Lonely Free Verse Poems

she has a rainbow disposition
personality of a confident woman
her ideas are eclectic and electric
she likes herself now

alone but not lonely
reflecting and reflective
brilliant mind, sharp theories
she...

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i remember being a child
longing for someone to hear my scream
a scream i never screamed
a cry i never cried
feeling like i was the only one...

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One step away
from waves that play.
In that fresh light,
he let go that night.

I thought back then,
that was all it had been.
I stayed to see
each wave...

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It would be a lonely trek
across the icy slopes
and devil's crevasse
where only ghosts of the damned 
dare to go.

I travelled day and night with little...

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what's that?
who's this?
what am i doing?
why am i here?

i have so many questions
about, well, everything.
i'm expected to know so much
but i feel like i don't...

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I made it so easy for you 
I never let you wonder if I loved you but
here we go again 
Another man who takes my...

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Lesser miles to go by Adejola Joseph
Lesser miles to go
Lost and lonely
Bewildered and perplexed
The city's got everybody busy
Palm on my cheek
Pondering what next?
The journey seems...

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There is something so 
sad about fireworks. 
They're so flashy, 
pretty, and exciting, 
but as they fade it
makes you feel sort 
of lonely. 

Afterall, they're...

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If God were a Woman
But, He ain’t
The Bible tells me so
He wouldn’t abandon His children
Like a deadbeat Dad
Create stars to foster kin
Use child labor to...

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In the wild breath of Alaska,
where the wind carries the scent of pine and salt,
a monk walks alone,
cloth worn thin by the weight of prayer...

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My life is a nightmare that fate embellishes with scenes of horror.
I was born in the bowels of misery, my heart crushed by rage and...

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When you turn away from me, 
It feels unbearably lonely. 

When you’re upset with me, 
Your promise to never speak again— 
It drowns my heart...

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I had just got my hands
on the new ‘Sergeant Pepper’ album.
The four girls that lived above my pad
were notified by jungle drums.

Soon we were six,...

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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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rock bottom a euphemism at best
sunken feeling of a leaden balloon
deflated burst into shrapnel of fears

they say it’s when you stop digging
the circumference of the...

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