No Peace, No Solace
...I wish I could’ve whispered
To my young and clueless self
That this boy lives on a timer
This boy really needs help
It was already written down
By nature’s cruel hand
It was craved into ...
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Categories:
english class, angst, grief, school, suicide,
Form: Rhyme
The Hound of Sleep
...I see thee yet, mine eyes on thy blade and dudgeon gouts of blood,
Thus to mine eyes, o'er th'one half world 'pon the sacred curtained sleep,
Seek thou sure and firm, set stepp'd earth nigh summon ...
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Categories:
english class, blessing, deep, depression, farewell,
Form: Free verse
Mr Number of
...Mr Number of
Mr Number of
was kicked out of
English class because
he’d too
salty
marine fish breath.
...
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Categories:
english class, humor,
Form: Free verse
I would love to share with you one talk, but my soul shakes 2
...
And when I asked if you knew of the bet,
You said you didn’t, pretending with no regret.
Then I started to ramble, all confused,
Apologized a thousand times, felt used.
When I tried to expl...
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Categories:
english class, 9th grade,
Form: Free verse
My Favourite Teacher
...March into her reformative room of wisdom
Where knowledge catapults to the threshold of your mind
Where Shakespeare and short stories in spoken English
Gives vibrant vocabulary over volumes o...
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Categories:
english class, education, student,
Form: Rhyme
Father-Daughter Dance
...
I once made a stranger bleed out from his eyes
After transcribing his skeleton, and then reading
His scratched-up bones back to him.
I was thirteen when it happened, English class
When I fi...
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Categories:
english class, absence, age, anger, hate,
Form: Free verse
Children of AI
...Oliver was born in 2004 to an engineer father and a cashier mother. From a young age he loved to play sports and was an avid martial artist. At primary school he was an over-achiever, but his seconda...
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Categories:
english class, abuse, allusion, life,
Form: Prose
Would the World be a Better Place Without Pain?
...I live life for myself,
But I also live for those who did not get to.
For those who have gone through the same struggles but didn’t see the silver lining,
For those who couldn’t find the beauty...
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Categories:
english class, death, deep, depression, emo,
Form: Free verse
Mr James
...His wise council and kind patience bolstered my resolve
to overcome my youthful woes and nightmarish troubles solve.
His humanity may have saved my life. His memory I hold dear.
But whenever t...
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Categories:
english class, education, encouraging, feelings,
Form: Prose
The Bitter Tea
...Even though you know some tea, you aren’t automatically pressed to spill ALL of it. Today’s tea features our roommate Sophie and two grody flavors of betrayal. BTW, I’m being magnanimous by changing ...
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Categories:
english class, angst, school, student, teen,
Form: Free verse
Inspiration - Title By Steve Miller
...Watching you, I learned what it meant to really teach,
And I loved your class with all of my heart.
You showed me that all of my goals are within my reach.
In my everyday life, you still play a sm...
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Categories:
english class, writing,
Form: Rhyme
Boneyard
...
Boneyard
Abandoned, Peaceful
Sprawling, Watching, Waiting
Still as the Night
Graveyard
July 31, 2019
**Side note: I was inspired to write a cinquain poem after my son b...
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Categories:
english class, dark, death, gothic, peace,
Form: Cinquain
Lack of Inspiration
...Right now I'm sitting here in my dark room
late at night, with a school project to do.
My thoughts wandering of
looking for inspiration,
but I'm to tired
got no motivation.
I'm thinking of ...
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Categories:
english class, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse
Crimes and Misdemeanors
...My roommates and I congregated in our suite's great room and we’ll head out for dinner soon.
“Have you ever eaten dog food?” Leong asked Anna.
“No,” Anna answered, “it smells like chicken - it’s ...
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Categories:
english class, 3rd grade, england, mystery,
Form: Free verse
Wanted
...last Friday
My English class just ended and everyone’s packing up (18 students). The class is held outdoors under a tent due to COVID. My professor says, “Ms Vionet, may I speak with you ...
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Categories:
english class, appreciation, celebration, confidence, encouraging,
Form: Free verse
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