Dark Escaping Poems

Deep in my shrewd mind, a storm rages on 
Dark clouds gather as the wind howls till dawn
A tempest of thoughts, I cannot control
A battle...

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Delicate flower of thine,
How could one shun thy beauty,
With so much ease from sun fall to sunrise,
Escaping ignorant eyes.
Blinding yet giving needs without fail,
One does...

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Dancing with crystals 
blowing smoke through my nostrils,
believing in the delusion
escaping from it's firm grasp;
the memories never ending
it's in my dreams,
interrupting my purpose
lieing to my...

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Who am I but another fool of scorn?
With what armor did the fates provide me?

A pawn am I to the house I was born.
Double the...

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Trying to hide in every dark corner.
“You can run, but you can’t hide”
Is what they say.
I never understood that saying, until today.
Always on the run...

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Privilege
by Michael R. Burch

This poem is dedicated to Harvey Stanbrough, an ex-marine who has written eloquently about the horror and absurdity of war in "Lessons...

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The goal in life is to keep your head up & stay strong. Have resilience in the face of our daily obstacles. On average staying...

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the screen projection
movie theater dark
— glow of lightning bug

11/21/2018...

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Escaping the Now


How many hells on the head of a pin?
chastised and canonized...
Am I a saving saint or sinister sin?
How many times must we live...

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You walked with me
when it was pitch-dark.
How do I find you in light ?

        *

These were the last...

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Chased mercilessly 
over well- worn tar 
palpable loss pushes 
a sable brush 
dunked in dread
a furious deluge
of fear 
 oozes out
blackens every inch
 of familiar...

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Ain't no justice living in poetic prison,
The heart pumping ink while stuck in its rhythm,
Why I feel the need for the pen to bleed,
Coz to...

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Each day brings new moments
every moment can feel the same
as weeks and months fly past
am I the one to blame?

Why is the norm so plain?
being...

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Where is the light in this dark world?

I can't find it.

Is the trench I've dug really that deep?

So deep that I can't get out?

 

My...

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The wind blew a chilly breeze across my flesh and a scary being came my way.

I am in an awe with a shivery spine and...

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