School Farewell Poems

My average means I don’t have to take final exams.
So my bachelor's degree is a finished product.
I cranked it out, all that’s left now is...

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At daggers drawn with no discharge in animosity 
Berated and mocked regardless of my actions or intentions 
Cant take much more, hell I'm 27
"Dont take...

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Mourn not till the embers fade,
Till the blasphemous time forces us on our way.
Mourn not what is dying
But treasure instead what it created.
Listen to how...

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In the soft glow of December’s muted light,
you gather around the table, memories swirling,
not as bright as they once shimmered in your youth,
but still, they...

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You came and perceived, driving through every life tussle, 
in the hustle of frowns, smiles and laughter, 
conquering everyday tasks in your unique way! 
The...

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'Tis off to the races now that homeschooling has ended. 
One half earns for their subsistency, 
other half learns about delinquency.
Be they friends and their...

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In Winter’s cold, on chill of air
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KEY: N-Neighbor

"An armless heart steals the pause that a calming reveals," ... by The Poet

He said his peace then looked at his timepiece
like he's forgotten
supine...

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Born in December on a cold winter’s day
I was baptised a Christian without any say
My life given direction before I could walk
A school then chosen...

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After school on my TV screen you were there
Giving me power from my bullies or scratching my hair.
How can I forget how you looked, orange...

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I am supposed to be writing 
Poems for thank you cards,
And memory jars,
And collecting money 
For presents and food
Before the party starts.
But I find myself...

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Last Kiss

 I asked you twice, I’ll not ask thee thrice, the twice I asked was to see if question was heard, they’ll be not...

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shadowed ...

the China hills
like little pills set on end
and stairs that wend to the moon
so far from June, he thought
wrought now with frustration
on the ramp...

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Written: August 31, 2023
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Each day the evenings will shorten,
My lawn never got vibrant in my garden.
Life shifts slowly as the sun sets low in the...

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Beyond the mourning of bereavement

Today marks fourth anniversary of tragic deaths
an aching breaking heart – mine
remembers four extinguished breaths.

(dashed – not while riding off
in a...

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