Free Verse Poems | Free Verse Examples

I'm sorry I know you may have never been told that But you deserve it And so if nobody is gonna tell you that I will You deserve it In a world that has told us to be strong And has held us to impossibly high standards I wanted you to know that you matter And you deserved better From the world From your own I'm...

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A parrot, a toucan, a horse’s head, and a girl in red shoes follow a manikin walking like an Egyptian into the room where I used to dream. None of them speak. They just rearrange the brushes on the table and wait for me to notice what I left undone. The Virgin of Guadalupe smiles at their shenanigans— a parrot on her shoulder now, the manikin offering a rainbow shoelace, like a...

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"In memory of Eliza and Emily" Twelve Years a Slave, Eliza Berry's life marked by cruelty, a tragedy of slavery. She rose to lower heights as she plucked the cotton with ...

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Father There is no other like you That is holy Also we sing praises to your name You are the one who made us With your holy hands You came to judge the living And the dead Also you died in the cross The third day you rose again Also you are the ruler of earth and heaven ...

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I stood on the gravel pathway, feeling the wind gently kiss my face, and the sweet scent of cherry blossoms, mingling with the air. My hands went up to my mouth, covering my gasp, as I saw him kneel down on one knee, a velvet box in his hands. A gentle smile adorned his face, as he looked...

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I'm not insane. I swear to God, I just wanted to help her. To reach out and save her. I grabbed her, to urge her to move. That's when I recognized the terror on her face. She was scared, just like me. I didn't like that. Don't be scared. I'm just trying to help. "P-please...don't." I sighed as she stammered out those words when...

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We live in the present, reminisce our past, and dream of a tomorrow that never arrives. First breath, starts Present time, and constantly changes, finding its way to a read only file dubbed past. It lies there forever in some dusty corner of our psyche. Our past never changes, however, depiction of it does. Have a great day! . ...

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2024.5.26 Sunday, My house was broke in. The next day, you messaged me "Good morning". Two hours later, I explained about the robbery. "Invaded?? i went past and saw The police van this morning. I was a bit worried that Something might have happened." From that day, every evening, You came to my place and stay till quite late. You made sure I was protected, Until...

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Butting heads, locking horns the difficult child of three if anyone was causing grief It was always going to be me, a stubborn chip from a stubborn old block never at ease we two so I left and made a life for myself far from the one you knew, you pushed too hard to tie me down I went and you felt betrayed, you...

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the floorboard that gasps when stepped on the blue bulb pulsing in an amber-lit room the coffee stain colonizing your blue shirt— some days, we are nothing but the little flaws we live with sharpen a pencil too far—it snaps gargled too long, you swallow by accident sending flowers too early— some days, we are nothing but the clock that limps or...

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Handicapped by charades, A cacophony of voices Comes from the real owners of the world Who gather, roar, and whisper in a coven. Wolly bat and tongie dog Adorned with black wrappers Teeth smeared with mysterious mixture As they shape-shift with various forms inside Even when persuaded, Their words hold final sway. Night is their realm, Flying on bat-like wings To summon ice and hailstorms. They wield the...

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The Poetry Meeting of Conflicting . crowd changes fragments. Silence falling asleep creations....

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Drag back the hands of time  our love has g r o w n in leaps and bounds     we've f~l~o~w~n with b~i~r~d~s many times, returning         to hold an olive branch— our feet s.t.u.c.k in clay, molded by love~     we are now at a point of no return Count the teeth in our mouths  many...

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Inspired by Prince Roger Nelson's song : When Doves Cry Grey clouds hover over my wasteland, the desert languishes in the heat of craving, deprived of the tuneful rain, until you arrive with drizzling breeze. In your pulsating embrace my heart’s oasis resounds with the symphony of desire. As the pristine patina of radiant roses flushes your crimson cheeks, rhapsody...

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