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Double Over Poems - Poems about Double Over


Stardust on Autumn Leaves
...pale yellow shards of brittle glass shatter under my feet as I stroll along this grey patchwork of concrete and if the world stutters precarious on its spurious axis, I pay it no mind the ice of......

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Categories: double over, autumn, goodbye, howl, loneliness,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Turn of an Unfriendly Card
...Turn of An Unfriendly Card (Tarot 3 of Swords) I cannot empathize with a shattered heart. That image of a fragile, breakable baby pink orb Is insulting to how I feel. The turn of an unfriendly......

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Categories: double over, endurance, grief,
Form: Free verse



You me she and she
...you, me, she and she love is us, the four of us, you, me, she and she. it is the way we bust out in spontaneous dance moves in the middle of our living room when our fam-fave beat comes on a......

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Categories: double over, family,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Girls of Summer
...Like a burst of confetti They erupt into the corner store. Tanned, long legged, Laughing and pushing each other. They toss their sun-bleached hair And glance around to see If people are watchin......

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Categories: double over, humor, imagery, youth,
Form: Free verse
Showing All the Signs of Being Neanderthals
...I see them most days now in the street, Neanderthal look-a-likes, Who only grunt when I give them a hearty good day, Bent double over their phone, Gripping it like a prize bone Bearing a sharp r......

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Categories: double over, analogy, angst, anxiety, confusion,
Form: Burlesque



Premium Member A Different Kind of Cupid
...He's always up there On the crescent moon Sleeping and snoring loudly Oh, this "Cupid" couldn't be more different He's always too groggy from sleep To ever shoot his arrow straight Ask his ......

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Categories: double over, humor,
Form: Light Verse
So Double Minded
... You love to double dare, double down Raise the stakes and double the bet You love to double dip, double back Lower the cage and shark bite thru the double mesh net The risk of getting ......

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Categories: double over, evil, imagery, parody, word
Form: Rhyme
I Saw the Trees Laughing
...I SAW THE TREES LAUGHING I saw the trees laughing at the wind as it passed by. They were whispering jokes to each other, I’m almost sure. Their arms started flailing as......

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Categories: double over, allegory, nature,
Form: Blank verse
I See You
...I see you Double over Cripple to the ground Who's laughing now Don't pretend you Know me For your the hollow Whisper in my ear That whispers of Nation creations As if its all your ......

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Categories: double over, repetition,
Form: Free verse
Bundle of Joy
...Sharp piercing pains rendered me breathless I double over, crouching low like a panther. Fire, searing fiery fire leaped at my sides, licking my backside. I groan and writhe, growl and curse! only t......

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Categories: double over, mother, body,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member Mr Officer
...Mr. Officer? Mr. Officer your job is hard I know, Policing men and women as they travel to and fro, You have a thankless duty sure it’s true, For just as you hate crime many criminals hate you, But t......

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Categories: double over, angst, black african american,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member My Library
...My simple library contains no fancy morocco-bound tomes, Like those found in majestic castles and rich folks' homes. But the books on its shelves that I truly do treasure. Over a life-time have pr......

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Categories: double over, on writing and wordsme,
Form: Rhyme
Oh Lord Grant Me Just One More Day
...Fist smacks chest, I double over. Pulls my hair, wrenching me up once more. Imprints his thumbs and fingers bones Into my chin and cheeks, Bruising - he crushes the virgin skin. Presses his boo......

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Categories: double over, caregiving, confusion, dedication, depression,
Form: Free verse
True Athlete
...People don't play sports because its fun, ask any athlete most of them hate it, but they couldn't imagine their life without it. Its part of them, the love hate relationship it’s what they live......

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Categories: double over, sports, uplifting, visionary, hate,
Form: Bio

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