Darkside of Aquarius
...The heavens break in rivers lit by flame,
the scattered stars bow low, their crowns of shame.
Beneath their weight the trembling earth is torn,
and voices vanish where younger dreams were born.
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Categories:
derides, dark, fate, hope,
Form: Quatrain
SILENCE
...To live bound by “integrity”, where rectitude derides you? It’s starkly accustomed. I enrooted, enclosed by academics--the desolate nature of my sentience consuming my interior. Nether perfection def...
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Categories:
derides, angst, anxiety, courage, dance,
Form: Haibun
Implant Within me a Seed
...Implant within me a seed monthly, though the pulverization derides me. Let it conjure hope and solace to shatter my reality as venomous weeds entwine it, sickening me as I lay still in the liquid bir...
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Categories:
derides, allegory, anger, angst, beautiful,
Form: Haibun
The creep-state'
...It slithers and slides..' It hints and nudges..'
Derides! sheds skin. Confusing identity.'s
Yet some intently see ' in conundrums and
Delusions scattered seeds and such patterns
of un-reason.'...
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Categories:
derides, character,
Form: Rhyme
Take Notice of The Beggar Man
...Take notice of the beggar man that soon your eyes shall meet,
Offer out an outstretched hand and ask to take a seat.
This man is more than just another man who’s lost his way,
He’s more than just ...
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Categories:
derides, humanity, judgement, mental health,
Form: Rhyme
aims
...Painters strive for the perfect stroke
Comedians look for the perfect joke
Writers seek to engage or provoke
P0rn stars strain for the perfect poke
Students grind, hoping they won’t choke
Trump ...
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Categories:
derides, fun, humor, poetry,
Form: Rhyme
Why did I Fall for You, O' Sun?
...O, why did I fall for you, O' sun,
When my soul is nestled in the deeps?
Agape and afraid, my eyne mosey deeper still; they run,
Yet on the colder current your warmth invitingly sleeps.
The dis...
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Categories:
derides, crush, cry, depression, desire,
Form: Rhyme
Temper Whispers-SHM
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Written: November 17, 2023 For Charles Messina Contest
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In peace of mind and unwavering pride
Draw out your inner disgruntled ...
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Categories:
derides, analogy, appreciation, freedom,
Form: Sonnet
Mocking Dance of the Dead
...Written: September 19, 2023
Mocking The Dead Poetry Contest Sponsored by: Silent One
"Do not be afraid of death. Death transforms to something wider. Death is where it all...
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Categories:
derides, analogy, bereavement, death, giggle,
Form: Rhyme
Joining But Not Going
...I have decided to be more Christian
less anything else.
A tiny Jesus-voice,
or a bug inside my head has said:
'enough is frigging enough.'
Since Christians are derided, abused,
and killed w...
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Categories:
derides, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Hear Me From Eternal Darkness
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Hear my plea… consider truth’s earnestness
Bringing to your ear this factual soundness:
I’m Hell --- a prison of endless darkness
Where misery’s gloom prevails in blackness
Due t...
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Categories:
derides, christian, faith, god, gospel,
Form: Personification
Honoring All Countries Trio
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so proud of your country
were taught to honor others
mark of an adult
stand with great pride
no matter how big or small
all are one, do admire
how small you become
joke not of o...
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Categories:
derides, encouraging, humanity,
Form: Senryu
My Two Sons
...My flesh and blood
refused to follow me
refused the notion of the flood
fought for right, not for me
Duty served
country proud
Now we two sons confess
we have transitioned to the dress
Fa...
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Categories:
derides, allah, betrayal, bible, bullying,
Form: Free verse
Withdrawn For Good From Rat Race
...Soul, slow down your flight
A kindred soul dare to delight
In your tryst when you hold her tight
Savouring every breath, every moment
Shunting aside pain and torment
Shutting out a callous c...
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Categories:
derides, poems,
Form: Free verse
Pride Slays Advice
...Stem the tide your pride rides
To a puerile pinnacle
In a vain belief it makes sensational strides
When like a locust your spiracle
Exhales carbon dioxide
To catalyze photosynthesis for red ro...
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Categories:
derides, poems,
Form: Free verse
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