Gladiator GamesThe arena is built lie by lie, sobs by sobs.
Names don't matter.
A game is still a game,
called by any other name.
Children with ribs like shattered shields
do not volunteer; they are raised for slaughter.
They don't fight hungry lions, only eyes,
trained to devour without guilt.
The crowd appears with open mouths—
not for speech, but for swallowing.
They neither cheer...
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Categories:
games, allegory, dark, world,
Form: Free verse
Phases and FacesThe table’s set, the cards are stacked,?
Coffee is ready, out come the snacks.?
Allana grins, that knowing look—?
She’s got Phase 1 like it’s a book.
We start out slow, just laying sets,?
But soon the room is full of bets:
?“Will she skip me?” “Who's on Phase 3?”?
The drama builds deliciously.
A run of four, a colour sweep,?
Wild cards hoarded,...
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Categories:
games, appreciation, best friend, friendship,
Form: Rhyme
Noughts And Crosses
Categories:
games, appreciation, art, celebration, childhood,
Form: Haiku
THE LIETell me your secrets,
I’ll tell you mine.
Don’t tell me lies,
We’ll get along fine.
The past is behind us,
The present is now.
That we can be friends
Is amusing somehow.
So tell her your secret
And tell her your lie.
What she doesn’t know
Is the road to goodbye.
...
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Categories:
betrayal, emotions, friendship, games,
Form: Rhyme
Gambler's Romance~Down in the "Big Easy" playing cards in a house of chance,
she’ll lay you down a losing hand, with her bluffed romance.
Her cards have many faces, but few can win her hand,
and a hard hand bet can break a heart; you'd better understand...
When you play the cards...
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Categories:
games, jealousy, passion, song,
Form: Lyric
Get this show on the roadLet’s get this show on the road,
The car's still empty and we can't seem to load
Susie's applying makeup, Jake’s playing video games,
Mary’s scrolling her socials, where friends call her names.
I want to get to the airport, I want to be
clambering into an Impressionist painting of the sea
Ride the chestnut ponies, get back to something real,
My...
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Categories:
games, childhood, culture, dad, freedom,
Form: Lyric
Categories:
fun, games, life, love,
Form: Haiku
The Batter Gets in the Game
I stepped up to the plate,
with my old, familiar stance,
thinking my set routine,
would parry the pitcher’s prance.
The first was a curved ball,
curiously spun with such intrigue.
I watched it drift in, then away,
off the plate. A ball!
The next was a fast-ball, right on line.
I swung too early, too locked up in dreams,
Convinced I...
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Categories:
emotions, friendship, games, relationship,
Form: Free verse
Spinning The Word WheelFor useful words, the word wheel I will spin.
I anxiously wait for which words I’ll win.
How many sentences will they complete?
Rhyming the end words will be quite a feat.
A noun or a verb, I commonly win,
While over and over I’ll spin and spin.
Adjectives, articles, pronouns for sure,
And other types to add to the allure.
Prepositions,...
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Categories:
fun, games, poetry, word
Form: Rhyme
Dumped, by appWe'd played each other on the
song guessing app for
six years, ever since we were matched up
when I visited Iceland in 2016; we
both liked Classic Rock and stuck to
70s playlists
For a few weeks one year (2022) I was
"out of sorts" and didn't log in; when
I next opened the app
I saw Haraldur had terminated our six-year
rivalry
I mean,...
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Categories:
friend, games, international, music,
Form: Free verse
King of Spades
wannabe king smiles
bluffing bold with empty hand
yet in one last move,
he plays the lone trump he holds ~
mighty king of spades, pyrite...
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Categories:
games, money,
Form: Tanka
Yesterdays
The shuttlecock's not got a feather
my balls have lost their tether
yo-yo and hula hoop have gone for a loop
chasing rainbow's become a boring chore
in any kind of weather
and me I fling and fly frisbees no more
as now there's come the day
when games and music I can't play
the fiddle has a broken bow
out of wind such...
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Categories:
games, how i feel,
Form: Rhyme
Mind GamesPlaying mind games everyday
What does that get us hurts only you
The one who runs the mouth
It ain't all about you it's all about them
What games you play when you are heading for the end
You be the only one that loses out
We go through our day
Like zombies at night
Praying on the weak
It's a game we...
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Categories:
games, conflict, forgiveness,
Form: Free verse
FleetingsFleetings are too faint,
too few, and so far between.
Fleeting is a butterfly
alighted with folded wings.
The glimpse of love
a flimsy kiss on cheek brings.
Dewdrops left on leaves
by early morning mist.
Echoes faint and feeble
...
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Categories:
anxiety, change, friendship, games,
Form: Free verse
OUT OF THE BRAINLoves, kick out all the bad in your brain, don’t let other take up space in your brain.
Tell them you have no place, for their games.
They pretend to care, but only want to cause you fear.
They play mind games, to try to control you, and make you have fear.
Life is like...
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Categories:
games, america, bible, emotions, faith,
Form: Rhyme
Specific Types of Games Poems
Read wonderful games poetry on the following sub-topics:
adult, arcade, board, card, classroom, high school, playground, sports, video
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