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Distort Poems - Poems about Distort

Black joy vs the world
...They hate us not because we’re bad but because we are everything they cannot be Because while they stew in their own misery Formed from their own jealousy We live life fully Because that’s the b......

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Categories: distort, beauty, discrimination, joy, prejudice,
Form: Free verse
The lies they killed us with
...They starved our bodies of love Then complain how our bones shake in fear They strip us of our dignity Then glare at us when we jave nothing to wear They take our souls Then question when the......

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Categories: distort, discrimination, history, political, prejudice,
Form: Free verse



Footsteps of a Sparrow
... I watch colors distort into dots tiptoeing on the white wall Black target expands—engulfs— flitting between rear and front sight Blood drums in my ears— tides I ride with breath held shal......

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Categories: distort, analogy, bird, music, snow,
Form: Free verse
Sorry for being me
... I'm sorry for being black I'm sorry I ever cared Every moment Every smile Was pity Why be ashamed? When I'm just me Standards on standards to fit Expectations to meet People to please Now......

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Categories: distort, abuse, africa, age, anti
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Shadows of the Valley
... Written: May 13, 2025, for contest by Robert James Liguori ******************* On the golden steed, dreams catch flight, In the sunny flame, rings of final sigh ignit......

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Categories: distort, analogy, caregiving,
Form: Free verse



A Pathological Lier
... She weaves her truths with thread so thin, The needle slips and lies begin. A charming grin, a steady gaze— Yet words distort in subtle haze. She speaks of feats she’s never done, A war she ......

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Categories: distort, 12th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Slow motion or is it a Pull back with breakups
...In current times, breaking up is often referred to as a slow-motion breakup, or as the new generation might say, "pulling back." The lyrics of songs reflect the sentiment that breaking up is challeng......

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Categories: distort, absence, allegory, allusion, anxiety,
Form: Narrative
Entangled in the Digital Web: The Modern Trap
...In a realm once pure, where stories were shared, A new world arrived, yet no one was prepared. Young hands that once worked with skill and grace Now swipe on screens, lost in the race. They dre......

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Categories: distort, family, inspirational, money, poetry,
Form: Free verse
MIRROR
... The mirror is the truest thing it shows ugliness and sees beauty clearly it does not distort reality......

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Categories: distort, allusion, analogy, appreciation, mirror,
Form: Epigram
The State of Dis Union
...Welcome to The State of Dis Union. Here are some “dis” words to describe The State of Dis Union. Dismantle, disruptive, disagree, disrespectful, distract, Disappointing, disable, discredit, disre......

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Categories: distort, america, betrayal, corruption, how
Form: Narrative
MANIFESTO
...MANIFESTO Three words inscribed on a bullet Finger on a trigger ready to pull it This system that does not concede Free healthcare at the point of need Or each citizen having their own say Th......

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Categories: distort, abuse, america, betrayal, discrimination,
Form: Rhyme
Matrix Case Study 144
...Family programs used to abuse me Relationship programs used to abandon me Friendship programs used to outcast me Resource programs used to hinder me Society programs used to influence me Institu......

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Categories: distort, childhood, growing up, identity,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Madness of the Crowd and Other Popular Delusions
...(Dzachuka Tibet, summer of 2017) The Madness of the Crowd and Other Popular Delusions The crowd is always prone to madness Since reaction as a herd in danger Demands conformity without......

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Categories: distort, life, perspective, spiritual,
Form: Narrative
God said to me, a begging bowl
...On bowing to the deity, I hastened to leave the temple. God said, you seem to be in undue hurry, I demurred and said, no it’s just my worry I might ask for something That you are hesitant to gi......

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Categories: distort, faith, god, prayer,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Perfect Illusion
...within the oscillation of melting clocks, our poltergeists of times long expired…still reverberate~ tainted ticking echoing in an everlasting tug of war, pushing and pulling, throwing barbs at b......

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Categories: distort, conflict, dark, gothic, poetry,
Form: Free verse

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