Long In the land of the blind Poems
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You Never ListenedYou Never Listened
by Michael R. Burch
You never listened,
though each night the rain
wove its patterns again
and trembled and glistened...
You were not watching,
though each night the stars
shone, brightening the tears
in her eyes palely fetching...
You...
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Categories:
in the land of the blind, baby, birth, children, extended metaphor, feelings, soulmate,
Form:
Sonnet
He Bled, For Life's Gleaming, Golden Treasures Now Forever LostTwo gifted creations, born from dreams that were sent
and both gave a measure of blessed hope….
(1.)
He Bled, For Life's Gleaming, Golden Treasures Now Forever Lost
He tread each new dawn, trepidation dancing right along
Where once...
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Categories:
in the land of the blind, art, deep, introspection, loss, meaningful, poetry, writing,
Form:
Rhyme
Antinatalist PoemsAntinatalist Poems
Habeas Corpus
by Michael R. Burch
I have the results of your DNA analysis.
If you want to have children, this may induce paralysis.
I wish I had good news, but how can I lie?
Any offspring you...
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Categories:
in the land of the blind, baby, birth, child, child abuse, childhood, children,
Form:
Rhyme
Eloquent Gems Part 2ELOQUENT GEMS
Part 2
But it’s show time, word genius making a fuss within ya brain hemispheres,
I’m rear in all the ages, pages outdating your solar systems burning spheres,
I leave ya mind scared with the truth,...
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Categories:
in the land of the blind, allegory, evil, meaningful, people, pollution, power, spiritual,
Form:
Epic
Let Me BeI'm through with living in these and shackles and chains,
erase me now, set me free from this world,
where blood pours and tears rain,
to a land of love, set me free from these chains,
I’m through with...
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Categories:
in the land of the blind, angst, death, depression, peace, life, me, world,
Form:
ABC
The CoilThe coil spirals endlessly
chambered secrets dwell
an angel weeps across an infernal land
things sit in a quite hell
the words are written
fate is dealt
the meanings are felt
a Requiem for the dying...
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Categories:
in the land of the blind, angel, corruption, dark, evil, gothic, horror, humorous,
Form:
Rhyme
My Truths and Thoughts Ivthese young cats are sick
bullets zip then they dip
witnesses zip their lips
wont say sh1t
they just skate off
homicide scene taped of
no dental records the whole face shot straight off
no his squad plots revenge
the cycle don't...
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Categories:
in the land of the blind, black african american, life, social, song-urban,
Form:
Rhyme
Promenade IiAn lo'...
Before I spirals the promenade
A path that twists back upon its self
I find a deep Well full of apathy...
I travel the bones
Of a forgotten METROPOLIS
With towers of rotting stone
Broken glass and wood burnt...
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Categories:
in the land of the blind, allegory, allusion, analogy, angst, art, bereavement, conflict,
Form:
Free verse
Against OikocideRelease me from the claws of bigotry that strangles my breath
For its looming shadow longs for the sound of my death
Its chauvinist mind wants to enslave the sound of my voice
Its sickle...
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Categories:
in the land of the blind, anti bullying, courage,
Form:
Rhyme
Death Is Written On Every PageDeath is written on every page
Black sun on a sea of ash.
Darkness falls; light is not coming back.
The raven calls in the midnight hour.
All that is left in the garden are uprooted flowers.
Summer is dead...
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Categories:
in the land of the blind, angel, dark, death, imagery, memory, time, writing,
Form:
I do not know?
Of Nations Ii a Burning NationOf paper and Ink
Warriors of words written in a land
Of Blood and broken toys
Jet black things
Set ice plains and caviar
Standing long into the starry night
Eyes gone blind to the images and deities
Of families and finalities
Of...
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Categories:
in the land of the blind, abortion, allegory, allusion, america, analogy, anger, angst,
Form:
Free verse
Lentil Soup EarPlease do not try to categories me
so as in order I may fit into your own
personal remit
Or what box you want me to be placed
So other's can jump upon the same painted
wagon encircled...
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Categories:
in the land of the blind, slavery,
Form:
Free verse
The ScreamAwake in a nightmare dream,
reality can't keep pace.
And like Munch's painting, "the scream,"
anxiety warps my face.
Rank smells announce my coming,
roaming the land of the blind.
For folks reduced to slumming
stink of sweat and piss combined.
Draped in...
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Categories:
in the land of the blind, abuse, angst, depression, imagery, society,
Form:
Quatrain
Blind Man's Bluff“In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king”
A trail of blood and blistered soles
bear witness to pathways he has tread
leaving his mark on the world
Alone in the dark, he maps his own...
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Categories:
in the land of the blind, death, inspirational, sad,
Form:
I do not know?