Long Berate Poems
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The BartenderTwenty two years had passed by
She blinked, and a lifetime had passed
She started this job as a lark
She never thought it would last
Two husbands and rehab were part of this bar
The husbands...her clients all...
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Categories:
berate, america, community, family, heart, society, strength, wisdom,
Form:
Rhyme
The Crow Ghost of Haunting FootstepsBreak my neck; snap it in two, snap it in half
don't give me that incredulous, frightened look as I ask
don't hesitate in front of me, please just do me this favor
so I gain a halo,...
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Categories:
berate, i love you, i miss you, introspection,
Form:
Free verse
Jim Crow's DemiseHello. I was born after the Civil War and met my fate after much civil unrest. You may have never encountered me, but some things you might already know. My name is Jim Crow, and...
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Categories:
berate, race,
Form:
Prose Poetry
Where the Vision VisitsKentucky's late summer sunshine
sunk deep into their skin
as the boy rode on the back
of his Grandfather's coppered horse,
the tobacco harvest would begin soon,
aromas of sweet leaf darkness
were wafting in the field heat,
to the big barn...
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Categories:
berate, christian, heart, hope, , 9th grade,
Form:
Epic
And Still I Drive - Part TwoStars fall under failing skies...stars fall...stars fall...
But stars do not cry.
Into Ochs valley, through the Vale of White Horse...prancing
besides a Dragons Hill;
It was here that a Roundhead - did a Royalist Cavaliers blood in...
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Categories:
berate, travel,
Form:
Rhyme
Temporal incarnation of AphroditeTemporal incarnation of Aphrodite...
induces idyllic reverie
delight evoking similar surge,
when skirting, and eluding
fidelity defining the marital law
on par with courting in flagrante delicto.
After reading about
Greek goddess of love
fancy notion woke whereof
warmth suffused me
snug as...
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Categories:
berate, absence, adventure, angel, april, beautiful, blessing, dream,
Form:
Rhyme
Kate and Isobel*There are only two damsels in this tale; all variations were simply for ease of writing.
Once Kate and Isabella went
To see the pretty fields of Gwent
And traipse through forest shade
They packed a picnic lunch for...
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Categories:
berate, character, friend, girl, hero, history,
Form:
Tail-rhyme
The Whitworths-FIt was both a complicated and simpler place and time.
Mostly a quiet place tucked away, but not far off the beaten path.
Occasionally, a noisy and sometimes uncivil place, but very little crime.
A place though legally...
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Categories:
berate, black african american, character, friendship, love, society,
Form:
Prose Poetry
Booby Trapped Within Apartment Unit B44Booby trapped within apartment unit b44
Circa August 18th, 2021
three bajillion years ago to date,
nevertheless I count blessings,
so please do not hashtag me
as worse than an ingrate
or one whose dire financial straits
attributed...
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Categories:
berate, adventure, anxiety, confusion, divorce, environment, grief, humorous,
Form:
Rhyme
The Princess and the BeaA Princess sat on her throne in despair whilst her father bellowed “is there a handsome prince out there?”
“We have waited so long, as a matter of fact, I don’t care how he looks...
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Categories:
berate, love, lust,
Form:
I do not know?
A Journeyman's PleaThe great poets begged for muse and not for moments stolen.
We lesser mortals cup in hand beg, not for attentions’ span nor
cause to celebrate, but Time; a worthy goal.
Seconds spent pondering half-held slow bled moments
shuffling...
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Categories:
berate, angst, atheist, break up, dark, death, depression,
Form:
Free verse
Harriet Harris Circa November 13th, 1935 - May 4th, 2005Harriet Harris circa November 13th, 1935 - ~ May 4th, 2005
untimely death sentence ordained
approximately six months prior
to mother dearest celebrating
her seventieth birthday,
though the last three years of her life
impacted courtesy hysterectomy
to remove...
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Categories:
berate, absence, age, anniversary, birthday, death, family, mother,
Form:
Rhyme
The Mime of CrowTake my lips from me, steal my teeth
Rip my voice from my throat
Throw a wrench at my voice box, there's no point in the lock
Sorry for being abrupt, carrying this halfway through a morning tune
But...
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Categories:
berate, silence, , Lullaby,
Form:
Free verse
Hunting Healthier TimesIf life animates predation,
dynamic investments of time grow ego's prey.
When predative life
captures memories of time's investments
we have opportunity to devour and constipated hoard,
and healthier invitations to absorb with love
and cooperatively re-invest.
Predation is to survival competitions
as...
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Categories:
berate, earth, health, integrity, language, science, voice, wisdom,
Form:
Prose Poetry
Harriet Harris nee Kuritsky circa November 13thHarriet Harris née Kuritsky circa November 13th,
1935 - ~ May 4th, 2005
(untimely death sentence ordained ~ early February 1935)
I trot out a poem acknowledging birthday
of dear ole mom, who succumbed,
lost lease on life
nearly...
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Categories:
berate, absence, age, america, anniversary, appreciation, bereavement, birthday,
Form:
Rhyme
I PrayI pray for your soul not to be damned all because I know the path that you’re on, and I want so much to reach out to you and bring you back to where you...
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Categories:
berate, angst, blessing, encouraging, god,
Form:
Rhyme
The First Anniversary Since Being PeltedThe first anniversary since being pelted...
with pistachio shells April 3rd, 2021
sitting in the exact same chair
yours truly sat three hundred
and sixty five days ago.
Watermelons, grapefruits, oranges...
lobbed at yours truly ruled out,
hence the missus...
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Categories:
berate, abuse, adventure, anger, april, courage, endurance, fate,
Form:
Free verse
Pelted With Pistachio Shells April 3rd 2021Pelted with pistachio shells April 3rd, 2021
Watermelons, grapefruits, oranges...
lobbed at yours truly ruled out,
hence the missus dreamt up bright idea
to enfilade me courtesy pistachio shells.
Rather than just hurl one at a time,
(she who unwittingly helped...
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Categories:
berate, 12th grade, abuse, adventure, baptism, conflict, divorce,
Form:
Free verse
Pompous PigYour nothing put a pompous pig and you have the audacity to disrespect me,
You may have the money but you've lost your honour and any integrity,
You've never done anything but judge me,
You don't understand that...
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Categories:
berate, abuse, anger, anxiety, bullying, grief, hate, rude,
Form:
Rhyme
Poems About Poets IiiPoems about Poets
Long Division
by Michael R. Burch
for Laura Riding Jackson
All things become one
Through death’s long division
And perfect precision.
Nod to the Master
by Michael R. Burch
If every witty thing that’s said were true,
Oscar Wilde, the world would...
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Categories:
berate, earth, inspiration, poems, poetry, poets, write, writing,
Form:
Rhyme
Our Sacred Lady of the Divine Perfect Imperfections - Part 1
"Our Sacred Lady of the Divine Perfect Imperfections" - Part 1
Our Sacred Lady of the Divine Perfect Imperfections
is worthy of our fervent introspection
constantly, equatiously
for SHE is “You”
and “You” is SHE
this is no mischievous
chicanery,
this...
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Categories:
berate, abuse, child abuse, family, journey, love, mother
Form:
Free verse
Harriet Harris Circa November 13th 1935 May 4th 2005Harriet Harris circa November 13th, 1935 - ~ May 4th, 2005
(untimely death sentence ordained ~ early February 1935)
Test teasing prophylactics embarrassing
purchase never made at local drugstore
unsurprisingly, obviously, invariably...
birth control taboo subject, best to ignore
subsequently intercourse...
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Categories:
berate, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, 8th
Form:
Elegy
Baneful Brickbats Begat Grievous BarrierBaneful brickbats begat grievous barrier
Tell tale indelible woe y'all
privy to learn yours truly harbors
traces of the masterful
impregnable prepubescent wall
still extant scads of decades since
complex edifice erected to force tall
adolescence - permanently leaving me,
(a poor...
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Categories:
berate, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, 6th
Form:
Rhyme
He She and TheyHow cruel is this world they laugh at me for being different
They bully me because I am not one of them
They berate me they humiliate me
But why? Aren’t we all the same
Aren’t we all...
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Categories:
berate, hope, nature,
Form:
Free verse
Jim Crow's Demise-FHello. I was born after the Civil War. My name is Jim Crow. I was not a real individual, but rather a caricature designed to berate, distort, and ridicule an entire race of people....
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Categories:
berate, america, history, race,
Form:
Personification