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Demise Poems - Poems about Demise

Premium Member The Demise of jim crow in Minneapolis
Fifty years ago...the age of self-reflection Hollow crumbs, shadows of proud vestiges As minneapolis' jim crow vanished slowly, Painfully, no longer admired at country club Cocktail parties celebrating ribbon-cuttings My family was inside and unaware of history Working class achievement, First deli in marble edifice To corporate greed, Connecting the longest Minneapolis Skyway North to Washington Ave. Dallas barons, puppet-masters Guilding their empire on...

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Categories: demise, racism,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member We are taking big brother down'
Ha ha..I laugh.' For you will find 'you will be outmatched.) By just the Aussies; mind.' Hoody and Topher Antic and Rennick, Larter, Bos,i Hobart, Brighthope Nickolic its systemic.' Clair Woodly and Iyah.' Yes the pressure builds higher.' Also I Am against you.' In truth you'l become a no-show Max Igan Another one having a go.' Even the white rabbit...

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Categories: demise, appreciation, encouraging, endurance,
Form: Rhyme



Society's Demise
In our society those who are pure are mistaken for weak. They are taken advantage of "Whipped into shape" by society "Oh you don't eat enough" ends up being "Are you going to eat all of that?" "Why don't you have any friends? Are you depressed?" to "You have too many friends are you that desperate?" Being "whipped into shape" by society...

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Categories: demise, 9th grade, age, cry,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member america, what happened
america, what happened? they found him on the backward side of a life which headed down unused words ruled his mind they were the only friends he’d found his body wore deep wrinkles so long before it’s time carved by words glued together then pasted with awkward rhymes the only coat upon his back was the silence he’d always worn and he took it with him...

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Categories: demise, america, future,
Form: Rhyme
Many voices
I was delighted in reading many voices, Those voices were stated by various poets, ...

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Categories: demise, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member I was at McDonald's when I heard of your demise
When I first heard of your demise, I was at McDonald's eating a cheeseburger and fries. And when the newscaster said you’d died when an elephant crapped on your head, it didn't come as a big surprise. ...

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Categories: demise, death, food, humorous, rude,
Form: Light Verse
Premium Member - His Demise -
Is the snowman an extinct species? In my childhood he was common to find in most gardens. Kept a bit discreet in the background, -unforgettable memories A gradual disappearance. He did not leave behind a large fortune just an worn hat one...

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Categories: demise, childhood, confusion, humor,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Demise of Butterfly
Butterfly ballet Onyx eyes colorful death Ants feast on white wings...

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Categories: demise, appreciation, art, beautiful, death,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Niagara Falls Welcoming Demise For Those Seeking Suicide
Niagara Falls has been a Welcoming Demise for centuries. It started with thrill seekers going over the falls in a Barrel, bringing notoriety to those that survived the feat. They even have a museum there showcasing these daring life risking foolish folks. Sadly there have been over five thousand suicides that they can confirm. They estimate...

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Categories: demise, death, depression, farewell, goodbye,
Form: Free verse
the slow demise
The slow demise The houses in the hamlet emptie  old people are passing away  A timeworn man tried to flee his empty rooms of stillness His many children had gone away leaving him with an idiot son  Who thought rabbits lived in trees tall trees eating leaves The timeworn wanted to see his daughters who lived in America The police brought him back to the place he...

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Categories: demise, abuse, america, anger, angst,
Form: Free verse
Demise
This poem slowly ….di….e……...

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Categories: demise, poems,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Until my demise
This vault seems to be accepting of my largest deposit When you consider the number of skeletons in my closet All of these follow me to my most eternal resting casket Sealed by silence; to my grave, I will slave for its gasket Knowledge of this life is never going to be shared without breaking my repository For if it...

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Categories: demise, abuse, betrayal, dark, death,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Freedom Minichu
History is in your hands—President Biden We fight to defend our freedom and democracy against the banana Republicans who have converted Lincoln's Party into a dangerous cult of personality—Jamie Raskin Trump has a rap sheet—Jasmine Crockett Freedom Minichu in a democracy it’s said politics is the art of compromise papacy when truth contorts when God fearing fascists arise blood...

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Categories: demise, america, change, corruption, freedom,
Form: Rhyme
Balaam's demise, the so-called non Israelite prophet of the LORD, Numbers 22:2 conclusion
Balaam's Final Oracle Numbers 24:21-25 and uttered his oracle: "Your dwelling place is so secure, your nest is set upon a rock; yet you Kenites will be destroyed when Asshur takes you captive." Then he uttered his oracle: "Ah, who can live when God does this? Ships will come from the shores of Kittim; they will subdue Asshur and Eber, but they too will come to ruin." Then...

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Categories: demise, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Prose
A Fiddler's Demise
I feel riddled with sickness, plagued by all infirmity. Like a fiddle playing a - score of sombre tunes. (Kouta form - Japanese quatrain, 7,7,7,5) 03.20.2024...

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Categories: demise, conflict, courage, dance, music,
Form: Other

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