Long Turning away Poems
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Peace In the Nowhere
"Peace in the Nowhere"
Ghosts remain in this place
they read their words
marked each day on walls
like prayers, it gives them
peace in the nowhere
someplace relevant to go
Ghosts commune in this place
disowned long ago or walked
off the...
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turning away, muse, poems, poets,
Form:
Narrative
Bipartisan DissonanceWhen oppositional cognitive dissonance
deflects focus from compassion,
I've learned to go back to when I deflected focus from her.
She sends me passive-aggressive messages,
bread crumbs leading back in time
to where she began to feel alone,
marginalized,
siloed,
anxious,
neglected.
If...
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turning away, conflict, math, parents, political, race, religion, sin,
Form:
Narrative
Landsbyen -Into the North- An Epic Poem 7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A new day begins and new promises made
The child guiding his way
Finally warmed he seemed less afraid
As through the snow they slowly made headway
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“Who is this child?” he whispered to...
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turning away, christmas, fairy,
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Epic
Supremely Courted Systemic FeelingsI believe it was Alfred North Whitehead,
an early developer of cognitive systems thinking,
who observed frequent miscommunication
and confusion
and chaos
over bilateral complexities
of Set v isolated Individual issues
within a systemic set
of inter-related issues.
This comes to mind
as I listen...
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Categories:
turning away, culture, earth, education, health, integrity, peace, power,
Form:
Political Verse
He's the One - the Whitney Style~ He's The One ~
( Whitney )
~O~
Call the Lord
He will be there
For me, gives
Love, Hope, Peace, Joy
Strength, always
He's the...
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turning away, christian, faith, hope, love,
Form:
Free verse
genevaDuring finals week, I’d spent days on various reports and papers, scribbling in the margins of notes and books, checking facts, revising flashcards and prepping with friends. I’ve an unshakable faith in plodding persistence.
We were...
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Categories:
turning away, boyfriend, humor, love, school, student, travel,
Form:
Free verse
Face of Modern SlaveryA shameful act in this world we live today
surely an educated mind can clearly see the truth behind a mask
Ignorance is the hardness of heart manifests in such violence
The horrors and inhumanity of it...
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turning away, christian, dark, emotions, truth, drug,
Form:
Narrative
Healing Grandmother's EarthCould you more faithfully believe?
Your enemies
probably do not sacrifice their first born children
right before they eat them
And they do not worship
big
predative Jewish
and terrorizing Muslim
ruthlessly bought and sold
international pagan colonizing corporations.
Could we believe
in cooperative...
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Categories:
turning away, allusion, earth day, environment, green, health, humanity,
Form:
Political Verse
Monique MinahanSix years inside complicated grief taught me many things. Five of them I can put into words and onto paper. I have a feeling I will be learning from her the rest of my life.
Grief...
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turning away, bereavement,
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I do not know?
Seven Shades and Mr Blue Skies
"Seven Shades and Mr Blue Skies"
You walked into the storm
and waited for some sign
to struggle less
face upturned
looking for Blue Skies
Seven shades illuminated
the yearning of your heart
Each colour a meaning
and emotion
buried firmly...
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Categories:
turning away, future, heartbreak, journey, life, love, rainbow, romance,
Form:
Free verse
PaperweightDo you know what it feels like to be a paperweight
like you're sitting on someone's chest
They can't move nor do you want to
pinning their arms above their head
screaming in their face to look at you...
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Categories:
turning away, how i feel,
Form:
Free verse
Fight the Demons DietIt was that time again to empty once more,
I was on my Knees on the bathroom floor.
Putting tissue down the Loo making sure nothing stayed afloat,
Then I slid my fingers down deep inside my sore...
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turning away, courage, dark, depression, family, fear, food, growing
Form:
Rhyme
Time To Choose - Time To ChangeTime to choose? Time to change?
When I feel Love
It feels like I am falling into a deep blue lake
Of a baby’s eyes.
When I hate,
Darkness consumes me like smoke,
Smothering light and extinguishing all hope.
Knots in...
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Categories:
turning away, conflict, emotions, humanity, i am, love, visionary,
Form:
Free verse
She Saved Her Best For LastShe'd been raised to despise them, and despise them she did
The Orthodox, be they modern or old-fashioned, and the Chassidim
She'd grown up loathing their Sabbath and their dietary restrictions
Their clinging to...
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Categories:
turning away, conflict, miracle, mother son,
Form:
Narrative
Her Bi-PolarYou're paranoid. You're scared. You don't know what to do.
You're happy. Full of life. You're turning gray skies blue.
You think and you wonder. Am I there? Am I alright?
You're strong, hear...
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turning away, depressionme, pain, me,
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I do not know?
Don't let the Satanists stop you from having after school's Bible study for elementary schools**No matter what state that born again Christians establish after school
Bible study for elementary school students, the Satanists want to establish
after school groups worshiping Satan. Even though they may or may not
personally worship him--they...
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turning away, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, 6th
Form:
Prose
The newest generational divides in America today part twoMany members of the two youngest generations used to describe themselves
as being "Nones," believing in no religion at all. But in the process they have
decreed themselves to being their own gods by deifying themselves...
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turning away, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, 6th
Form:
Narrative
Sophisticated WomenWe met at the airport. He was on his way to a Christian conference, and I was on my way to meet a potential client.
He was tall, honey color with chiseled cheeks.
He had the intuitive...
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turning away, change,
Form:
Narrative
After Death Than What Happens Next Part TwoAfter death happens than what next? The third heaven is separated from the first heaven by the second heaven called the universe. And yet for all born again believers in Jesus Christ, the third heaven...
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turning away, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, 6th
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
The None Generation Part TwoThe growing popular LGBT movement is not the only factor that is driving younger Americans and Europeans far away from any organized region! In the USA and in Europe there are divided polarized societies and...
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turning away, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, 6th
Form:
Narrative
The King of SalemHebrews 7:1-7
Melchizedek was the king of Salem and a priest for God the Most High. He met Abraham when Abraham was coming back after defeating the kings. That day Melchizedek blessed him. Then Abraham gave...
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turning away, angel, bible, blessing, christian, god, jesus, religious,
Form:
Free verse
TravisI was out at a bar,
no reason to think of war.
Thought I saw someone I knew,
the guy I saw looked like you.
"Did you hear the news?
A chopper went down & lost it's crew."
I thought of...
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Categories:
turning away, death, nostalgia, sad, lost, lost, me,
Form:
Rhyme
Trump - the Grand ExperimentHe said I alone can solve it all:
The Mexicans will take the fall,
Rapists and murderers one and all.
I'll keep them out with a beautiful wall.
He claimed Muslims on the Jersey Shore
Cheered 9/11...
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Categories:
turning away, political,
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Political Verse
MaskedMasked
If you pass a glance in my direction, a shell you will see,
An image that's skin deep, not a true portrayal of me.
But please, take the time to slowly peel away my mask,
Just...
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Categories:
turning away, lonely,
Form:
Rhyme
Islam2ISLAM
1. Do Muslims believe he was a Messenger of One God? YES
Belief in all of the Prophets and Messengers of God is a fundamental article of faith in Islam. Thus, believing in Prophets Adam, Jesus,...
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Categories:
turning away, dedication, faith, happiness, health, history, hope, inspirational,
Form:
Rhyme