Kids Free Verse Poems

was it really that big of a deal
if we were both just kids
our minds snapped shut like lids
brainwashed by whats bad and good
too scared to...

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He handed me the air-brushed t-shirt
and I thanked him, said I loved it.

He asked, Do you mean that?
I said, What would have possessed me
to utter...

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I dont blame her for how she chose to survive 
It was never really her choice 
It was a forced setup 
A gun forced into...

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Acceptance equals survival 
Survival equals safety
Comfort equals invisibility 
And invisibility is vital 
For us to live a somewhat peaceful life
'Somewhat' because they even kill us...

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I miss my mom.
I don’t remember much about her,
It’s been over a decade and a half since
I last saw her,
Before she faded into
The person she’s...

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When you were born I was surprised, of this precious little girl of mine;
looking up at me with big eyes of wonder, I cried tears...

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Soulmates Forever
For my husband, my best friend, my always

We met when the world was still wide and new,
In hallways of lockers and laughter and blue.
Just...

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As I rise, 
The moon falls
The wind settles
The lake follows
The sand shimmers
The earth softens
The stars dampen and
The buildings brighten,

A tree houses
A bird swooshes
A flower opens
A...

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they wheeled me in like a busted fridge
metal bolts, the stink of bleach
my hands were calm for once—
you'd think I'd scream,
but I'd already done all...

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I know kids should be kids
Too many parents will not allow it
Be quiet whenever you are around
Don’t play too hard or get dirty
And above all,...

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Swirling smoke and tobacco cheeks;
leave no glass on the patio. Plastic
water bottle filled to the gills with butts.
children don’t care -
off
in their own world. generation...

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Social Divide

Same age, same era, same time
Meeting of spiritual and intellectual
Meeting of ancient antic and new

The ancient principles are forever principles
Created by and given by...

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Scary people are everywhere
weaving through backbones of rain-soaked roads
taillight burning A holes in my balding white walls.
Scary people in endless grocery store lines
carts filled with...

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The best compliment I have ever received is, “You’re going to be a wonderful mother one day.” I adore the idea of having children, treating...

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She always wondered how it would be
If she, a black girl starred in a romantic comedy
Where she wouldn't just be used as comic relief 
And...

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