Exempt Poems

Premium MemberWhither thou goest

...Ecclesiastes 9:10
“Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.”
"Incentive to work well i...
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Categories: exempt, death, endurance, faith, grave,
Form: Quatrain

Premium MemberIronies Within Ironies

...The morning sun filters through dust-laden windows of the district education office like an unwelcome truth trying to penetrate wilful ignorance. Shelves buckle under the weight of untouched research...
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Categories: exempt, education, irony,
Form: Haibun


Hazing

...This is in reference to fraternities and sororities who participate and initiates hazing.
Recently a young, black male was killed during a hazing incident while trying to become a member of a frater...
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Categories: exempt, abuse, anger, brother, bullying,
Form: Narrative

MOON ON A SPOON

...MOON ON A SPOON

I know that my words may sometimes seem trite
The way I feel for you deserves better than that
Like some of the oblique references to the moon
And if I could, to just offer it t...
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Categories: exempt, moon,
Form: Rhyme

The First 30 Days

...Forget the First 48, how ‘bout the first 30 days, smh.

How is it that the House that has ALL the control is so out of control?
How is it that we got an elderly grandfather acting like a kid with ...
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Categories: exempt, america, anger, change, corruption,
Form: Narrative


Shatter the Delusion

...Shatter the Delusion


Enormity of lies
Creates infallible illusion
Humanity obeys unable to resist,
as though with some instinct of feigned rebellion,
were it ever really enough - for
Earth'...
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Categories: exempt, confusion,
Form: Prose Poetry

Premium MemberAND SO, IT BEGAN

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England had joined WW II,
War declared against Germany
All men and women of the age
Required for conscription, joined,
Bravery had to be shown,
Even cowards could not decline.
Trembling the...
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Categories: exempt, war,
Form: Free verse

Breathing Words

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Mere words are placed upon the page
Where ink conjoins with pulp.
And higher themes than tongues can wage
Are sought in parsing prose.

Language is the mind’s attempt
To cobble thoughts from ...
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Categories: exempt, 12th grade, confidence, hope,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberEven

...Even --a reverse acrostic

No one is
Exempt from 
Violence while trying to get
Even
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Categories: exempt, relationship,
Form: Acrostic

Premium Memberone second before creation :maybe:

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if mankind ever comprehends everything ~ there will be nothing left 

sighs god to satan i’ll be outed ~ and you can wave goodbye to theft

well i’m a psychopath smirked satan ~ so exempt from ...
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Categories: exempt, creation, humanity, perspective,
Form: Monoku

Premium MemberBlack Americans, Listen Up

...Black Americans, Listen Up!

The morning after, November 6, 2024
Many are deeply hurt to the core
Don’t allow a result to spoil your joy
The Devil will always destroy

The normal emotion is di...
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Categories: exempt, anger, anxiety, appreciation,
Form: Rhyme

You and I are so much more

...You and I are so much more
Created in Adonai's likeness
Perfect, rare, priceless and special
Unique, extraordinary, gifted and talented
Called to complete a mission an assignment filled
With adv...
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Categories: exempt, allah, anxiety, appreciation, blessing,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberPoetic Podcast Episode 30 Bop

...You walk in hoping for solace or a smile,
instead you’re ostracized by iconoclasts.
Oh what irony!
Becoming what you profess to be against,
don’t you see what a joke that is? 
Now we’re overrun ...
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Categories: exempt, emotions, feelings, inspirational, introspection,
Form: Other

THE EXCHANGERS

...Here we are - both you and I...
Yet to ask each other why.
Why, that is, our combination
May result in conversation.
The two of us - complete strangers...
Potentially abled exchangers.
Upon mor...
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Categories: exempt, inspirational, meaningful, strength,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberTaxation of the Israeli

...We move accordingly using 
less air to breathe wandering 
about the crued oils of dirt 
grime corruption coated 
with uncommon valor seen 
by millions witnessed by 
none we move in separate 
l...
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Categories: exempt, allah,
Form: Qawwali

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