Long Pushover Poems

Thus it begins—
A free-verse epic
Into the mind of
A writer and an idiot—
A romantic and, 
Often a pessimist
Conjoined in arbitrary glory
Are the thoughts and words 
Of one overly-worked mind—
Charismatic and, of course,
On the pushover, pitiful
And usually...

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As an easy pushover and soft touch lamenting my demise
Vultures swooped overhead
and preyed on my vulnerabilities
forcing me to carrion camping
as fine young cannibals
sharpened their knives
and licked their lips
while eyeing me as their naked lunch
bound and...

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I see your tears,and it breaks me apart~I wanna reach across the moon to get inside your heart

 I see the scar's he's left and it tears my soul up inside It makes me want...

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Happy Father’s Day
By Curtis Johnson

Good morning dad and happy father’s day.  You have been gone for a very long time now; some 55 years to be exact.  When you were still with us,...

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Renowned for what he’d long ago begun,
John tried to take a step back from his life
and figure out just what it was he’d done
to be “The Orchid Man,” with orchids rife.

It must have been at...

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When was the last time I ate a meal? 
I lay in bed, contemplating what is real,
Crying myself to sleep, wanting to be done,
I want my last moment to finally come. 

My arms have been...

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There was a land, and on this land lived sheep.
Like all good sheep, they had their rules to keep.
They lived on farms in their own different flocks,
sleeping, socializing, and taking walks
to find green grass on...

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How can one express the baffling depths of obscurity?
How can one behold to open the shafts of the mind?
I have never been able to solve the mystery—
Of myself. . .
I wish at times that my...

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We love to be on top, to be liked to be important but God want us to be humble.

Humility is something I struggle with not because I'm a materialistic, flashy person but because I tend...

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??
The record showed how you fared against the current best...
Reality is harsh but this very loss should not lessen your zest...
You have played very well and had given your best....
It is more than ok even...

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Each day's dawn is a miracle, grateful I am
To discover the sun even rose,
Thank the Lord that I still have a tent
For so few college grads have a job.
Before taking your meds (prices rising each...

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I may be all wet, but I sure ain't no bluenose!
And, while it's none of my beeswax,
Let's have a bull session-lesson !
Take a gander around, and tell the guy with the cheaters
I'll give him an...

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Spies, scout out the Promised Land.
Let our eyes see what God has planned.
Never mind what He's already done,
Can we trust the powerful One?

When we saw the Anakites there,
The terror was too much to bear.
More numerous...

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We've many differences.
You yearn for and demand respect.
I prefer to earn it but could care less...
if you respect me or not.
You shove a bullhorn in my face.
Force feed me your warped points of view.
You put...

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You whisper death to me.
You hove about my head only to tell me what I am not.
You love  telling tales of my failures.
You enjoy opening page by page of my dissapointments.
You even put emphasis...

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I've always kept my composure
Being kind and a pushover
Never fighting back when I
Am about to snap and cry
It was never in my nature
To be a cruel and mean creature
Doing for others before me
Was my life's...

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Grampa?

It’s a question usually posed with an inquisitive frown
On an angelic face with large, limpid eyes
And whatever I’m doing, I stop and put down
Peer sagely over bifocals and look grandfatherly wise

“Can you fix this grampa,”...

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I can’t just ignore how tight it hugs me
How it caresses through my soul
How it exposes pretence of innocence overhaul
A touch of it sending goose bumps all over me
I can’t hide anymore, from beautified macabre
Coz...

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My Voice is Silenced 

I look within, for my time to being 
for a chance to feel, that the potential I conceal
to be accepted and embraced, but all hope is left to be chased
the doors...

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1/11/23

Typical that they have doubts
It's often dragged out
All this crap being bragged about

Moving over the speed of eight knots
At a great cost
I had to take shots
In order to make lots
Otherwise just stuck in the same...

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All that while I thought we had a common goal.
To relive each other from past angst
to protect each other's hearts
all that while I aborted my babies because YOU were not ready.
I wanted to be worthy...

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She started with a quiet whisper in my ear
Telling me some things I needed to hear 
But her whisper soon turned into a shout 
"Hey girl let me your inner bitch out"

She said "Stop all...

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I want to write a poem about judging a book by its cover
Yeah can you judge a book by its cover?
You bet
You can see what kind of person that person is
by looking at her/him
Don't tell...

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anxious, angry, upset, gulity, scared, worried, sad
lost, lonely, fearful, depressed, miserable, unhappy, mad.
useless, worthless, afraid, uncertain, isolated, hurt, confused,
dependant, disapointed, embarresed, ignorned ,insecure, hopeless, used.

not feeling accepted, special, safe, hopeful, happy, secure alive, 
relaxed, joyful,...

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soaring swift and high is brave Butterfly,
believing really he's lord of the sky;
one sunny day, he thinks he is able
to bully an actual full-sized eagle

        who looks to...

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