Long Like walking on eggshells Poems

"The Call of the Grimoire" 


when Exalibur was retrieved 

from the rock, then foolishly 
and irretrievably lost 
in that dreadful battle most worthless

the imps encouraged 
the once good Poesie folk 
to jeer and throw pebbles

the...

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Hi everybody, my name is Vera as some of you already know, and I am the wife of Peter Duggan. I came on this site to cheer Peter on, and also to read some poetry...

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Tilted nation (the oxymoron of a  leadership)

We have heard great news 
Of a land with pleasant views
Where no stranger will refuse
Now lost like Cinderella's shoes

Its now an Open secret
The  extreme degree of unspoken...

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Why do the birds insist on 
chirping
When the dark cloud above 
my head
Soaks me with all the 
emotions
That have remained bottled up 
for years
Until he came into the 
picture..

Roses and orchids 
Scented candles
Bath salts and...

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Why do the birds insist on 
chirping
When the dark cloud above 
my head
Soaks me with all the 
emotions
That have remained bottled up 
for years
Until he came into the 
picture..

Roses and orchids 
Scented candles
Bath salts and...

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Now you know full well what they're about, they're about using you
aint know better than wizards of wall street, rockin the beat with a juke.
Vegas bookies abetting frauds taking odds right against you,
left to die...

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you give them love... they run away.
give them time...then you're replaced.
say something...they'll take it the wrong way.
you get fed up with it fast,
you wonder how long you'll last.
It's almost not worth it,
you kinda want it...

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It feels as though time itself, 
Is slipping from my grasp,
Like I’m walking atop eggshells,
Across butterfly wings,
And along the shattered and broken glass

There never seems to be enough time
It’s like a marathon for me
All I...

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I loved you once years ago 
Our passion was divine
Could see our life together forever
But instead I could not compete
For your lover was a bottle.

I tried all I could do 
Being your wife and supporting...

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Benedict was tired, he’d been driving all day.  
This was his last delivery, 2 tonnes of eggs delivered to Safeway.  
The kid came out of nowhere, stared Benedict in the face,
He tried to...

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I'm so lost, so confused
It's seems my life is over without you
but i know that's not true
it's hard to move, hard to breathe
i don't know what to do
i should hate you
but i don't
 you tore...

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I've written this for a dear friend who is struggling with someone who is unkind and disrespectful. But I think there are many of us who have experienced this kind of situation from people who...

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I hate it when
I see through the BS, but can’t  speak my mind
Or see someone poked at, forgotten, behind
I hate being
Pressured, pushed, but mostly rushed
Invaded, startled, tickled or touched 
Falsely accused and misunderstood 
Taken...

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Mine Fields.

Trying to get on with life
But there is a minefield in my way
I’m constantly walking on eggshells
I no longer know what to do or say

The slightest innocent remark
And a mine explodes
Right beneath my nose
Political...

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Putting on an outsiders mask, 
Someone tailored a casque
To hide me away
To keep me from straying

Too far.
I have to remain on their radar,
They uphold me to a bar,
They’ll look at me from afar,
Judging my every...

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Eggshell Days

We are walking on eggshells and trying not to break them
Do this, don’t do that! To wear a mask or not?
Life used to be so simple
Is it he, she, they or, none?
African American, Black,...

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Walking on eggshells,
with left-over scratches,
Brave little chick
into the world hatches...
managed to scramble away with a limp--
those eggshells, (and mama)
did a number on Shrimp.
Fifty years after, mama's still kicking,
pecking Shrimp's feathers off,
when no one's looking--
Some of...

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There are no words to truly describe
the love for one furry prince I know. 
I had the mirror image of him
in the past, then he had to go. 

I never thought I'd feel the
same for...

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I could care less about 
getting a haircut or 
finding hair color to 
dye my nappy roots
So what my nails need
a fill and my feet look like
I've been walking on eggshells
and frustration
I don't give a...

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THE REVOLUTION WILL BE TELEVISED

All the news you can use is no longer completely controlled
      by CNN, ABC, CBS OR NBC,
The new GATEKEEPERS because of our cell phone, web cams
...

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for some reason
around your fortress
you’ve built 
insurmountable blockades
and from their safety
you thrive on lashing out
catapulting showers 
of fireballs
and cannonballs

it took a while for me
to realize we were at war
I simply didn’t know
in hindsight it’s been...

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If you're standing and nobody sees
If nobody hears you do you cease to be
 
How much of yourself will you lose to this game
Without holding the participants in deep disdain
 
How long will you cry...

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They always used to say “You’re so lucky”
If only they knew the truth
What happens behind closed doors
The kids who think I’m weird
I shouldn’t be so upset
My life is perfect
One sibling, two dogs, parents who are...

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Perfection, Perfectly (A pantoum)

That thing hung over me
Like a musty old cloak
Grown heavy with hate moss
Dripping from its frayed edges

Like a musty old cloak
Warning me he was coming!
Dripping from its frayed edges
So I could be...

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The mask you wore so well
lies you spoke poured out like rain
Eyes stoned me to death
Your soul faded away like a ghost walking through walls,

I became a prisoner
Caged in shame (I didnt do anything wrong)
Walking...

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