Free Verse Poems | Free Verse Examples

I see hands reaching My muscles tensed I sharpen my claw...

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he hates his family They all had restricted his freedom That’s how he ended up like this With no one to call or visit- and share his deepest thoughts with a friend I won’t say anything or raise questions on someone's intentions because that's who this poet is i made my finest decision to be alone over the dramatic chaos life brings when I'm...

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She appears like a quiet flow of gentle timeless and pure glowing show from a waterfall of sustenance. Smooth skin, angelic sweet of a gift touching my demonic diary memoirs, frozen in time as the pages flicker and re-writes like a newly pressed hand. Her eyes a purity of splashes of green illustrated mesmerizes me with a gaze loving silk sown teasing dress, fiery red silky worship of...

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So my mom's parents are from Ireland; her mom is from Galway and her dad is from Cork. My grandma had 13 siblings. My great grandfather was a schoolmaster (principle) with a family farm, so they were sort of uppety. Side note, my grandfather from Cork was one of five, and all of them were Angela's Ashes...

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Looking for a space What if this page is what I mean and words begin to Trickle down mite think twice about poetry ...

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I Wish Al Would Just Hurry Up And Be Your Mommy, And Give A Good Lickin'! Or Wait 'Til Big A I Daddy Gets Home And Really Shows ...

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i hear the ticking of the clock it's in my head and in my heart the pulse of life doubtlessly finite so many things i want to do the tic toc getting louder it echoes in my brain rummaging through images and dreams while time rings evermore elusive i get up in the morning determined with a yearning to break free driven to spark the...

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Sure enough they'll be leaving one by one-by-one by one leaving a steady stream of grief leaving pin prick holes in the foundation of the heart the tapestry of the soul. Like termites taking down a mountain of Mahagony one clacking mandible at a time time is the ravenous masterpiece these infinite waves of grief have no mercy for a thinning beach. One day soon enough it'll...

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Water warms my skin Slippery hands touch me I babble loudly Water splashes...

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I keep planting gardens in my wounds, wondering why everything tastes like rust. Maybe I don’t want to heal— maybe I just want prettier scars. Some nights, I mistake my reflection for something I’m supposed to save. It’s not love. It’s recognition. I keep circling the fire because I built it. I don’t miss the pain— I miss having something to blame. I never wanted happiness. I wanted...

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Somber light slants through the window. The sun lazes behind blankets of clouds. Grey skies are all I see. A tranquil yet almost uneasy atmosphere rests over everyone. No one dares to shrug it off. Today is a day for soft musing and true thoughts, it's sobering and uplifting at the same time. There will be no more doubts by the end...

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SUGARCANE!!! -Gray Squirrel 06-18-2025...

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At 10,911 meters beneath the Pacific veil, where no submarine dares dream, I descended into the throat of Earth— into the trench men call Mariana, but spirits call Theotokos. There, the water was not water— it was glass that hummed. The ocean floor rose like a palace, built of crystal bones and music stones— a cathedral of sound and secrets. They called it the House...

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Space Is Far Easier To Explore Than Our Own Oceans, Which I Find Bizarre. I Say "We" Like I'm Somehow Diving In Somewhere, Fellow Explorers! Oh Well. I Don't Know What I'm Talking About. There's Your SPACE!!!!!! -Gray Squirrel 06-18-2025 ...

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I just want to hold you in my arms, have you close to me. I can't look back knowing you'll be missing— a pain I cannot bear. I want to look ahead, and find you standing, waiting there... But there comes a time where a bird must fly, and...

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