The Prismatic Self
...Spelling, syllable count, vanity, too simple, Simon! Be prolific, cruel, smart, up to par, above the bar, fit for the stage. Tap, tap, tap…
—by poet
The Prismatic Self
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Categories:
critical analysis, angst, confidence, introspection, writing,
Form: Free verse
ERNEST HEMINGWAY JOURNEY
...The journey back
The trail
An Author of books
“FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLL” my look
From Miami to Key West
The whom being I
4 hour venture to tour Ernest Hemingway’s house in Key West, Florida
Thr...
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Categories:
critical analysis, analogy, appreciation, art, conflict,
Form: Free verse
Welcome to Social Work
...Marcia makes an early start,
to try and find a space to park,
she leaves behind her playlist tunes,
for manic Monday’s duty room,
where ceremony doesn’t stand,
and days don’t turn out quite as p...
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Categories:
critical analysis, morning, work,
Form: Rhyme
a letter
...I got a text from one of my professors yesterday saying, ‘Please stop by my office at 6 pm tomorrow.’ It didn’t say why. This was the first day after November recess, had I missed something? That nig...
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Categories:
critical analysis, appreciation, humor, school, student,
Form: Free verse
Decolonizing Capitalism
...We are nearly all macro-economic capitalists
Yet micro-economic cooperativists
with those we trust
S/he said
while burning up
and out.
Yet,
a Patriarchal Capitalist
has also fully monopol...
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Categories:
critical analysis, bullying, earth, environment, games,
Form: Parallelismus Membrorum
Shape
...An interesting muse has form,
not a template of something else,
but its own odd shape.
This muse, for the time being,
is sensually curved like a Ruben's nymph.
It has dimples and plump folds
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Categories:
critical analysis, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Peaceprized Warpropaganda
...Without freedom of LeftSing soulful
and RightWing sacred
copassionate expression
And without freedom
of multiculturally mediated
contextually intelligent press
and bicameral push
and bipart...
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Categories:
critical analysis, earth, health, humanity, integrity,
Form: Political Verse
Enlightenment
...Are you aware of who you are?
I don't think so, not so far,
Have you perceived the perfect you?
Have you ever surveyed the unseen?
How can you forget what has been said
Spirit of acceptance and ...
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Categories:
critical analysis, inspiration, mentor, philosophy, self,
Form: Free verse
In the Land of Elephant Dreams
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THE FALL OF THE WHITE ELEPHANT’S CAN’T FAIL IDEA
No self-respecting politician wanted to drink from that well
the self-inflicted delusion persisted for the faithful
they were shocked but not s...
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Categories:
critical analysis, age, corruption, passion, patriotic,
Form: Free verse
Eyes Closed
...Meditating to love
silencing the mind of all thoughts
having faith in one simple thing
is indeed a test of endurance
stretching muscles of the heart
letting it be the guide to a possible...
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Categories:
critical analysis, love, endurance,
Form: Free verse
Burning Embers
...Shredded completely, the words of a liar
Your old love poems ignite when tossed in the fire
The blaze attacks swiftly, first singing the edges
Then blackening into ashes, all your false pledges
Your ...
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Categories:
critical analysis, courage, hope, introspection, loss,
Form: Rhyme
Sanctuary
...My true spirit’s synagogue
Where my feelings are camouflaged
Just a mirage of my entourage
Solitary existence inspires my persistence
For no one to witness my soul’s resistance
To conform to the...
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Categories:
critical analysis, art, peace,
Form: Free verse