Instructions For Walking Away
...feet tracing ruts
softened by the weight of others
the path was worn
polished
not by insight
but by generations
unquestioning the same direction
a weed split the sidewalk
where my foo...
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Categories:
fit the mold, freedom, identity, introspection, philosophy,
Form: Lyric
Wasteland of Failure
...The outside is where I belong
The inside so filmiar
A constant stride to belong
To fit the mold of what a man should be
Weak I am cancered by self denial
When will it end for me
Alone I be
Wh...
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Categories:
fit the mold, conflict, confusion, dark, depression,
Form: Free verse
Why who we are
...I will not walk around you quietly
I will not be feminine I will not be grateful I will not be submissive
I will not fit the mold you want Be aware we are mad
I will no longer let you get away wit...
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Categories:
fit the mold, america, anti bullying, art,
Form: Free verse
another day
...Why must I cast aside
What’s precious to me,
Just to fit into a mold,
To appease a shadow, a whisper of expectation?
We all have a niche, a corner,
A place waiting somewhere,
But why do I fee...
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Categories:
fit the mold, career, day, dream, mental
Form: Free verse
Wonder of My Worth
...When wonder of my worth erupts
and threatens everything I know
Volcanoes of emotion rush
imparting such a mighty blow
Oh why, to be so insecure
to feel un...
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Categories:
fit the mold, anxiety, confidence, conflict, confusion,
Form: Rhyme
What Is Normal
...In a world where norms reside,
Where rules and patterns coincide,
What is normal, pray, define,
For this tangled web, this grand design?
Normal, they say, is like the breeze,
A subtle whisper ...
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Categories:
fit the mold, 12th grade,
Form: Free verse
Jonah Lee
...You are not wrong
So please don’t feel blue
But people, belittle
They’ll manipulate you
You are not wrong
Just because you’re unique
But people will judge
As they love to speak
You are ...
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Categories:
fit the mold, children, confidence, encouraging,
Form: Rhyme
Becoming Someone
...“Nothing ever changes
In the city of stone”
The city of mountains
The city of bones
The city of deaths which nobody mourns
Saluda is the city in which we die alone
Especially those that don’t f...
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Categories:
fit the mold, 11th grade, angst, depression,
Form: Rhyme
The F-O-L-D Follow Our Logic Deviant
...How are you my pet?
Have all you need?
Are you all set?
Have all your wants and needs met?
Good, now it’s time to pay
With your vote for me today
Prove your loyalty and appreciation
To fu...
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Categories:
fit the mold, america, corruption, humanity, identity,
Form: Rhyme
Dear Society, You, Are Unforgivable
...You are unforgivable
Dear society,
Are you happy?
You’ve seen us tear each other apart
You’ve seen us crawl to the finish line
All for what?
Just so we can meet your standards?
Who are you?
...
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Categories:
fit the mold, 11th grade, feelings, grief,
Form: Free verse
Room of Growth
...I was down and out, I had to find a way to cope
I was lonely and needed guidance, I had to keep on
I don't need a bandage because it's from my heart I bleed from
I've been learning a lot about mys...
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Categories:
fit the mold, deep, depression, encouraging, growth,
Form: Free verse
Love That Mends a Lonely Heart
...Sitting here reminiscing
About what my life is truly missing
The passion and warmth you feel from kissing
I see myself needing to be bolder
Or my nights will continue to get colder
I need som...
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Categories:
fit the mold, desire, hope, romance, trust,
Form: Rhyme
Me At Three
...When I was three and just a little child
my thoughts never tended toward being mild.
Too much TV for me in those days
as Miss Frances and Romper Room left me ablaze.
She'd tell us "DO BEES"...
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Categories:
fit the mold, child, fantasy, fun, life,
Form: Couplet
Fighting Ignorance
...Avoided pain is the cause of pain itself
By pain, I learn to control myself
Because the madness creates the unknown
Where all my past and all my flaws are shown
Through the light unwanted
By t...
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Categories:
fit the mold, abuse, anxiety, bible, conflict,
Form: Rhyme
A Voice To Carry - a Mara Prose Poem
...He tried to smother her spirit, because he was afraid her voice would carry
He wanted to own her, so he asked her to marry
He thought I'll manipulate her, convince her my way is the only way
And a...
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Categories:
fit the mold, blessing, celebration, conflict, courage,
Form: Free verse
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