Long Biases Poems

(In a Lush Garden Somewhere Out There)

The student stands where shifting sands of thought
Once firm with reason 
now elusive truths are sought.
Its splendor wanes 
a threadbare fading strand,
A quest for wisdom 
in this digital land.

Sage:...

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May we be 'so graced' as to relinquish any faith,                         ...

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Part I

Rock n Roll came through the slave trade
The Hippies and Moonies said “We’ve got it made”
“Rock n Roll sounds came from the jungle” [Lennon said]
The blues helped through the struggle
The rhythm and the movements...

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i am still getting used to this writing thing
this poetry writing thing
the mystery of hiding my madness
concealing my mad love
oh i love him mad
forgive the poor grammar - madly 
yes, i love him madly
like i...

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Written: April 09, 2025, for contest Sponsored by: Daniel Henry Rodgers

Quote: "Do not look back, no one knows how the world ever began. Do not fear the future, nothing lasts forever. If you dwell on...

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Suppressing The Vote

People get involved, get out and vote
Your rights being dissolved, just take note
No policies to offer, so they revert to cheating
Rather than being fair, just take the beating

Suppression tactics, implementing unconstitutional rules
As though...

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to dirt poor anonymous guerillas G.I. Jane or G.I. Joe
   who cross paths with each other, 
   even those one doth not know

when ordinary biases, callousness, 
   denigration...doth full...

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“Differences”

Differences, a point or way in which people or things are not the same
One day we can all see each other, not for our differences, but our shared humanity
We make assumptions about each other that...

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The mind wants to believe in positivity around the globe & when this desire sets its roots, what happens next is a world wide disease 'Globasity'
It spreads like a forest fire but unfortunately its end...

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America's had lots of heroes through the years
Helping the world overcome many fears
Humankind hasn't always been kind
Look closely at history, see what you find

Our founders succeeded and failed many ways
People of color not treated fairly...

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To die young, undeterred by humanity/ 
to sleep free, undefered by calamity/

To leave earth without hesitant pride/
No biases present to put aside/

A father watches as his infant sleeps/
he prays to god, ” leave him for...

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Dear people,   
      So...let’s face it, 
this’s...
Taught to work hard and make it.
       told;
 ‘Pull 'em boots up by their laces.’
 ...

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Between us there is only place for tears and sighs
I’m right you wrong
I can’t stand that
I can’t stand this
I’m the queen
I'm superior
I'm the star
I’m the sun
I'm perfect
I'm better
I want
I need
I’m it
I.... 
I....
I...

All the sudden our...

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("Bye Bye Safe Journey", 2014, original pen and ink and oil)

The Great Reset

As the modern world hurls towards tomorrow
more and more of us are swept up,
languages, dress, myths and beliefs,
consumed in the cause of hope...

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Broken by the yearnings
The feelings and the burnings
Through inequity, the imbalance
Two hearts, two souls, two hopes
Never given the impartiality,
The fairness, the equality – balanced
Joys, promises, peace… 

Broken by the partialities
The biases and prejudices, the favoritisms,
The...

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Americans have overcome many great trials,
But harbor too some persistent denials.
Stubbornly clutching long-held positions,
Over time have become national traditions.
Pride in the sanctity of individualism,
Elevates in stature, creating a schism.
Unresolved core beliefs, rationalization,
Test the thinking of...

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Yes modernization is here
Islamic rules have made it clear
Pick up a small stick
And beat her to the wick

Make her understand
Obey your command
Pakistan is the modern land
Live like a man and beat at command

Only though because...

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Lost in my head, where'd I get my point of view?
parents? friends? the news? muse's interviews?
The more places I go the more I'm confused 
About what's wrong, right and ultimately the truth
What things mean to...

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In a world of endless choices, so often do we roam, 
Guided not by sound reason, but the latest iPhones, 
Predictable irrationality, our minds do plainly sway, 
Making crucial life decisions, marred by truth decay.

A...

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*Note - I posted this some time ago on PS and it got POTD, resulting in over fifty comments of support. Social media is a fickle animal, sometimes dangerous. We poets like to imagine ourselves...

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Rainy day clouds
Ominous shades;
Wet, wet, wet

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Dawn unzips
Light spreads far;
New birth unravels

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Sleepy face murmurs
Echoes of last dream;
Blurry awakening

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Coffee brew
Caffeine fix lingers;
Eyes wide open

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Hibiscus florals
Pink, orange and red blooms;
Bright sensations

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Stylish flower shoppe 
Punctuates busy avenue;
Brilliant conversations

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Meal time...

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This modern world we inhabit
Is millions and millions of years old
And out of this world evolved a brain
That became self aware; and eventually out of control

Hardwired with a conglomeration of Instincts and awareness
This creates conundrums...

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Aimless wandering beings 
  Arms flailing reaching out to touch 
feeling no one in reach
isolated pedestrians seeking affection
 disconnected lack of eye contact
Seeing no one peripherally...

A sea of souls knowing more each day
 forgetting...

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Innocence. Dissonance. A mind in puzzle pieces-
The poisoned family tree has reaches;
Narcissism. Derision. A rampant spreading fire-
All the leaves of a mask they acquire:
An intergenerational sexist pattern flow
It only takes one person to really know.
Unaware....

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The pilot formally announced
the desired cruising height was reached.
At three hundred and forty knots
the plane flew like a cruise missile.

As I peered out of my window 
above cotton cumulus clouds
such stunning sights of serene scenes...

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