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Shots Fired
The door exploded. When she slammed it, detonations riddled his body, shock and anger galloped over his mind both riding the same horse. Molten emotions dripped in the air, a seethe like lava, a floe that clung even as she ran down the long staircase, heels ticking off all the wrongs of his tongue. They ate the apple, but the worm in the fruit ate her. It was...

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Categories: fired, poetry,
Form: Free verse
You’re FIRED
Whether you have been with the company for years, whether you worked everyday, been on time everyday, never missed a day, was employee of the month, or hell, even the employee of the year, you know what? You’re FIRED!!! You’re fired, no you’re not, yes you are, no you not, yes you are, never mind, no...

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Categories: fired, america, corruption, emotions, jobs,
Form: Narrative



Premium Member Wild Flower Love
O’ my dearest love, I gather the world’s rarest petals for you— Ghost Orchid fragrance lingers in the marsh’s quiet air look, love, it fades then rises in the curve of my hands on the curve of your hips— like time like breath like us. But...

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Categories: fired, devotion, flower, love, memory,
Form: Lyric
Premium Member Who Fired That Shot
Who Fired That Shot Miracle Man 8/11/2024 The sound of gunfire, gives cause for alarm at night, unless from my gun. ...

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Categories: fired, scary, sound,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Can't Get Fired
I am not in school, and I am retired. I can’t get an “F”, And I can’t get fired....

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Categories: fired, graduation, humor, retirement,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member Guns and Floats
Parades police tape Shots fired active shooter Nearby children play ...

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Categories: fired, abuse, america, angst, anxiety,
Form: Senryu
Premium Member SUBSTANCE FIRED TRIGGERED OUT TAIL MAN BUTTOCK MOVES- A Grook
SUBSTANCE FIRED TRIGGERED OUT TAIL MAN BUTTOCK MOVES- A Grook I lit the substance it fired not I pulled the trigger something shot out I shake my buttock, yet don’t have a tail Like a dog we both move…WELL> 2/1/24 Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2024© ...

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Categories: fired, analogy, character, engagement, humanity,
Form: Grook
Premium Member Simple, Hot and Deep
Simple, Hot and Deep An entrepreneurs creed I learned this phrase from working with Trip Hawkins indeed That's the key to a good consumer product make it easy to navigate, sleek in design and just this side of crazy Make it feature rich and customizable Give the consumer the controls so it's not lazy It's the fantasy of control that drives a...

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Categories: fired, business, inspiration, mentor, wisdom,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Shots Fired
"Pop! Pop! Pop!" goes a squeezed Desert Eagle. Two innocent bodies drop; funeral to be held for one. Fleeing block party crew scatter like startled lemmings. A drive-by shooting; blood curdling screams follow. Repeated cries of "Somebody call an ambulance!"... ...

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Categories: fired, america, imagery, society, truth,
Form: Verse
Premium Member Shots Fired
He walks into the market, With a rifle in his hands. An ulterior motive, That no one understands. An automatic weapon, It should come as no surprise. With fully loaded clip, Drops people just like flies. See the blood splattered scene, A sight we all abhor. Another fatal shooting, Limp bodies on the floor. There's a smile on his face, As he savors all the dead. Please do us...

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Categories: fired, death, murder,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Hush - Wanna Get Me Fired
Since 'dross' doesn't rhyme with 'gross' (as it could) I'm glad that it rhymes with 'boss' (as it should!)...

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Categories: fired, anxiety, silence, work,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Shots Fired - Oh So Tired
I'm in the station when I hear the first shot I run outside to the parking lot Willis and Ferris are on the ground Faces down Blood pooling around Blood rushes to my head Are they alive or dead? I begin to move towards them when another shot rings out I feel something sharp hit me then I too am knocked out I wake...

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Categories: fired, body, courage, identity, imagination,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Number One Reason People Are Fired
I ask the fifth-grade students what the number one reason is that people cannot keep their job? Here are their guesses, given to me in a variety of ways: cannot do the work backtalk the boss late every day call in sick a lot don’t understand the job don’t know how to do the job are lazy have a frowning face have a bad...

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Categories: fired, work,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Shots Fired-
Shots fired drive by Shots injected inoculations Small consumption of alcohol Shot glass Projectiles Tactical shots fired 9/6/21 Written words by James Edward Lee Sr © 2021...

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Categories: fired, adventure, analogy,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Premium Member 'You're Fired'
frozen disbelief slow death by a thousand cuts ~ phrase employees dread Date posted: 07/29/2021...

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Categories: fired, perspective,
Form: Senryu

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