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Power Reclaimed

...
She's done sitting back 
and taking his abuse:
the physical, 
     the verbal, 
          the mental
               the psychological; 
Today is the day it all stops, period.
Oh, you bet...

Categories: dismissals, abuse, conflict, strength,
Form: Free verse

That's the Way We Do It

...We were taught 
that to be qu**r
means to be strange,
to be unlike the rest,
to be different, 
but not in a way that would raise surprised brows 
or taint eyes green with jealousy.
We were tau...

Categories: dismissals, discrimination, growth, poets, prejudice,
Form: Free verse

Rod Marsh

...Cricket in the 70s was great
When the future was up to a World Series fate
And Rod Marsh was one of Kerry Packer’s men
To get better paid was their demand

When the Chappells, Doug Walters, Lenn...

Categories: dismissals, sports,
Form: Dramatic Verse

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

In a Moment

...i wish
i could be a bird
owlish in my dismissals
giving chase to not one fleeting memory 
while turning my gaze ahead 
eyes and focus fixed
wings extended wide
winds lapping 
upon my soaring ...

Categories: dismissals, bird, freedom, life, philosophy,
Form: Suzette Prime

Temperature Febuary Winter Thaw-

...O' the fallen snow;
Mixed within temperatures bow;
They themselves shall enter in;
Deep amidst there is winter grins;
And unless they agree to submit;
From water to land commit
Rava...

Categories: dismissals, adventure, analogy, animal, metaphor,
Form: Rhyme

What Scarlet

...
what scarlet
names or named
dreams come to me
arrows passing flight
letters passing words
kisses directing hits
hits me again
moonbeams
slang
my
brutal
remaining stains

no sta...

Categories: dismissals, art,
Form: Ode

The Silent Torture of the Seemingly Blind

...How oft must the Seemingly Blind witness the act of Pathetically Hidden Fascinations, 
Seemingly Stolen Stares and, lest not forget, 
the Ever-Quick Dismissals of Spilt Emotions with the onset of G...

Categories: dismissals, abuse, betrayal, heartbreak, hurt,
Form: Dramatic Verse

Glory Would Arrive

...In dismissals we live, 
In rejections we thrive 
Life is not for the naïve 
Failures are meant to revive;
To make you learn fast
So one day,
 Glory would Arrive…
 Don’t falter or Run away
 Wh...

Categories: dismissals, destiny, dream, faith,
Form: Sonnet

A Peculiar Sight

...It was, perhaps, the perfect place to watch
the storm roll into the eastern boundaries.
Too far inland to be submerged, the swatch
of land was close enough for the fierce breeze.
Come night, the sky ...

Categories: dismissals, inspirational, natural disasters, nature,
Form: Sonnet