Son
...Stupendous performance as a wrestler
Owned his opponent; flipped to one’s back
Naysayers criticised and duly tossed
Showed he was confident; at
One time he was bullied; now tough
Naysayers soo...
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Categories:
criticised, bullying, son, sports,
Form: Acrostic
Categories:
criticised, absence, abuse, anger, angst,
Form: Rhyme
100 fears
...100 fears - but still OK
Will you accept me
When I admit that I am afraid of dying,
Or inappropriately laughing,
Or suddenly crying.
And then there is the
Fear of my emotional pain,
Of...
...
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Categories:
criticised, conflict, confusion, dark, feelings,
Form: Rhyme
Mention
...And when healing has it's own beauty to embrace,
I rarely like my past to be rephrased.
Because in the past who I was I wanted to time stand still,
and thought that my happiness would come bac...
...
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Categories:
criticised, betrayal,
Form: Blitz
Guess Who
...
Born in London in eighteen eighty nine,
a 'rags to riches' story just like mine.
His childhood was full of horrid violence.
In adulthood he was the king of silence.
In silent reels of comedy ...
...
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Categories:
criticised, appreciation, riddle,
Form: Rhyme
Deep
...
You can’t avoid it, it’s all over the news.
Every clip and video, millions of views.
Varying opinions, not all of them healthy.
Is all this attention because they were so wealthy?
Some people...
...
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Categories:
criticised, death, deep, psychological, society,
Form: Rhyme
SHE
...She is strong,
A survivor to the core,
Fighting for the rights
That should be hers,
Instead she is denied of.
She is brave,
Courageous in the midst of her fear,
Striving to give a bet...
...
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Categories:
criticised, mother,
Form: Free verse
Flux Eterna
...“That body is female!”, they tell me.
At the turn of the moon
It purges itself of its sins,
Washing away what lives could have been,
Punished for failing biological duties.
“That body is femal...
...
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Categories:
criticised, angst, deep, how i
Form: Free verse
Anniversary Poem
...Another year has come and gone.
There's so much that has gone on!
Life has thrown you quite a trial
Yet you face it with a smile.
Marriage can be overly romanticised
Or sadly can be criticis...
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Categories:
criticised, anniversary,
Form: Couplet
The Nature Reminded Me
...
I pass by the nature everday,
To see it's beauty in every way.
The sound of the shiny streams that pass through every night,
Reminded me of your light which was blinding bright.
In the ...
...
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Categories:
criticised, 8th grade, childhood, cry,
Form: Rhyme
The Brumby 6-25
...The brumby of Australia, not known to be well bred
Some are tough as leather, but that not often said
More criticised that praised, for damage that they do
Muddying the waterholes, as cattle never...
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Categories:
criticised, animal,
Form: Rhyme
To Be a Man
...I am a woman and I'm not trying to speak on behalf of men with my poem...
But, I do know many men are struggling...
Today more than ever... And I wanted my guy friends to know that I love and sup...
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Categories:
criticised, encouraging, meaningful, men, society,
Form: Rhyme
The Lost Me
...I have lost so much of ME lately
I no longer know who I am
Don’t know if want to look for the lost ME
Or if I even give a damn
The lost Me no longer felt worthy enough
Just seemed to just anno...
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Categories:
criticised, depression, lost, sad,
Form: Rhyme
Barrenness To Adoration
...Orphanage home is her home..
Dedication with commitment
Modesty and submissiveness
God first before another..
Harmonious with pureness
Ruth is her name
for she's compassionate
Married to...
...
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Categories:
criticised, anxiety, depression, wife,
Form: Bio
The Splice of Life
...
“The Splice of Life”
When colour
was to be
washed out
of the world
the evil ones
didn’t care
the Actor led
with his
Dementors
either side of him
La...
...
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Categories:
criticised, humanity, political, religion, science,
Form: Free verse
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