The ElephantThe Elephant is big and strong
It’s history runs deep and long
But lots of Elephant’s are starting to die
These friendly creatures and I’ll tell you why,
They’re being killed by humans all around
Tusks being sawn off is a harrowing sound
Just for those tusks, they destroy the whole thing
For the sake of an ornament, chess piece or ring
So...
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Categories:
innocence, abuse, animal, care, creation,
Form: Free verse
The blurred lines between childhood and adulthoodWhen the lines are blurred
How can we tell who we are anymore
How do we know when innocence begins and when it ends
Or if it ever really happened
At all
This was not everyone's experience
But it was black children's
For a black boy who had to be a man
Before he could be a child...
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Categories:
innocence, children, corruption, prejudice, race,
Form: Free verse
Thought of the daymay gifts of silence illumine our mind ~
childlike heart becoming loving and kind...
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Categories:
innocence, love, silence, simple,
Form: Couplet
To the Cat Who Ran AwayTo the Cat Who Ran Away
You left so quietly one day,
We didn’t hear your little feet.
You slipped away and gone ,
While we were all busy with work.
You were never meant to stay in,
You loved to chase and roam.
But now the house feels strange and sad,
Without you here at home.
We call your name, we check the...
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Categories:
innocence, cat, home, i miss
Form: Free verse
little bit of nothing, Love At All
Categories:
deep, innocence, kiss, love,
Form: Englyn
The blood they spilled that couldn't be removedHe was strong in life
But even stronger in death
He refused to be forgotten
So he stained the pavement in his blood
A haunting reminder of what was done
His blood spoke more than words could
It's echo mourned his childhood
To his friends and family he was the embodiment of love
To the system they called him a thug
How can that...
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Categories:
discrimination, innocence, mother son,
Form: Free verse
How Innocent Are The WordsHow innocent are the words
from the mouths of cute teens,
it's raw poetry dedicated to lovers
in any season that inflames ardent desire!
Can that burning flame endure the longest time
and become brighter and hotter than a crackling fire?
Nothing seems strange about being sentimental,
it's the age of tender romance, somehow delusional;
touching should be spontaneous, not considered sinful:
we all...
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Categories:
innocence, anxiety, desire, emotions, first
Form: Lyric
The scars they left usHe reflected on the life he had lived
Staring out the window watching his kids with his grandkids
They were his greatest gifts
He also felt this quiet melancholy of putting them in a position
To survive In a world filled with racists
He hoped they would outlive him
He hoped he would end up in a casket...
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Categories:
innocence, discrimination, granddaughter, grandfather, prejudice,
Form: Free verse
Lily Bug the Mighty Pug(Lily, spring of 2025)
Lily Bug the Mighty Pug
Lily bug the mighty pug,
All 13 months and 15 pounds of,
Just goes to show the unbridled
Power of nature
Supremely confident
Maniacally enthusiastic
Without a clue of her limits
And adorably cute.
But perhaps most importantly is a hint
Of the joy and love
That resides in the heart
Of Life, all life,
Large...
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Categories:
dog, innocence, life, love,
Form: Narrative
Far from the sunMy bed starts to melt
I rise and float, gazing down
Trying to remember where or why
Never really had a chance
I exit through a broken window
An ocean of speeding faces underneath
Blending into a gray lump
All looking up at me
The crowd moves in unison
I look closer and it’s your face...
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Categories:
innocence, city, dark, dream, flying,
Form: Free verse
GeneralizationStatistics show that men are such creeps
but women wish they had more partners.
The irony is the male who was there
at the playground as a little girl was hurt,
And he attended to her for a few minutes,
and the mother snatched her, calling him a pervert.
But where was she for her daughter that day?
And here are the...
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Categories:
childhood, feelings, humanity, innocence,
Form: Rhyme
the shape of fireLet the silence between us
bleed into / a space of absence
and unbury the flesh
within the violence /
to part deep / the blackness
of starlings / heart held
melting into the sun /
so beautiful / so cold
that even wings / the shape
of fire / eviscerate
into memory
...
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Categories:
dark, innocence,
Form: Free verse
InnocenceI saw it first within your eyes—
A calm that mirrors twilight skies.
No games, no veils, no words rehearsed,
Just love in bloom, so pure, uncursed.
You touched my hand and time stood still,
A silent spark, a softened will.
No past to chase, no scars to hide,
Just you and I, and hearts wide-eyed.
Your laughter danced like summer rain,
Unburdened by...
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Categories:
blessing, confidence, innocence, love,
Form: Rhyme
When black meets betrayalShe did everything she could
And yet somehow it wasn't enough
She did everything right
Yet she still lost the fight
From the very first moment She was born
She was was Stripped of her voice
There were complications with her mum
But before they could help she was gone
Her father was falsely imprisoned
The child was silent
But there was...
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Categories:
betrayal, discrimination, innocence, mother
Form: Free verse
Holy SatanHoly Gabriel evil Michael
Pot calling kettle black
Thieves of righteousness
With demonized hands.
Holy Uriel evil Raphael
Birds of the same feather
Father condemning son
Innocent criminal criminalizing Innocent.
Holy David evil Uriah
Evil Sheba holy Bethsheba
One lost a husband the other had none
Bloody Mary turned Angel Katherina.
Holy Satan evil God.
They're always right and you're wrong always
Satan judging demons for a pie
Friend...
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Categories:
innocence, betrayal, bullying, depression, discrimination,
Form: Free verse
Specific Types of Innocence Poems
Definition | What is Innocence in Poetry?
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