Long Tossing Poems
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Emo LoveWith this needle and thread I stitch the wounds Avril left
but with this blade I angrily carve a new
rough, short, jagged adjacent from the bone in my wrist
for a reflection of our relationship
and an outlet...
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Categories:
tossing, anxiety, beauty, emo, i love you, jealousy,
Form:
Narrative
A Poem For My History TeacherI wanted to write
The best slavery poem ever written—
Perhaps win a Pulitzer or Faulkner.
I had every intention of conforming
To the standards
Of modern verse and composition,
Lyrics fluidly written,
Perfect...
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Categories:
tossing, assonance, forgiveness, history, holocaust, humanity, memorial, slavery,
Form:
Rhyme
The Depths
"The Depths"
From the depths
silence.
Where
are the voices
of other
women?
In that other place,
the monsters violate,
they take and take
bloody all, what they want
the dreams of women
are torched, murdered,
next to them,
the sweet dreams of lives...
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Categories:
tossing, children, humanity, women,
Form:
Narrative
Amberina BallerinaA born lioness my untamed heart? ha!
a mouse, this pulsing token ruled by unruly wants
at times given, traded or stolen - sometimes
thrown down on a dare to be won or lost
till it became...
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Categories:
tossing, destiny, emotions, inspiration, introspection, memory, metaphor, nostalgia,
Form:
Free verse
Prizes For Ultimate Sacrifices - Part OnePrizes for Ultimate Sacrifices
prizes for the abstemious for abstinence chastity ?
the countless...
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Categories:
tossing, howl, inspirational, metaphor, passion, satire, spoken word,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
Shame On Me -- In Both Audio and TextEvery day, ‘round 8 am, I climb up from the subway and pass a guy - a blind guy - who is there to beg for change.
But one day, as I paused to watch...
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Categories:
tossing, heartbreak,
Form:
Narrative
A Murder Most FoulI am having that dream of dreams again
The one that wakes me up in the night
...
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Categories:
tossing, autumn, beautiful, best friend, betrayal, heart, lost
Form:
Narrative
How I Got Rich and What Happened ThenWritten in summer of 1976.
I used to eat my lunch with groups
of businessmen from Campbell Soups.
We drank a drink at lunch each day
Of Coca-Cola mixed with hay
And talked of pending corporate plans
And willow-haired orangutans.
I spent...
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Categories:
tossing, business, humor, humorous, money, nonsense, satire,
Form:
Couplet
The Nifty Town 1I knew that I had to go somewhere but I did not know where
I knew I had to go somewhere that was not very far from here
So I put on my...
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Categories:
tossing, adventure, angel, business, celebration, character, confusion, culture,
Form:
Narrative
The Demolition DerbyThis is based on a true story -
The wind was soft and swishy as the sun was drifting down,
As most the town were mingling at the annual county fair,
When loud across the speakers by...
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Categories:
tossing, car,
Form:
Narrative
Landsbyen -Into the North- An Epic Poem 18
When he reached the courtyard DynDoeth stepped from the shadows and greeted him. One by one each of the Elders also stepped forward. Erlenkönig greeted each in turn. There were only...
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Categories:
tossing, christmas, fairy,
Form:
Epic
Self Help Addict Needles Unsuspecting ReaderSelf help addict needles unsuspecting reader
Expounded late today April 27th, 2023
since being written
countless years ago
maybe a baker's dozen
as thee doodling cock doth crow
scouting about for carrion
scavenging for dead animals
and rooting about...
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Categories:
tossing, 12th grade, abuse, anger, angst, anxiety, april,
Form:
Rhyme
The Whips of History - 4Injustice is just an inconvenience until it is proven...
When the sun hit their helmets it startled the very souls of the natives
a signal upon their eyes that spoke like a siren of ill prophecy to...
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Categories:
tossing, history, passion, poetry,
Form:
Crown of Sonnets
Kabodlute In HarmonyWorld famous player of the five fingered flute,
Wasn't quite so happy as he used to be.
Being alone with just his flute,
Nice clothes,
And lounging...
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Categories:
tossing, 4th grade, fun, music,
Form:
Free verse
The Mystery of the NecklaceSitting on the beach,
As dusk falls upon the end of shore,
I look at the lighthouse,
As I see a faint figure,
Looking beyond the sea.
She holds her chest,
As if she is holding a necklace.
She waits for her...
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Categories:
tossing, fantasy, inspirational, longing, love, mythology, romantic,
Form:
Free verse
Game of Cricket Is a Game of LifeLife is not cricket: though a game of cricket reflects life
It portrays real-life conditions; from cradle to urn
Starting with toss of a coin; ends in pulling bails off
Just as cricket life is simply...
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Categories:
tossing, dedication, emotions, endurance, fantasy, games, image, inspiration,
Form:
Prose Poetry
Light On the Devil's Chord - Day 3They say the one you think of last before sleep,
Is the one you care for the most— the one you wish to hold, admire, love…
The two of us…beings of bravery,
Had labored all the night,
In...
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Categories:
tossing, adventure, allegory, anxiety, art, friendship, sympathy, time,
Form:
Free verse
Sir Sleep.So this one was really just a bit of fun I wanted to try and incorporate some really old slang type language within the piece, I've included a glossary below for the old words but...
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Categories:
tossing, dark, dream, night, old, silence, sleep, stars,
Form:
Free verse
Dichotomyyeah, right ...
do you really think I believe that?
that I'll swallow that pill?
look at the damn lines on this brow ...
do you think they were etched
by happenstance??
not even CLOSE, sweetheart
I earned those ragged rivulets one-by-one
and...
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Categories:
tossing, analogy, break up, conflict, forgiveness, love, relationship,
Form:
Free verse
AppearancesThe distress... fatigue, combined with restlessness, tossing, and turning. Assuming I possess more energy than I truly do because what is worse, exhausting oneself or lying there, depleted? Many of us meet our end wishing...
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Categories:
tossing, city, cry, dark, death, depression, pain,
Form:
Free verse
Ashoremargins stimulate and juxtapose
edges greet with troubled, disturbing friction
faraway forces exert influence and combine relentlessly
how the Sun and Moon dance together about the planet Earth
their grasping hands...
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Categories:
tossing, beach, environment, humanity, ocean,
Form:
Verse
An Eternity IiAnd I begin my own steep climb into
The Chalkland Downs ...
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Categories:
tossing, betrayal, , memorial,
Form:
Rhyme
West Kingston Bad ManHere I am again waiting for it to rain
Here I am again waiting to board the plane
I have been searching for the moon
But it is nowhere to be found
It seems as if it is buried...
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Categories:
tossing, courage, creation, emotions, endurance, goodbye, journey, longing,
Form:
Narrative
Love Is My OceanI figured this wouldn’t be read because of its length, so why not just post it and get it over with
Love is my ocean
~
Placed on a mantle, the ship torn and tattered
Its bottle long...
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Categories:
tossing, love,
Form:
Rhyme
All AboardWho suggests a trip back...rides to this bit of nostalgia in the middle years of the Great Depression aboard a Chicago elevated train, "the El." We hurdle head-long above asphalt blanketed streets that are determined...
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Categories:
tossing, city, imagery, perspective,
Form:
Prose