Lonely Free Verse Poems

Hero Lost But Found
In shadows cast by memories of pain,
A lonely soul entreats the night's domain.
"I need a hero," she cries out, raw and real,
To...

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If I had wings to fly,
I'd breathe in deep
and spread them wide
as I leap from the cliff
into the wind
where the seagulls glide.

Crossing this wide sea
I...

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I wandered on streets of that clumsy city, 
Like a cloud that hangs below the sky,
And sits over the hills, dull and so heavy, 
Then...

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My love garden remains unweeded,
Each planted flower slowly wilting.
A shadow spreads across my sunlight,
And a storm lingers without rainfall.

Sad teardrops fall from my broken heart,
No...

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I stand in the rain
Unready to start again
The chilling breeze
Brings me to my knees
I light a fire but it burns out
Casting me in the shadow...

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(“Splendid Isolation Merit Badge”, 2010, original oil)

Not My Battle

It’s not my battle
Not my hill to die on
Or claim as king.

I’d rather just sit peacefully
On some...

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Chakpii!
Wooo! ! !
We have gathered
On grandfather’s stoneseats
After a hurried meal,
This moonlight...

Assemble, children, and hearken
To the tales we know
And heard from
Our fathers...

Chakpii!
Wooo! ! !
Oruru otu mgbe...

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The rings of Saturn are empty.
They smell burning.
Moons which circle planets which are otherworldly.
We forget about them, sometimes.

Venus is catching on fire. 
Mercury is always...

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i sit alone and wait to see you again,
eyes weary from my vigil.
neighbors' rustling reminds me
of the world passing by,
but nothing distracts me
from the prison...

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Is there no match, no pair 
for a lonely man?
Don't misunderstand him,
he doesn't long for a lover...
He wants a friend! Is that too much to ask?
A...

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Two diverse paths lay,
The rough path tell the tales
Tales of what lays ahead
The smooth path tells no tales
Both lead to same destination
Our choice stared at...

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Numb.... Lonely
Staring at the same gloomy rain
dripping down 2 different 
window panes
over 300 miles away
Feeling alone & ashamed,
 full of regret because of how
we hehaved
but...

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I think God is deaf and blind
But, God is not dumb
I thought He couldn’t feel
I thought He had no feelings
He gave away all his senses
He’s...

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The door swells in its frame each winter,
paint curling like old tongues —
still you press it open with a finger,
leaving soft dents in the wood.

Inside,...

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oh lord
do
you really
know
who
i
am
just
this
lonely
grain of sand
and
my
fate
rest
in
your 
holy hands
oh lord
i
will obey
every word
that
you command
deliver your promise...

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