Long Overdone Poems

Evolution Not God

It is the case that there is no God,
He does not exist, he is not the one,
He is not there, he’s not everyone’s invisible puppet,
It is not personal, he is not the Son.

Evolution...

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Hey There

Giving so much 
I can't see you
There
with your husband4
That should be me
We tested the waters and the great sea
found a sailor.
Nearby I fixed the dog: he'll never love again
Lusting beast, he'll never love again.
I...

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“They Stole My Crown”
©2021 Jerry Brotherton

On the eve of Coronation Day, the old king had lost the fight.
He called his court jesters together; told them something didn’t seem quite right.
All in my kingdom love me,...

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"Is there anyone for stuffing?
Well done George, send us down your plate,
Auntie, if you've finished with the cranberry sauce
Could you please pass it across to Kate?"

"Brian can I interest you in my brussels?
There's nothing quite...

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Among the hearing participants, some stayed put, some cast curious eyes outside with craned necks, some stood up and began to pace around or away, but nobody was seriously scared, nor were there any corporeal...

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Today, I wanted to relieve myself
But sat there broken hearted.
It seemed no matter what I did
I simply only . . . . . you know?

Many have experienced this
Well I really don’t like to strain
I’m heard...

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He did so many pain killers that should have killed a normal man
Eventually he did enough to catch up to him.
My Dad got him breathing and the hospital took over
Nothing was working in his own
He...

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Darkness and self-awareness drive me chaste.
But it has naught on musings upon life's haste.
I'm in abeyance due to the wrinkles in the mirror.
Once I grow anile, I ache to be born as a hearer.

Silently trusting...

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many people refuse to simply believe or understand 
that we're all descendents from Africa, the Motherland
for anyone to have lived at all in that tropical clime
their skin color would have darken over a period of...

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What is this charm that others have?
Magnetic attraction and attention grabbing,
Playing the room like the Pied Piper of Hamelin.

Charm like a souffle needs careful attention to detail,
    practice and handling with care.
Overdone...

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I don’t answer

Intensely personal questions people ask
For these shreds to pieces what is truly me
The pieces are of no use to them though.
The effort seems to stem from veiled envy 
Incisive curiosity or even subtle...

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I don’t answer
intensely personal questions people ask
for these shreds to pieces what is truly me
the pieces are of no use to them though.
The effort seems to be out of veiled envy, 
incisive curiosity or even...

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"HUNGRY GAMES"

"I can’t find the words I want to say! “
Under the moonbeam and sparkling scattered stardust, 
I can feel the dew, which surpasses through the night.
As I speak to you in tongue, this stale...

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When I have finished with this body
And hopefully ascend the heavenly stair,
I'm going to go into Heaven's workshop
And have a word with the management there.

I've not been too happy with their merchandise.
I feel I didn't...

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~ I DREAM a DREAM ~

I dream a dream so placid~~
**
A commitment that burns every morning brink
I feel the pain as I slip into my shoes of confident
Every day I wonder how much more can...

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THIS POEM WRITHED OUT OF THE HEART;
BASED ON A TRUE STORY 
AS PEOPLE OF THAT GREAT CITY
ARE TORN APART..

I AM A NEW YORKER 

I was in a quarantine when my dady died 
That night. 
I...

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Spinning 'round this room again
The overdone verse of the mirror
Mockingly brings a chorus to me now
Only my laughter out-sings the pressure

Here, sanity is kept safe in capsules
They see the torment and press the button
Shut off...

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“Life is too short to be serious all the time. So, if you can’t laugh at yourself, call me and I’ll laugh at you.” - Anonymous

Silliness is not a curse, it's a blessing if you...

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I find the Christmas season can be very sad,
because it reminds me of all I have lost;
my sister, grandma, grandpa, mom and dad,
my husband and baby ... all names on stones mossed,
and I wander...

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Unspoken words hang in the stillness of unmindful space,
  like a touch never to be felt
    A sight never to be seen
      A curl of smoke...

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Covering your face with strokes of color and gold/, but as Hatshepsut your inside is dead, cold/
Likes or dislikes thats all that pops up/, yeah your soul disappeared, went cloud up/

Contouring overdone, below a crop...

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COVID-19 or LOVE IN A TIME OF CORONA (Take 2)

I
Love in a time of Corona is best 
Expressed, all tested, by a bonded pair
We have time on our hands, blest time to rest!
(Rest can't be...

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Too much of something? 
Does that even exist 
Could you just postpone it and unthinkably resist?

Too much of love 
Or too much wing swings of a dove 

Too much of not enough 
Can make things...

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I Shot My Teacher

 Right in the back against the blackboard,
 Ambling late into the class with my bag,
 With a sullen outlook and a plan to nip the hag,
 I settled in the back...

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Brittle Silence

It is afternoon, 
and the coffee pot was never turned off. 
It is still burning even now. 
The liquid inside... black, 
and in dire need of cream, 
and sugar. 

I flip the switch, and...

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