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How one twenty first century married mortal male me - Matthew Scott Harris
...How one twenty first century married mortal male (me - Matthew Scott Harris)... found himself bewitched about Circe, particularly after reading book title by the same name. An enchantress and a ......
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Matthew Harris
Categories:
firsthand,
12th grade, adventure, age,
Form:
Free verse
the joke is on me
...The joke is on me When I read that Starmer, when visiting Trump, had with him an invitation from the king of England, offering Trump dinner I thought it was a joke, but it was true. Trump was flatt......
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Jan Hansen
Categories:
firsthand,
absence, america, beautiful, betrayal,
Form:
Blank verse
You Are The Black Sea
... {"I try to explain everything as much as I can, Though sometimes everything isn’t enough I extract components of my heart so you can see what has happened to me I have just a smile on my face to ......
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Dilara Aydin
Categories:
firsthand,
absence, abuse, addiction, anxiety,
Form:
Free verse
Three Sides to Every Story
...There are three sides that form every triangle and not always are they of the same equal proportion. There can also be three sides of many a story told, and stitched with tenuous threads that loos......
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Lin Lane
Categories:
firsthand,
truth,
Form:
Rhyme
*****- In the Eyes of God
...I hear the sermon say I don't say should not be It cannot be And reasons then are listed One by one Why I'm not real Why I'm dirty My love, wholly unworthy But God is all loving Wit......
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Lee Levoshko
Categories:
firsthand,
introspection, truth, youth,
Form:
Free verse
5am
...As the darkness fades, and the first light of dawn creeps over the horizon, a new day is born. For many, 5am is just another hour, a time to sleep in, to dream, to escape reality. But for those who ......
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Blessing Ngoni Tauro
Categories:
firsthand,
africa,
Form:
Spoken Word
Up the Villa
...In the heart of the city, where legends embark. Stands the famous old stadium, they call Villa Park. A club full of honours, with a history so rich. I'm proud when I see Aston Villa on the pitch. ......
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Sean Wilde
Categories:
firsthand,
celebration, devotion, emotions, football,
Form:
Rhyme
Lust stole my tears
...Alcohol whispered lust to me firsthand, I mistook my wife for a one night stand, Drunkeness brought me the blame Beer! Why put me into shame? Booze then made me cry dry, tears of my gland. 8......
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Maclawrence Famuyiwa
Categories:
firsthand,
addiction, baseball, crazy, depression,
Form:
Limerick
Want everything firsthand
...#Want_everything_first_hand Wanna be the first to know and hear her say" i think I'm pregnant " , wanna be the one to buy the pregnancy test , wait with her for the 15 minutes and watch as the one l......
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Poetic Ink MorepjeKO
Categories:
firsthand,
age, beautiful, blessing, child,
Form:
Free verse
Mini-Couplet Couplet:The Tails of Two Kitties
..._____________________________________________________________ My two neighbors' homes view my full yard in the back. The younger man has a dog and the elder man has a cat. They knew all ought t......
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Hilo Poet
Categories:
firsthand,
angst, anxiety, betrayal, character,
Form:
Couplet
Alone
...The thought of losing someone is hard to bear, But holding on only brings more despair. Hopes and dreams turn into disillusions, Bringing on deep depression, along with seclusion. Despite the pai......
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Andrea Elrod
Categories:
firsthand,
depression, grief, hurt, longing,
Form:
Rhyme
Hear the News Firsthand
... Yisro was a pagan high priest; Midian, his home Hearing news that the Red Sea split, and about Amalek He turned in his vestments, gave up his place on the throne Through the hot barr......
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Gershon Wolf
Categories:
firsthand,
history, inspirational, jewish, travel,
Form:
Rhyme
Deeper Than
...Slavery is not the end of atrocities Suffered by minority communities The every day systematic sway Of bricks piled against you like A wall of pain So many bricks The millions murdered for sim......
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Karen Jones
Categories:
firsthand,
abuse, africa, america, angst,
Form:
Free verse
History Won'T Die
...Written By: D. Collins 7/1/23 No one can re-write what I can regurgitate. Which is being a Black Man in the United States. <......
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Darrell Collins
Categories:
firsthand,
black african american,
Form:
Crown of Sonnets
Possibilities
...But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible. Matthew 19:26 KJV One might look at this picture And think this is impossible One......
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Stephan McBride
Categories:
firsthand,
fate,
Form:
Free verse
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