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Puzzling RelationshipPuzzling Relationship
Our edges seem so similar
Meant to fit, snuggly together
The tongue of your dry humor
Locks into the Grove of my clever wit
Forming attachments in every aspect of our lives
An image appears of our...
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Categories:
change, divorce, extended metaphor,
Form: Free verse
neither wanted to give up the costumeThey fell in love at a Star Wars Convention
When the marriage fell apart,
I thought they would stop dressing like 3-CPO
Neither wanted to give up the costume
To this extent
They both attended their divorce party
Where they celebrated...
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Categories:
divorce,
Form: Prose Poetry
House of CardsYou say you need a strong foundation, my friend?
On a god or guru, you cannot depend.
It is empty and false, and I beg your pard,
But, it will all fall down just like...
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Categories:
depression, divorce, friend, home,
Form: Rhyme
I Tried And I CriedI tried, I tried
To stop loving you
I cried, I cried
For being too crazy about you.
You never loved me
You take me for granted
You thought I was demented
You never cared for me
Yet, my love for you
Was unconditional
And...
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Categories:
care, crush, divorce, fantasy,
Form: Rhyme
Thin Dime Blues
Categories:
depression, divorce, fate, heartbreak,
Form: Free verse
Marriage Disparaged
Got married
settled down
Bought a house
heart o’ town
Three kids later
left my job
Wife lost faith
...
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Categories:
divorce, future, happiness, marriage,
Form: Rhyme
Virginity's Mortal SinThe Mortal Sin
We broke your hymen
the big time Mortal sin.
Bonnie and Clyde again
pistol whip a devil grin
Maria and Tony within
Romeo and Juliet end....
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Categories:
divorce, romantic,
Form: Rhyme
Missin kissin I'm No Spring Chicken I'm All Out Of LuckWhoever invented the Kiss
I'd like to shake their hand
But I won't
Because I'm shortsighted and always miss
It wouldn't be such a problem
If I had Mick Jaggers's lips
But the boss
My Mrs doesn't like it
And slaps me...
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Categories:
divorce, farewell, kiss,
Form: Free verse
THE CHEMISTRY WE SHAREDUnlike an apple falling from a tree
We were floating aloft, hearts very free
The force we shared was magnetic
Drawing us closer like molecules in a compound
We defied the laws of motion
Embarking on a whirlwind of innovation.
Even...
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Categories:
divorce, 11th grade, blessing, desire,
Form: Free verse
Unlikely Mike, for Michael JacksonUnlikely Mike
by Michael R. Burch
I married someone else’s fantasy;
she admired me despite my mutilations.
I loved her for her heart’s sake, and for mine.
I hid my face and changed its connotations.
And in the dark I danced—slight,...
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Categories:
blue, divorce, dream, heart,
Form: Rhyme
Logic at its Finest
A pony grows into a horse
Some marry to get divorced
A cute piglet grows into a sow
Some get married anyhow
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Categories:
animal, divorce, horse, marriage,
Form: Couplet
AdieuHer billowing dress beckons me
Her bouncing curls wave to me.
Her retreating footsteps fading away
Her diminishing frame bidding me adieu.
I realise my mistake - too late.
I never valued her love- bad fate....
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Categories:
absence, appreciation, divorce, women,
Form: Rhyme
EARLY LIFEShut behind the door,believing in kinship
Forenoon the scars on mother paraylzed me
Every knife calling out as a saviour
The smiles seem a distant dream
Goblins dreams turned into a hell fire
Each passing day brought a despondent
Childhood poems...
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Categories:
divorce, abuse, birth, child abuse,
Form: Free verse
Don't Shoot the MessengerPardon me I have a message
You may think that it's a joke
But the bank has sent this letter
To inform you that you're broke
I can tell by your expression
None of this is very funny
But your wife...
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Categories:
divorce,
Form: Rhyme
How I Wish Today Was Just A Bad DreamOh how I wish with my yearning nostalgic heart
That I could wake up to find
Today had just been a nightmare of a dream
And it was still the wonderful 1980s
When I was still young carefree and...
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Categories:
adventure, age, change, divorce,
Form: Free verse
Specific Types of Divorce Poems
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