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Descendant Poems - Poems about Descendant


One Father, Two Sons, and the History That Divides Them
Dear Father Abraham, I Know that Too Much Time has Past, Events Taken, and Choices Made that Forever Changed the Course of History. I am a Son Not by Birth, but by Adoption, You See I Follow the Teachings of Your Son Yeshua. A Man Who Came Long Ago, Was Crucified on a Tree between Two Criminals, and...

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Categories: descendant, arabic, christian, faith, love,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Descendant of Cain In a Crowd of Strangers
cold-hearted punch came on suddenly. . . blank expression of sideways troll passes by. passed out microphone with a body nearby. inexcusable soul — soulless satisfaction. . . second death sold to the wandering whorl. 8/19/2019...

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Categories: descendant, hate,
Form: Free verse



Descendant of Flames
These earthquakes come and go. Awakening the anger within. I drank the poison from the fire of your lies. It burnt, but I kept drinking. Because it's all I've ever known. Your color turned gray. I struggle to the surface, with an anchor the size of my guilt, pulling me under the entire way up. So full of life we once were. When your...

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Categories: descendant, abuse, betrayal, cry, fear,
Form: Lyric
Premium Member I, Descendant
Ancient texts and books have been written through the years, thousands of years ago they came with fears; from an alien world, and from their space ship hundreds of males unfurled; who looked like monsters from the underworld, and human women had tears. Those men came to mate to increase their failing race, the women they would hunt down and chase; but running...

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Categories: descendant, science fiction,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Descendant
The old house was left a wordless descendant Ravines of cold air slide in through the cracks Deadbolts are latched and keys have been hidden Years of desertion have swallowed the years Cupboards are bare, and the hinges are bent, Doors are askew with a vague musty scent Laughter was swept with the dust of neglect Summers and winters have...

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Categories: descendant, dark, house, lonely, loss,
Form: Verse



Premium Member Pterosaur Descendant
A rolling roar, erupts from above; echoes across the plains. The living legend, soars from craggy spires; a sacred, sky-beast. An age-old descendant; thunderbird wings, fill the clouded skies. ...

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Categories: descendant, animal, bird, poems, poetry,
Form: Sijo
Premium Member Dinosaur Descendant
A rolling roar erupts from above; echoes across the plains. A living legend soars from craggy spires; a sacred sky beast. An age old descendant; thunder bird wings darken cloudy skies....

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Categories: descendant, bird, mythology, poems, poetry,
Form: Sijo
What It's Like To Be a Descendant of a Slave
Born from a generation of mighty men Conceived in love, raise by a queen Driven from our home land Force to work deprived of knowledge, Beaten to a pulp, slaves all are we Misunderstood taken for granted Abused and used, our history hidden A nation forgotten, people lost and confused Strife and war, drugs and guns Handed to us too start...

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Categories: descendant, pain, slavery, truth,
Form: Free verse

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