Forbade Poems - Poems about Forbade

... He wore no mask of murder’s face, No blade was in his hand, But still they called his love a crime, And could not understand. He kissed a boy with poet’s grace, The courts replied: “He’s banne......

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... Have I finally found what I am searching for? That so wanted, yet that so far away. My most tender and fragile yearning. Color amidst vast skies of gray. I've marveled in awe at th......

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...Mr. President, Mr. Vice President, Americans, and the world: In the crucible of revolution, our forefathers etched their pledge— a bold testament inscribed not solely in ink, but in the quiet, r......

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...Who can know and thus foretell the imaginary line Twixt everlasting doubt and certainty sublime Once declined counts twice betrayed where constant pressure parts The ties that bind us each to all ......

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...Fury of cage, Forbade him from rage. For he knew he was in pain, Which gave him joy from the sorrowest gains. Deemed to be horrid, Demise from torrid. He was slandered, For the world’s a foul ......

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...Weeping walls of heralded hallows, Sweetless seam of darkening shadows, Seldom son of sickening honour, Shall bring, shall bring, this darkening hour. So sweet, so sweet, this tallowing cower, ......

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... He tried to say, " I love you." In so many ways; Through broken bottles, crumpled cans; And fits of rage Doors that slammed, fists that rammed and Voice that screamed his pain. He t......

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...Where are the bamboo Banana husk, dad's stone chair Mom's vegetable pots. Where are the rice fields Peanuts, peas, potatoes Corn, cassava, sweet and tamarind. Where is my childhood place I......

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...Beneath my roof, no peace I find, Their words like chains, their love unkind. A shadow unseen in my own abode, While others bask in love’s bestowed. I walked away, seeking solace, far, To ......

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...“Was gesagt werden muss” (“What must be said”) by Gunter Grass translation by Michael R. Burch Why have I remained silent, so long, failing to mention something openly practiced in war games w......

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... In another universe I was a dominant spouse Like a dictator I relentlessly ruled my house Wedded a dainty damsel from another city My first flame of desire, she was wonderfully witty My need......

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... I enjoy when people quote the Word, And find it disagrees with what they’ve heard. Often wrong with what they’re claiming. Their knowledge of Scripture is often betraying. In Isaiah, you......

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...My fragmented heart defied my mind's authority A gloomy transformation carved from sorrow's blood Dopamine disappears while endorphins are the minority The down feeling crashes in like an uncontro......

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...Mom of 13 siblings was the last to pass. Behind a hung draped sheet that parted the bedroom she was in, from the living room, she saw Grandpa prepare wooden crates used to pack mangoes, guava......

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...4s When the Rooster Crows At 6.30 The soul is forgiveness because it knows forgiveness. A bird tried to build her nest under the outdoor patio light fixtures, but I forbade it. Somehow, her persist......

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