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Premium Member Silent Cries and Agoraphobia
I remember feeling so empty the abuse had escalated after four hurricanes witnessing a murder horrific traumatic brain injury I was now uprooted leaving my beautiful home in Fort Myers Florida at the behest of...

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Categories: afraid of his own shadow, allah,
Form: Dramatic Monologue



Premium Member MY ASSASSINS MY OWN SUICIDE SOLILQUY LINCOLNS HOME SPRINGFIELD ILLINOIS
MY ASSASIN HIDDEN OUT OF SIGHT AWAITS ME TO LEAVE MY HOME AT WHICH TIME SHE POINCE RIPPING PAGES ON MY NIGHT STAND SCRATCHING THE LOCKS ON OUR DOOR MY DISABLED FAMILY PANICS AT FIRST...

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Categories: afraid of his own shadow, allah, film, military,
Form: Quatrain
I Too Called Myself Betrayed
(based on Indian wedding system)

Once i known a girl who used to walk with glee
Now i suddenly remembered that how was she
Elegance perfection reflects her face
Now i interrogates that everything was wrong with her new...

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Categories: afraid of his own shadow, abuse, anniversary, betrayal, break up, father daughter,
Form: Free verse
Clue-Who Murdered the Easter Bunny
It’s been ten days, the Easter Bunny is gone with hardly a trace,
The Missus is inconsolable- an Easter basket-case,
Evidence in plastic bags, some fibers and some fur,
The family suspects foul play, the police, they do...

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© Luke Irwin  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: afraid of his own shadow, funny, easter, easter,
Form: Burlesque
The Reason Why I Flinch
You ask me- why it is, that I flinch ?
With every sudden movement , that I don't see coming.
 Like I expect to be hit .
It's a leftover reaction . 
Like a residual tic.
A predetermined...

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Categories: afraid of his own shadow, abuse, anxiety, deep, fear, hurt, veterans day,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member I Am Not Afraid
You're never gonna see me in the corner
As if I were afraid of my own shadow.

The Shadow of Death is in the corner,
Although the Grim Reaper is not looking so grim.
He is not dressed in...

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Categories: afraid of his own shadow, death, faith, god, life,
Form: Verse
Premium Member Behold

Behold my heralded new beginning
When I've been sinning instead of winning
Afraid of my own shadow
It was some kind of fad though
So take a seat and hear my yarn
It has enough gas to burn down the...

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Categories: afraid of his own shadow, confidence, growth, hope, spoken word,
Form: Free verse
My Own Shadow Frightens Me
Facing the light I am so afraid
I cannot even look down -back
It haunts me so bad
Sometimes, perhaps my bad luck

Each morning, sometimes I have to look up
Otherwise I will be haunted to death
I cannot even...

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Categories: afraid of his own shadow, anxiety, conflict, confusion, fear, humanity, lost, sad,
Form: Blank verse
God Is Love
Love is an authority.
It dictates choice and consequence
and joins together all the wayward lamenters
who grieve at their loss of purity.

Love is an actuality.
It breathes new life into masochists
who wished to die a thousand times over
and...

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Categories: afraid of his own shadow, lost love, lovelove,
Form: Free verse
Oblivious to Palestinian Suffering
No, I'm  not one of those who say, "It's nothing, it's collateral damage for just cause."
How much I regret this plight of conscience,
people walking around unmindful of the tragedy.
Have they no trace of humanity?
Are...

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Categories: afraid of his own shadow, anger,
Form: Free verse
Lost Forever
Lost Forever

A child with no where to go
Alone in a world 
Full of people
Such a tiny voice
No one could hear
A Child

Lost Forever

Pretending to be okay
Not wanting any one to see the pain
Afraid no one would...

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Categories: afraid of his own shadow, childhood, confusion, depression, life, loss, sadchild, child,
Form: I do not know?
The Gargoyle
The Gargoyle

The Gargoyle, a spooky character that sits around castle walls
said to be in league with the Devil, a nondescript creature with
wings, tail and horns, which can be traced back in time to the 
medieval...

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Categories: afraid of his own shadow, dark,
Form: Narrative

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