Though an atheist
...Though an atheist..
please oh lord brace and fix me with monetary salvation
After umpteen times being swindled
reducing me to abject poverty
psyche of mine
broke into a bajillion little pieces...
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Categories:
hellhole, absence, abuse, analogy, angel,
Form: Free verse
Stained
...Where the hell am I, for God's sake how did I get here, what have I done to deserve this un-humane madness. I knew what I was doing, I had complete control of myself. It wasn't the alcohol nor be it ...
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Categories:
hellhole, confusion, deep,
Form: Haibun
Shame
...ai is nothing but ghostwriters,
uses words of dead poets passed,
ai is nothing but ghost writers,
using the poets of the past.
and they say it is the future,
staring into their rearview,
good...
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Categories:
hellhole, dark,
Form: Free verse
Leather Piecemeal
...As mortal veils dissolved, our bodies merged in the ossuary's somber symphonies, two mistress awakened by the velvet-wrapped cadavers, our disinvested hands tracing syllabic patterns across the olive...
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Categories:
hellhole, art, beautiful, beauty, cute,
Form: Free verse
Register Call
...A skeletal smirk at the school door -
the greeter-teacher; 50 years later,
I feel his gimlet eyes at my back,
that leer is now plugged with dirt,
yet it can still be traced in the brown water sta...
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Categories:
hellhole, poetry,
Form: Free verse
NEW - Where is The Love Mamma - The Video
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Synopsis:
A powerful video, lyrics and music that sheds light on the devastating impact of poverty, illustrating how it fuels crime, gang violence, and psychological trauma i...
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Categories:
hellhole, anger, angst, conflict, poverty,
Form: Dramatic Verse
WHERE IS THE LOVE MAMMA
...For Silent One's - Mamma Poetry Contest
Where is the love, Mamma?
Through broken Louvre blinds, you're ever watching
Rosary beads clicking prayers on repeat mode, utteri...
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Categories:
hellhole, angst, conflict, corruption, mother
Form: Rhyme
Knotty
...A knotty path, woven in twine
With twists and turns like frizzy vine
With ups and downs and rugged plains
With teary tales and bloody stains
Above and below knots of square
Are damages on...
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Categories:
hellhole, hope,
Form: Rhyme
I Never Cared
...It was going smoothly back then until the storm swept in
People left my side, I was wondering why nobody checked in;
Things changed right before my eyes, it’s like a curse was let in
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Categories:
hellhole, anger, angst, betrayal, change,
Form: Rhyme
Mom
...Mom
So many words to say, so many things unspoken
where were you when all I needed was your love
and devotion?
To protect me from all the evil and darkness in this world
But instead, you decid...
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Categories:
hellhole, abuse, betrayal, child abuse,
Form: Free verse
Infernal Pond
...hell's goal is to heal
shall we evolve and swap now~
shun hell afterward
do each of those who
wish the worst for other kin~
they, too, deserve hell
paradise on earth
guess some...
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Categories:
hellhole, analogy, fire,
Form: Haiku
Near As Our Prayers
...He sat in the darkness, the room full of light,
And though it was midday, it felt like midnight.
The t.v. was on, the news kept on streaming,
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Categories:
hellhole, fear, hope, jesus, light,
Form: Rhyme
Sending Love To My Papa
...Sending Love to My Papa
Underneath his multiple dark layers,
He was desperately seeking the light.
Wolves dressed in sheep’s clothing his betrayers,
Kinsman who disregarded his cruel plight.
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Categories:
hellhole, abuse, emotions, father, feelings,
Form: Iambic Pentameter
Poems About Poets V
...Poems about Poets V
Edna St. Vincent Millay Has Her Way with a Vassar Professor
by Michael R. Burch
After a night of hard drinking and spreading her legs,
Millay hits the dorm, where the ...
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Categories:
hellhole, drink, muse, poems, poetry,
Form: Rhyme
Judge Me Not
...My birth name is Suzie, some say I’m a floozy
But I can’t be choosey, that’s just how it is
I’ve slept with a teacher and even a preacher
And many a doctor got more than a kiss
Don’t show me de...
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Categories:
hellhole, judgement,
Form: Rhyme
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