Long Games people play Poems

Why, after everything, do I feel lost tonight?
Like a ship that drifted out of calm waters and suddenly find itself adrift in an ocean of uncertainty

Why, after promises that have been sealed by kisses, do...

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Predictions work in twists of what makes life workable
High and often misconstrued by the dogma of science
Lies and damned lies and statistics for the insecure
Foes foretold surprise when the blindfolds shed masks
In the light of...

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poet talking tough
must take a stand
poisoned children
to put me under thumb
the gossip mill of word of mouth
learning how to swim
understanding genocide
living in this predicament
its me versus you, versus them
time to make a decision
time to take...

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No one can understand you, because you're not your typical run of the mill
it's all due to your philosophy, a mind that thinks but a tongue that sits still
years quickly pass you by, finding yourself...

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One day….soon
I will break free
Free from this body that imprisons me
Free from this mind that torments me
Free from this heart…oh….
This heart
This miserable weak despicable thing
I will break free from this heart
That will not be still
That...

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Resounding echoes awaken the child
demons in the attic beckon unto him
stark fear grips his Vick's laden chest
shivers vibrate rusty springs of down

footsteps creak closer upon loose floorboards
while steamed filled pipes play taps
a somber teddybear snarls
causing...

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There once was a General who had an investment in the swamp 
He had many ways of getting what he wants 
Including making things great again when he stomps 
While in the marsh land 
The...

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IS THAT A TRIFLE OR A RIFLE?
waiting
Weightless
weight less than a pound
Weightless while watching ripples row their way across a wading pool 
A pool that portended peace
A peaceful pool in the coolness of a kiss in...

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It is said that the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah,
Are famous for their wicked ways.
That sin was so rife among these two,
That Satan, Himself ruled the day.

It's said that these cities were so rotten and...

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It is said the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah,
Are famous for their wicked ways;
That sin was so rife among these two,
That Satan himself ruled the day.

It's said these cities were so rotten and vile,
That life...

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IS THAT A TRIVIAL TRIFLE OR A RIFLE?

Weightless
Weightless while watching ripples row their way across a wading pool 
A pool that portended peace
A peaceful pool in the coolness of a kiss in springtime  ...

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IS THAT A TRIFLE OR A RIFLE?

Weightless
Weightless while watching ripples row their way across a wading pool 
A pool that portended peace
A peaceful pool in the coolness of a kiss in springtime   ...

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IS THAT A TRIFLE OR A RIFLE?

Weightless
Weightless while watching ripples row their way across a wading pool 
A pool that portended peace
A peaceful pool in the coolness of a kiss in springtime   ...

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sliver of vertical night
  visible slit along the curtain centre-line
  too lazy to pull them tight
  surely nobody outside lurking, peering in
  winds rise, branches creak and fight
  rattling thud,...

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I'm tired of crying, I'm tired of burning
Tired of this illuisionist way of learning
Tired of struggling & tired of churning
I'm tired of being & doing what everyone says
I'm tired of all the games people play
I'm...

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Sometimes people hide things to make you worry less about the happenings.
But people forget that what hurts more is not the fact but the act of hiding things. 
The worry would have occurred and left...

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PORTUGUESE WINE
Bar tending lady,
when you come around, would you please         
bring me another glass of Portuguese wine          ...

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.....A lot of people expecting me to talk.......I just say what my insight tells me.....Insight only I can see.No one really knows me.Some of them care...mothers don't.....Some are nosy ....some don't care....It's ok with me...

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I was walking in the wind looking to the sky,
Seeing all that’s before me and wondering why?
How did I get here and make it this far?
Maybe I slipped in when I found the door agar.

So...

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One day we know it must end
And there will be no more time to pretend.
The skies, once so blue,
Will all turn to gray ---
And what will the memories say?

We seem to have had it all.
Both...

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Like shadows on the smiles of a  whisper,
I perspire as I learn of the liar,
Seeing whom I'm supposed to be,
Longing to be free,
So I can see the way things should agree,
And begin a whole...

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Games People Play

The games they play are so real to them
 It's a shame dreams fade & go suddenly dim
 No matter how long they try to pretend
 Sooner or later it comes to an...

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There is no substitute for the truth,
a lesson we must teach our youth.

We stretch our freedom of choice, 
and misuse the freedom of voice. 

For we love an alternative to the standard,
only to have our...

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My son,  my son
I want to see my son 
Please God, where is my son 

That's all I heard 
As the man ran past 

Seems there was a shooting 
And he can't find his...

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she plays scenarios in her head
till she can’t distinguish
shades from fact or fiction

it started out all innocent
at first she didn’t sense the danger
she let her thoughts play drift
and skip ahead of herself
like an untended garden
the...

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