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Hyphenated Poems - Poems about Hyphenated


Hyphenated
This is what I am enjoined to be: Hyphenated ! Bound to vacillate between self-aggrandizement and self-annihilation I straddle two unrecognizable worlds only to find solace in none I am the begetter of my malaise all made of ungraspable memories and deferred living Unable to liberate presence from the grips of absence I dwell on both edges of supposed being that meanwhile refuse to...

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Categories: hyphenated, analogy, anger, confusion,
Form: Free verse
Hyphenated Hyperventilating
Talking heads will give you their attached credentials with solemn aplomb And it’s plenty hyphen proof long They’ll make unlearned eyes gasp at their hyped expertise Get simpler minds to hyperventilate, as their lower rack thoughts common sense overheat Everyday, mundane pondering takes a kid table backseat The babble bobble heads, with the apron string tongues, love speaking upper shelf kitchen cabinet highbrow kitsch Momma says, the couch...

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Categories: hyphenated, humorous, parody, wisdom, words,
Form: Light Verse



Hyphenated Americans
HYPHENATED AMERICANS You have the biggies like Chinese-Americans And Latino-Americans and German-Americans; And miniscule groups like Armenian-Americans Or Bosnia-and-Herzegovinan-Americans; But why do we never hear of English-Americans, Scottish-Americans or Welsh-Americans? Sound weird don’t they? Kinda unnecessary. Anyone ever heard of Canadian-Americans? Or Australian- or New Zealand- oh why? And hey, what about French-Americans? These are not hyphenated...

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Categories: hyphenated, funny
Form: Free verse
Hyphenated Words
What is a hyphenated word? A written impression? An expression of discourse? Defamation redefined? At fault when it is labeled as hate? What are words when they change to play a different game, to make it more palatable, yet, the meaning remains unchanged? The use of hyphenated words, politically correct hate. Author Note: The use of hyphenated words such as the N-word has...

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Categories: hyphenated, life, passion, political, socialwords,
Form: Free verse
Hyphenated
The million-to-one longshot - I know this unlikely victory isn’t so sweet when the race is fixed and everyone got paid on the side for being in on the trick while I just ran and ran and ran. Ran until every muscle ached and could barely breathe, and you threw me a cup of water that turned out to be poisoned. “I didn’t...

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Categories: hyphenated, confusion, loss, love, ,
Form: Free verse




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