Long Snowballing Poems

Once upon a time two gumdrops dissolve


once upon a time
there were two gumdrops
she was purple, he was yellow
they were complete opposites
they both worked at a hotel
on a white sandy beach
with palm trees swaying on the...

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I am fed up of falling this failing fall 
no person has fallen this far before 
have fallen through the very floor 
can’t force further (crack) there’s more!

How much farther can I take? 
rather damaged...

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He's so phoney in poems, moaning only,
same tone, same story,
a war he can't endure anymore that beats him sore and sorry,
exploring his core for strength absent before in writes of sheer folly.

Wanting to write powerfully...

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THE JOY OF LIFE
SNOWBALLING


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the joy of life
snowballing
I've tried and tried to entice
belief in that all snowballs end up thawing
the joy of life
is quickly going to disappear
I've tried and tried to entice
belief in our need for...

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Ignorance Is Bliss

Here in Malaysia things are happening and citizens are rather concerned..
Besides the regular petty crimes and stories of the juicy kind ...
For the past year or so, this country has been embroiled in...

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in the magazines
anorexic women
men who look infatuated by them
psychological manipulation
not yet fixed

The reason it only happens to those few
different psychological types
and that one targeted

By studying myself i realise
the potential i have to change minds 
and...

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For years, the ominous signs were palpable
The deep fraternal mistrust festered and discernable
Propagated by colonial masters to divide and make Rwanda malleable
And left lingering became monstrous and uncontrollable
Snowballing in 1994 into an orgy of murderous...

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The freezing rain turns into black ice
If you're driving make sure you think twice
You may have a glitch
End up in a ditch
Take heed of the weatherman’s advice
~
cold winds start to blow
bringing first flakes of winter...

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They let me down 
now put me down
harsh views of me all around town
no one has seen me or heard a sound 

I fell down in a pit of trouble 
wasn’t offered a hand or...

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April 23rd,
The seductive smoky weed descending from Kabiru swept through my nostril
Cracky creepy shanties sneaking 
Pulsating stench sneering from gutters
Churning and choky smoke oozing from the BRT buses
Area boys bullying
Police officers begging for spiritual currency
Perputuality...

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Miserably one bright sunny morning
I was happy to see rain was pouring
That day I went to a zoo in the sky
Saw elephants fly, and hyenas cry.

Zebras looked awesome, red, amber and green
That was their stripes,...

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The snowflakes are falling on my nose and my face.
I now think back to my special place.
I remember the times that I was so young.
We played in the snow and it was pure fun.
Laying and...

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The hill I climbed though tough and slow,
Had glistened in the morning snow.
When at the top, I scooped the ground,
As in my hands, I rolled it round.

Then as I stood upon the ledge,
I placed the...

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