Defy Poems | Examples

 
	Odds are not good for Herkimer to breed
        The kind of person who always succeeds
             For Herkimer himself failed
             Wound up in the county jail
         I’m sure this just makes your little heart bleed

In boundless realms,  where thoughts collide/
A force emerges, unmatched in stride/
A single grain, a spark, a flame/
Perfection crowned by its own name/

Flawless, fierce, it dares to rise/
An awe struck wonder beneath the skies/
In defiance of limits, it carves its place/
A sovereign spirit, a boundless grace/

No hate resides where pride takes seat/
A heart unyielding, steady in its beat/
The king of kings, beneath its light/
Bow to the Pitbull, in eternal might/

I hear your doubt, I feel your scorn
But I will rise up, and defy the norm
I will not be held back, I will not be denied
I will break through, and reach the other side

No matter the odds, no matter the cost
I will not be stopped, I will not be lost
I will keep pushing, I will keep striving
I will keep believing, I will keep surviving

Your doubt may be loud, but my faith is strong
My courage will never waiver, no matter how long
I will not be beaten, I will not be bowed
I will keep going, until I am proud

I will reach the top, I will make my mark
I will show the world, I can light the dark
Your doubt may be loud, but I will be louder
I will rise up, and make myself proud.

At a time like this
 When all hope seems lost
 Listen and ponder
 God is still saying something 

 At a time like this
 When your prayers defy answers
 Pray the more
 Your breakthrough is close 

 At a time like this 
 When you receive a sack letter
 Instead of promotion
 Do not despair 
 God could use any foolish thing 
 To preserve you for elevation 

 At a time like this
 When adversity persists 
 And every communication ceases with God
 It is time to look into your love walk

We are born in the same way,
Then why this disparity?
Race, sex, caste - stop such melee,
Spread love, peace and charity,

I have red blood, so do you,
Then aren't we equal, brother?
Give respect where it is due,
Let us honour each other,

I'm human with the same needs
like you, friend.  Think about it,
Race discrimination leads
to unnecessary split,

What if there was a divide,
Based on the colour of eyes?
An idea sure cockeyed,
It wouldn't be considered wise

What 'bout the colour of hair?
Dark-haired people, if deemed great,
Do you think it would be fair
to light-haired to bear that hate?

Then why does hued skin matter?
We are the same before God,
These man-made walls must shatter
in truth, not just on record,

Let's not stoop to violence,
Stifling cries of "I can't breathe",
Such voices none can silence,
Their blood from the ground will seethe,

There comes a day of judgement,
When we'll stand before God's throne,
All nod their acknowledgement,
That it'll be 'no divide zone'.


07.04.2021



For Unseeking seeker's "The way we look" contest

Beyond comparison,
they rise when we fall

Uniquely divergent,
to impale and enthrall

No reference or genre,
descriptions confound

 Bowie and Jagger
—alone in the crowd

(Dreamsleep: March, 2020)

Perfection and honor,
 concealed in the words

Shame and disloyalty,
 rejected unheard

Deep in a poem,
 truth’s finality hides

Inhumanity cursed,
 —its verses defy

(Villanova Pennsylvania: January, 2017)

Let’s fly.....becoming each other’s wings,

Lets’ try.....riding together in swings,

Life is too petite for searching a diamond,

Lets love.....turning summers into springs.

 

Lets jump…every hurdle together,

Lets clump…all happiness as feather,

Togetherness is a sign of bliss,

Lets search……true smiles for everyone to gather.

 

Let’s cry…….out of crazy happiness

Let’s fry……..out of fishy laziness,

Every second spawning energy

Let’s destroy……..the mist of haziness.

 

Let’s dance…….forgetting the shame,

Let’s advance…..leaving greedy game,

Living for each other’s happiness,

Let’s renounce……the notorious blame.

 

Let’s kill…….that devastating gain,

Let’s instil…..the syrupy pain

World is to love and live,

Let’s thrill……the spirits of deadliest terrain.

 

Let’s live…..life with minds & hearts clear,

Lets’ give….a poor our best share,

Equality is everybody’s right

Let’s sieve…. .Trust from greed’s glare.

Defy the dreadnaught darkness
that repels Gods' given light.
Beware the banshee blackness
dour damnation shrieks delight.
Leather wings and padded paws
phantom forms of ferine fright,
searing eyes and hunters' maws
drive intrepid hearts to flight.

From the boiling brimstone bile,
condemned corpses rise as one.
Pockmarked faces nod and smile
for the noxious night has won.

Defy the dreadnaught darkness
let the serpents' sons be bred.
Beware the banshee blackness
as the worms caress the dead.
Perverse pits where evil pours
scorched blood and liquid lead.
Demons crack forbidden doors
so our shivers might be fed.

Defy the dreadnaught darkness
where the rancid reptiles dwell.
Beware the banshee blackness
where one mis-step broaches Hell.

I refuse to take that corporate needle
in my arm
They can never change me
so I run
I'm being chased and hunted down
hide with me
We will be the ones who live
we shall live on.

Every time I close my eyes
A new frontier is waiting
I gave my word to the sky
Just my way of defying destiny
Defying destiny
Destiny defied
Defying destiny
Destiny defied
Virtue hangs from a cross
Still out of reach from the hands of decadence
I tear through the desolation
Just my way of defying destiny
Defying destiny
Destiny defied
Defying destiny 
Destiny defied…

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