maher
Categories:
could do better,
10th grade,
Form:
Rhyme
Bride Goes To Plan B
...Prior to ceremony Lily’s future mother-in-law insisted on things her way She introduced a prenup, and spoiled the bride’s entire wedding day The groom acted embarrassed, but he lived in his parents......
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Caren Krutsinger
Categories:
could do better,
bridal shower, bullying,
Form:
Rhyme
What Do I Crave the Most
...I am not supposed to eat hot peppers So, what do I crave the most? I know chili gives me heartburn. It is my favorite food after hot peppers Sweets have distorted my body into a costume I no lo......
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Caren Krutsinger
Categories:
could do better,
food,
Form:
Free verse
When Machines Dream Ii
...In the beginning there was man Alone and needing to be fulfilled He wondered if he was alone in the universe He was not complacent be so… he schemed Planned and design built machinations do h......
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Poet Tellaferro
Categories:
could do better,
allegory, allusion, art, atheist,
Form:
Free verse
Homeless Heather
...Homeless Heather Lived in yet more so outside of a rundown tenement She would wash her hair in the toilet She would eat bread thrown in the yard for the birds She wore to mix map pairs of......
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James Edward Lee Sr.
Categories:
could do better,
analogy, change, community, thanksgiving,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
A Christmas Memory
...Twas a fortnight before Christmas And my spidey senses were lit. Knowing the bike I so wanted Was to cost quite a bit. Where my hope sprang eternal But then I have to admit. I wasn't too sure ......
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David Mchattie
Categories:
could do better,
christmas, funny, humorous,
Form:
Rhyme
You and Me and Forever
...You're allowed to think you're greater That somehow through years of pain you found wisdom That whatever they are doing they are lagging behind you But what is the prize of worrying about achie......
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Andy Dudi
Categories:
could do better,
devotion,
Form:
Free verse
If People Have a Car Accident
...If People have a car accident they can spend months in hospital needing wages they depend on employers yet companies can only afford so much Society could do better I'm don't like unemployment......
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Bernard Barclay
Categories:
could do better,
inspiration, international,
Form:
Narrative
Imagine
...If we had electric cars we could have parking meters that charged those cars well shopping or at work deducting the cost automatically from our banks allowing electric cars to be charged ......
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Bernard Barclay
Categories:
could do better,
creation, humanity, inspiration, international,
Form:
Narrative
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