Depression
...It starts again
It's hard to breath
Lord, I have so many unmet needs
Please help me stand
I don't want to fall
You are God, in control of it all
This empty perception
Leads me into deception
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Categories:
demolishes, depression, faith, god,
Form: Rhyme
Grins and Groaners: Folio 3
...Q: Who is the young man who takes care of a child with no parents?
A: Little orphan's manny.
Q: How can a meth addict contact his supplier more quickly?
A: Put him on speed dial.
Q: What is t...
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Categories:
demolishes, humor,
Form: I do not know?
Growing Anger
...The boy has a garden
of which he is proud.
It's a safe place for him
when the world is too loud.
In it he grows joy,
and fear
and laughter
and tears.
He waters lovely blue plants
(they r...
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Categories:
demolishes, anger, boy, extended metaphor,
Form: Rhyme
The Death I Romanticize once I Think of You
..."With every fiber of my being, my eyes glimpse at my whole life gone avail and unjust; the sacrifice mother had made before birth was certainly not enough, wish I had gone through the flames of
Nor...
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Categories:
demolishes, absence, abuse, addiction, corruption,
Form: Free verse
Breaking, Broken, Breakthrough
...Breaking apart
your verbal
sledgehammer
demolishes me
words that crush
all that I am
all that I thought
while I try to find
rhyme or reason
for the assualt.
Broken down
As floods of mal...
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Categories:
demolishes, loss, love,
Form: Rhyme
Moving force
...Moving force
I foretold a prophecy
I told them I will wait for God time
They thought it was just poetry
Now The youth are out on the streets again
The echoes of needs are high
With the v...
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Categories:
demolishes, africa, courage, deep, freedom,
Form: Epic
On the thread of time's journey where souls intertwine, then depart
...On the thread of time's journey where souls intertwine, then depart,
The poet treads slowly, unraveling three loves, each a new gesture.
The first, a youthful spark, untainted in the dawn's embrace...
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Categories:
demolishes, soulmate,
Form: Free verse
Changing Direction of Time Arrow
...In time arrow’s one way course the winds of change blow,
wafting from the fading end to an unknown another new,
the thrust of transformation they get from the power
the spurt of history gives ...
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Categories:
demolishes, change, time, world,
Form: Free verse
Spiritual Simplicity
...Alexander reaching India does plan,
To meet a true wise virtuous holy man;
At these, stewards instantly take him,
To the Indus valley fertile and trim;
Where he finds a man with no clothes,
As t...
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Categories:
demolishes, anger, courage, inspiration, simple,
Form: Free verse
Stupid Faith
...100 miles
It's pretty far
Feels like a loss
Not far by car
But Too far for a rock to toss
The deadening silence of your voice
Slices to my core, it's a salty wound
Made worse by your choice...
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Categories:
demolishes, anger, betrayal, god,
Form: Cowboy Poetry
Doubt and Faith
...Doubt
erodes
confidence
demolishes
Faith!
© Demetrios Tri...
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Categories:
demolishes, faith,
Form: Lanterne
Misery Lives
...Misery is being felt around the world
by every woman, man, boy and girl.
Where does it come from? Where
is it going? One thing for sure is:
it's continually growing.
Misery comes from an ...
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Categories:
demolishes, social,
Form: Free verse
What We Got
...Note: In lieu of the drug killings here in my country.
What has our leader brought us?
He made promises
But he demolishes everything
Freedom stood for
Blood is spilled and pours on the floo...
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Categories:
demolishes, anxiety, conflict, confusion, discrimination,
Form: Free verse
Keep It Simple
...Yes, He is approachable. No, He is not hidden or isolated.
Yes, He is an Infinite and Awesome Supernatural Being.
He introduces himself to us in the form of our own humanity ...
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Categories:
demolishes, god, relationship,
Form: Prose
Hazy Man
...Hazy Man!
Hazy Man!
Lurks through the shadows of night!
Hazy Man!
Hazy Man!
Glares at me, an obnoxious sight!
Hazy Demon!
Hazy Demon!
Threatens me with demonic mumble!
Hazy D...
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Categories:
demolishes, abuse, anxiety, confusion, creation,
Form: I do not know?
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