Ode to Him
...Ruffles of sand that flash before my eyes in every waking moment
Oceans of blue that briefly lift and meet mine
My plain, brown eyes, that would blend in the mud
And my clothes that never lose the...
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Categories:
hoodies, anxiety, crush, for him,
Form: Ballad
It ain’t heavy it’s my boulder
...One must imagine Sisyphus’s
boulder, marble-sized these days
And Ozymandias’ plaque,
spinning despair into praise
Look on, ye hypocrites,
and sneer at my undoing
Your universe is a giant sand...
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Categories:
hoodies, how i feel, life,
Form: Rhyme
Still Blinking
...Cornfield aluminum recycled communion wafers.
We drank Gatorade wine from a stolen lunchbox,
sat Indian style in the irrigation ditch,
reciting Tool lyrics as scripture.
My IPhone had a cracked...
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Categories:
hoodies, 7th grade, age, allegory,
Form: Free verse
Pretty
...Since high school I’ve been trying to be pretty.
New clothes.
New friends.
New personality .
Being less nerdy.
Less of who I used to be way back when.
But see the problem is,
I’m still ...
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Categories:
hoodies, 10th grade, age, anxiety,
Form: Free verse
23 Is Too Young To Die
...When I found out you died I scrambled and panicked.
Not because you were gone, but needing proof of your presence.
I checked the last texts and tore up my bed
I want to
throw. up.
From ...
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Categories:
hoodies, anger, death, death of
Form: Free verse
The way we hide ourselves
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The dresses of many a distant phase,
the casual attire of black and white,
the lumberjack shirts that were once, my craze.
The hoodies that hide me, both day and night,
the caps that shad...
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Categories:
hoodies, abuse, anxiety, conflict, confusion,
Form: Rhyme Royal
Hesitant Heartbeats
...Would it be too much
If I told you
I missed you?
What if I said it
While
Lying in your shirt?
Would your heart
Be fluttering
The same way mine has been?
Like it has since
The...
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Categories:
hoodies, cute, cute love, emotions,
Form: Free verse
Dealey Plaza, are you keeping right on the still unresolved Elm street?
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I had a cat, a large one
I thought I loved the cat
The cat thought he loved me too!
Then, one day,
They took the cat away
The cat, with the bassinet, the little furry presence
And Sameeha...
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Categories:
hoodies, absence, anxiety, repetition,
Form: Free verse
Does the Gog and Magog war of Ezekiel 38 and 39 happen during the tribulation part four Q and A
...rich in livestock and goods, living at the center of the land. Ezekiel 38:12
Q: What are the modern day names of these nations: Sheba, and Dedan and the
merchants of Tarshish and all of h...
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Categories:
hoodies, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Prose
Mad About Towns
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When we set out on a road trip
We didn’t stick to the old script
And were gladly amazed
And rarely unfazed
Hitting strange towns though some were skipped
We started from Thatsnot, OK
Which ...
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Categories:
hoodies, humorous, travel, word play,
Form: Limerick
Mother GAZA
...A percentage of me has to hell been consigned
by the ever raging zionists' war machine.
To each livid soldier, a mandate is assigned
to uproot terror where multitudes are confined.
Torrents of ex...
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Categories:
hoodies, war,
Form: Rhyme
Young in Heart
...Dangling hair, girls twirl, drum majors,
Baseball turned cap boys, screenagers,
Gum chew boys, girls curls, tweenagers,
Just teenagers, just teenagers.
Pixie sticks tootsie rolls swallows,
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Categories:
hoodies, allusion, analogy, celebration, fun,
Form: Monorhyme
The Christmas Tree
...I hung my heart upon the Christmas tree
Placed my hope in a love that came so free
Baby Jesus curled his little finger around mine
Said, I have given you my own bread and wine
Santa came rollin...
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Categories:
hoodies, christmas,
Form: Couplet
Streetbeat
...who's counting bridges in shiny town
the air-cutting sirens sound closer today
and newsmen run to compile their shows
around the sidewalk sleepers
trucks reversing shout their intent
to ear-ph...
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Categories:
hoodies, city, community, culture, day,
Form: Free verse
Bus Thoughts
...I’m on a bus,
Not beside the window,
I’ve seen too much happen,
To Kenyan passengers seated by the window,
I feel safe, secure.
I’m out of the club
About to pass out
But I have money to ub...
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Categories:
hoodies, africa, perspective,
Form: Free verse
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