Courage High School Poems

I hate being the 'incident' of your story
Hate how you once made my heart beat so fast
Hate how I get a reminder of you
Now we're...

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Veronica Sawyer, a rebel in plaid
She joined the Heathers, but they were so bad
They ruled the school with their cruel games and lies
But Veronica had...

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My Life is a song sung in a 
series of repetitive inferior notes.
I’m unable to record mellow melodies, 
as my violin strings continually play 
with...

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In the realm of learning,where wisdom finds it's way
There lies a spirit untamed,not bound by years' array
For age is but a number a label cast...

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Seems like only yesterday,
when I wore a white cap and gown.              ...

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She's a little girl with big dreams, 
But she's doubting her potential all the time, it seems. 
She asks herself if she has all that...

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John

Dear John, 
When we were kids... 
just starting to set off, 
you called me
from the Army 
collect. 
It was half passed 2:00 am
and my parents...

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He left her with a 
Piece of paper,
Containing words of what
He hoped to be enough 
For her to comprehend.
He believed she'll read
Those lovely curved lines
With...

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We met upon the stairs. In a brief moment of chance, I did not allow myself to be drawn away by other brighter, faster burning...

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The Man…The Spirit

His name was Dr. Martin Luther King;
He was a peace-loving human being.

HIM

Preaching peace and love–
A mountain top of a man:- 
Martin Luther King.


THE...

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Every step she takes rocks her world. 
A butterfly is a dragon. 
Life is a beast that must be slain. 
It rips her heart apart...

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Juvenilia: Early Poems XIII

Davenport Tomorrow
by Michael R. Burch

Davenport tomorrow ...
all the trees stand stark-naked in the sun.

Now it is always summer
and the bees buzz in...

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Looking back, one thing comes clean-glass clear
you were always there for me subduing every fear.

I tried to do my duty, be a husband strong and...

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Walking down the road with all the people of my age 
Makes me feel like a stranger at this hell of a place
I try to...

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green is not your color-envy is not your friend


 
Date Written: 9/2/2020
2 Place    My Most Unforgettable Moment in High School Contest ...

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