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Abandon not the Soul
... Abandon not the Soul Ill fated is a man who abandons The silken shines of his silvery soul, ......
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Krishnanand Guptar
Categories:
jails,
happiness, inspirational, life, motivation,
Form:
Rhyme
The Eternal Question: God, No God, Maybe God
...The Eternal Question: God, No God, Maybe God By Tarian Marks I had a thought about if God didn't exist What if man alone was responsible for these temptations that we couldn't resist? What ......
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Tarian Marks
Categories:
jails,
god, spoken word,
Form:
Spoken Word
Law And Order
...Rules are plumblines Each one follows Who breaks be judge. Jails are for those Who don't want laws Who don't want yolk. Peace for the good War for monger For disorder. No love, no peac......
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Hugo Sarvida Jr.
Categories:
jails,
judgement, peace, war,
Form:
Than-Bauk
WAS THERE EVER A TIME?
... An old couple seated on a park bench…lamenting the trouble the world is in… wondered if there was ever a time when the hierarchy of human values was not based on the color of one’s skin. A tim......
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Jim Yerman
Categories:
jails,
native american,
Form:
Rhyme
the price of mutilation
...I once trusted our government 'til they left open a sack of wheat and chaff now it's up to the citizens to clean up the mess I once trusted our government until they sold our farmland to commun......
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Anthony Biaanco
Categories:
jails,
america,
Form:
Free verse
prisoner rape
...prisoner rape We read of the plight of the Hamsas hostages they could have been freed, but for the brutal Israel's regime they are still there At the same time, and not written about are th......
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Jan Hansen
Categories:
jails,
absence, abuse, addiction,
Form:
Blank verse
Civilization And Progress
...What is going on twigs of trees! Stillness and tranquility of nature Twitter of birds, sense of life Silent Love Away from industrial screens, Malicious false. Farm life Rich language ......
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Abdullah Alhemaidy
Categories:
jails,
life,
Form:
Free verse
Ernie won't bite
... I walked in Draper Park Saw a family at a table, heard a dog bark "Ernie's friendly," said the Mommy, "he won't bite" A large goofy dog came at me, seemed alright. Ernie growled, maybe becaus......
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Gideon Oknin
Categories:
jails,
betrayal, dog,
Form:
Lyric
A Lament for Fathers
...Who has bewitched thee, thou noble ones? Chosen to be the head of thy race, to fulfill thy creator’s will, through siring, supporting, and securing a clan. Prophet, priest, prince, and patriarc......
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David Richmond
Categories:
jails,
dad, father, father daughter,
Form:
Free verse
The Future of America
...American teachers guiding America’s youth They hold the key to our future’s door So we pay three and a half times more To the man who pulled your tooth We are America’s students, Our country’......
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Richard Elliott
Categories:
jails,
11th grade, america, education,
Form:
Free verse
Bad Day Moon
...Cats go out then cry to come in. A runt-end of shade wilts. We feel the pull of a Lunar tide, sense the off-center mewing, of a dissonant aria. Trembling dogs hide their body-bones. The air i......
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Eric Ashford
Categories:
jails,
poetry,
Form:
Free verse
I Dream
...A WORLD WITH NO HATRED, ONLY LOVE AND PEACE NO NEED FOR JAILS FOR THERE IS NO CRIME DISEASES AND ILLNESSES THAT CAN ALL BE CURED A WORLD LIKE THAT WOULD BE FINE COMPASSION AND CONCERN FOR THOSE I......
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Susan Ellis
Categories:
jails,
dream,
Form:
Rhyme
Justice
...Justice, I remember fallacious accusations of some Pharisees and scribes who were pushed by their leaders so that they could bump of Christ Jesus. Some of them could say loudly " He was sayi......
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Alfonso II Warally Ngengethe Mussabwa Chris
Categories:
jails,
courage, encouraging, jesus, jobs,
Form:
Free verse
The Teenage Body After Suicide
...The human being (also referred throughout history as 'long pig' and 'hairless goat' in the case of younger specimens) Observing the anatomy and skeleton, one can see that the human animal after......
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James Mclain
Categories:
jails,
12th grade,
Form:
Free verse
Addiction
... Let me introduce myself, My name is Addiction. I make you an addict, Without your permission. I take you to heaven, I bind you to hell. You can't break away, You're under my......
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Debbie Middaugh
Categories:
jails,
abuse, addiction,
Form:
Rhyme
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