Long Jailed Poems
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PAEDOPHILES RUNNING THE SHOW
PAEDOPHILES RUNNING THE SHOW.
It doesn’t matter where you look
Or anywhere in the world you go,
The only thing that’s guaranteed
Is there is a paedophile running the show.
From ancient times to modern day
Frome a home to the...
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Categories:
jailed, abuse, anger, angst, betrayal, hate, innocence, meaningful,
Form:
Rhyme
State of the Art Iv
State of the Art (IV)
These are my "ars poetica" poems about the art and craft of writing poetry.
Hearthside
by Michael R. Burch
“When you are old and grey and full of sleep...” — W. ...
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Categories:
jailed, art, muse, poems, poetry, poets, write, writing,
Form:
Rhyme
Wonderland
Wonderland
by Michael R. Burch
We stood, kids of the Lamb, to put to test
the beatific anthems of the blessed,
the sentence of the martyr, and the pen’s
sincere religion. Magnified, the lens
shot back absurd reflections of each...
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Categories:
jailed, allegory, allusion, analogy, crazy, fantasy, imagination, magic,
Form:
Sonnet
Self Reflections
SELF REFLECTIONS
These are poems about mirrors, images, self-image, reflections, impressions and self-reflection.
Self Reflection
by Michael R. Burch
for anyone struggling with self-image
She has a comely form
and a smile that brightens her dorm ...
but she's grossly...
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Categories:
jailed, identity, image, imagery, metaphor, mirror, self, symbolism,
Form:
Rhyme
Poems About Poems Vi
Poems about Poems VI
The Board
by Michael R. Burch
Accessible rhyme is never good.
The penalty is understood?
soft titters from dark board rooms where
the businessmen paste on their hair
and, Walter Mitties, woo the Muse
with reprimands of Dr. Seuss.
The...
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Categories:
jailed, extended metaphor, heaven, muse, passion, poems, poetry,
Form:
Rhyme
Retribution
In sandy Egypt lived three men
In ancient days when pharaohs reigned
The kingdom of the pyramids,
Osiris and that Isis’ den,
Whom everyone worships and heeds,
Or at least doing so they feigned,
And those gods too blessed them and...
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Categories:
jailed, sin,
Form:
Rhyme
Carver
The Trial.
Arthur, Sammy, Davis, Junior, Stevie Wonder, Bob, Mick, Sue, Carver. You are being charged with the partial demolition of a listed building. Endangering the life of one, Mavis Stepney. How do you plead.
Not...
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Categories:
jailed, adventure, humorous, prison,
Form:
Free verse
Categories:
jailed, love,
Form:
Rhyme
The Two Brothers
For far too long the system failed
in the hearts of many Cree.
Where justice for their friends and family
would never set them free.
So at this time...
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Categories:
jailed, anger, dark, love,
Form:
Rhyme
Sonnets V-Ix
Sonnets V-IX
Afterglow
by Michael R. Burch
The night is full of stars. Which still exist?
Before time ends, perhaps one day we’ll know.
For now I hold your fingers to my lips
and feel their pulse... warm, palpable and slow...
once...
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Categories:
jailed, love, moon, night, star, time, universe, world,
Form:
Sonnet
Theories For the Way Some Understand
I have a theory Gislane Maxwell was jailed
Another theory she worked with and for Epstien
One more theory andrew windsor is served trial Doc's
Another theory 56 million was the pre pandemic death rate
A theory there was...
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Categories:
jailed, addiction, analogy, assonance,
Form:
Free verse
The Trap
Thinking back on my life; My regrets, my past.
I realize how early, I didn't have a chance
My legacy from the beginning... 'I am disgrace'
Mom with "the wood guy", determined my place
Nobody cared, the selfishness taught
Unnoticed...
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Categories:
jailed, abuse, growing up, journey, life, moving on,
Form:
Rhyme
Letter To Omalize
Omalinze the great, the maker of rain
You are the beauty of the day, a mighty man
Whose muse keep me going in the journey of life.
My humble appreciation to the gods for a man of you...
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Categories:
jailed, age, anxiety, art,
Form:
Narrative
The Legend of Papi Mario Vitale
he came to us on a woven beaded hamoc as a flower bedded excursion taunt to the sun
there was a man among men who would deliver a specific message to the masses with lashes
planted as...
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Categories:
jailed, rap,
Form:
Free verse
The Year Was 1945
I didn't know where this was going when I started with the title. The following is where it went:
The Year Was 1945
(now it's 2020)
By Franklin Price
08/15/2020
The year was 1945 the greatest war was done.
When...
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Categories:
jailed, america, appreciation, corruption, political, war,
Form:
Couplet
Isis Stole My Son
Isis stole my son.
My hand was clasped, tight, I swear
Our fingers entwined, as he tugged me, eagerly, around the fair
From the ducks, to the teacups, his smile was mine alone
We were two, hand in hand,...
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Categories:
jailed, anger, anti bullying, boy, child, childhood, corruption,
Form:
Couplet
Chicago's Sin
Another body dropped as the evil ran through the night
He was on a spree to start a war
The screams blistered the silence
As the metal hit the floor,
As the metal hit the...
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Categories:
jailed, america, chicago, corruption, evil, fire, loss, violence,
Form:
Ballad
Seven Stones In My Crown
My Hunt was for the sonnet gems.
My complacence was absolutely stunning.
Wiping out my fake dreams,the key to my
happiness was setting a realisable goal.
On the island of luzon, a beautiful scenic
province is well established.
Our...
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Categories:
jailed, adventure
Form:
Free verse
Light Verse and Nonsense Verse V
LIGHT VERSE AND NONSENSE VERSE V
Less Heroic Couplets: Word to the Unwise
by Michael R. Burch
I wanted to be good as gold,
but being good, as I’ve been told,
requires something, discipline,
I simply have no interest in!
Villanelle of...
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Categories:
jailed, funny, funny love, giggle, humor, humorous, light,
Form:
Rhyme
Death
As scary as you are i wish you didn’t have a name.
As heartless as you can be i wish you never existed.
As brutal as you go, i hate to even think of you
Though even the...
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Categories:
jailed, death, death of a friend, heaven, how
Form:
ABC
A Letter To Myself
please my 'self'
this is the only pen that you listen to
the only communication that you will answer to
to all questions that will be asked to
answer them all because you 'll visit no death
to all my...
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Categories:
jailed, life, soulmate,
Form:
I do not know?
A Mulatto
Otto`s life is not
their British
sickular motto
Grue is his banner
left by his
blue-eyed Brit mom
left long by one of
those hated South
African Paki
His guilty pleasures
in Green Street have
no recognition like
many such Aussies in
mulberry bushes
Yet he shovels the
stake of...
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Categories:
jailed, addiction, career, community, conflict, drug,
Form:
Free verse
The Vietnam War
The pro-Hanoi Vietcong many years ago
In the 1950's Diem's government they'd overthrow
All opposition was crushed killed or jailed
These elected ones to their people they failed
This Buddhist country so religious in belief
Now politically torn apart, impending...
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Categories:
jailed, death, history, hope, life, loss, peace, people,
Form:
Quatrain
Aussie Adventures of Skeet and Rich
With all the world
...
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Categories:
jailed, holiday, journey,
Form:
Rhyme
The Window
Melted candles atop a resigned dresser
Wilted roses lying atop a white cloud
The flickering of fires and shadows mesh well with your
Batting eyelashes your heavy words and your breathing in rhythm with
the cadences of muted car...
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Categories:
jailed, america, city, desire, emotions, heart, lust, political,
Form:
Free verse