Devalues Poems

Premium Memberdetox

...self disgust 
and disappointment
for the slip-up
but I need to know
what cheapens intimacy
devaluing myself
devalues anyone 
with whom I 
would share something 
valuable
it's why 
I'm deto...
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Categories: devalues, emotions,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberThe Fifties

...With nostalgia Mom looks back to the year
A little girl walking to Riverside Park, without fear
Except for the bowery, no homeless on the street
Kids played outside, lots of friends to meet.

A ...
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Categories: devalues, america, community, freedom, history,
Form: Lyric


I Breath For Living

...I breath for living 
Intoxication is certain 
In hard world 
Where humans has turned so evil
With hearts full of selfishness
And greed 
In a world where care keep
Getting lesser and lesser
Hu...
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Categories: devalues, africa, courage, freedom, humanity,
Form: Epic

Premium MemberLove Is Love

...Love is not a volatile shallow stream,
There's whirlpool of passion and zeal within;
Liking is not love or vice versa seem,
Love is its sole kind; love alone can win;
Love can be concern, union, ...
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Categories: devalues, love,
Form: Ode

Premium MemberDollar By the Collar

...symbol of power, arrogance, conceit,
currency that transmits fraud and deceit,
once it had value that was backed by gold 
the fiat’s  value has dropped many fold,
does not hold value prin...
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Categories: devalues, conflict, evil, money,
Form: Rhyme


Premium MemberNonplatitude Attitude

...They say I need too much
to keep a positive
young-yang attitude,

More
and deeper soul,
higher sacred grace 
of gifted gratitude.

So do I often feel,
except privileged they feel too little...
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Categories: devalues, culture, education, health, integrity,
Form: Political Verse

Premium MemberHeroes

...One does not have to die to be a hero,
Though many heroes paid the ultimate price,
That is but one among many scenarios,
Of steel, faith, valor and noble sacrifice.

Heroes dwell in neighborhood...
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Categories: devalues, courage, hero, hope, integrity,
Form: Rhyme

Man and Power

...man and power
men in power 
nowadays equals
men and abuse 
they abuse the authority
they acquired by 
our vote 
some times I blame 
our votes 
it has brought a lot 
griefs 
it has cost us ...
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Categories: devalues, abuse, africa, corruption, humanity,
Form: Epic

Their Is a Way For a Way

...their is a way for a way
this way is very meaningful
some are looking for 
this way
through religion
some are looking for 
this way through science
some  believe
they know this way 
still th...
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Categories: devalues, africa, change, courage, freedom,
Form: Epic

The Cost of Freedom

...The cost of freedom 
Life is a free zone 
If the earth is the only one planet
 for every human
So We oath to live freely
If not what is the worth of life 
When all we have to do
 is keep fight...
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Categories: devalues, africa, change, courage, dedication,
Form: Epic

Creative Spirit

...In a world that devalues art in favor of sports and academia I think I need this reminder once in awhile, so I am posting this on my office / crafting room door.


Remember:
God gave you ...
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Categories: devalues, art, music,
Form: I do not know?

Drat

...Drat!
To the obscuring daylight,
That buries the stars;
Devalues the character of the moon;
And most of all,
Blinds my eyes,
To the essence of your candlelight beauty.
Drat, I say.
Drat!...
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Categories: devalues, angst, love, passion,
Form: Light Verse

A Talk With the Corpse

...I talked to a somber corpse as distant as lone
Transparent, defiant, obstinate, drone
It wanders aimless, no future nor past
It's given to whimsical, selfish, trespass
It said: "I glide through a...
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Categories: devalues, introspection
Form: Rhyme Royal

False Prophets

...Pimp C (RIP) often said it

On a song that is often

In many hood homes played

Everybody sittin in the pulpit

Ain't saved most preachers

Just false prophets

Prophets freaking pros

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Categories: devalues, life, philosophy
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberPanthera Tigris Altaica

...A beauty so rare in it's habitat
Endangered they are by the human brat
Like many others on our planet earth
Our greed devalues their living worth

These Siberian Stripe-rs from the Trans-Caucasu...
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Categories: devalues, animals, hope, naturetime, planet,
Form: Quatrain

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