Long Wasting away Poems
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Open Oceans
"Open Oceans"
Kneeling on pearls
wisdom preys
praying
preying
hungry hearts
count the days
wasting away
in all that preying
for prayers
to be answered
children become
strangers
reading
strange words
finding
themselves puzzled
genuflecting to a deity
they do not know, nor wish to
fumbling
mouths closed,
swallowed hole
in the...
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Categories:
wasting away, journey, love, mother daughter,
Form:
Epic
Daylight Is Wasting AwayYou see the pain in my eyes
And you erase the cruel lies
I see the pain in your eyes
Tell me something promising as time flies
Don't say your goodbyes
I say hello to our temporary highs
Pre-chorus: Do...
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Categories:
wasting away, best friend, deep, depression, desire, emotions, encouraging,
Form:
Lyric
remembering the time when i was LOSTForever wondering when I won’t be left behind and upset
Pondering if you’ll ever save me from burying me alive
Wandering in the woods of my spiralling mindset of regret
Squandering my time time after time and I...
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Categories:
wasting away, angst, anxiety, conflict, courage, deep, emotions, endurance,
Form:
Lyric
LiatraPasha Acremodios grew greedy,
discontented with the domain he dominated,
so he turned covetous eyes toward Farabia,
sending his soldiers to seize this ripened plum
Spoiling for a fight and fighting for spoils,
his army swept across Farabia
like a bloody...
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Categories:
wasting away, dance, death, desire,
Form:
Free verse
My Sorrowful Soul“Sometimes, a hug can mend a sorrowful soul like mine” – J W M Earnings
What’s the point of sorrow when I have tomorrow to look forward to?
What’s the big deal with people who just don’t...
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Categories:
wasting away, angst, anxiety, deep, depression, grief, lonely, words,
Form:
Free verse
Liaison Dangereuse
“liaison dangereuse”
Tear a thin line
along my skin
softly velvet
finger tips
no nurses gloves
down my neck
along my throat
with something
sharp like words
on a tongue
like I’m
one of the
gentility heard
soft as a block of butter
hard from the fridge
I'll...
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Categories:
wasting away, addiction, senses, sensual,
Form:
Romanticism
My Bi-Polar Disorder Part 1I need to relax for a change
One last time, I'm giving it all of my might to fight the good fight
It's eccentric how time flies; I guess it's about time to rearrange...
I don't have a...
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Categories:
wasting away, deep,
Form:
Rhyme
When You Told MeWhen you told me..,,
When you told me you had cancer,
i could not believe it.
My little sister is poorly and I wish it was me.
You told me not to worry then you said.
“ I’ve got...
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Categories:
wasting away, bereavement, cancer, cry, god, grief, sister, sympathy,
Form:
Free verse
Daylight savings time more'n minute effect on meDaylight savings time more'n minute effect on me
In 2024, daylight savings time will begin at two o'clock ante meridiem on Sunday, March tenth. That will mean losing an hour of precious sleep and moving the...
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Categories:
wasting away, adventure, age, appreciation, creation, imagination, march, time,
Form:
Rhyme
Feels Like Another Sleepless NightVerse 1:
I should've been careful what I wished for
I know there's bound to be another open door
Of many opportunities
That could replace my nightmarish memories
Not everything is black and white, you see?
I wake up...
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Categories:
wasting away, angst, deep, desire, hope, lost love, passion,
Form:
Lyric
Nova ProletariumFrom the ashes of the never before,
Lacking symbol, nor take to guide,
A Phoenix rises from storied lore,
In a portent of thrashing hide.
Trumpets are a pathetic symbol,
For the lack of mind within the echelons,
Who...
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Categories:
wasting away, america, anger, angst, anxiety, education, jobs, life,
Form:
Free verse
lonesum all de timeI try so hard to love you up some
I try to look presentable and handsome
I try to cry my heart out tonight
I try to fly with all of my might
Understand, I’ve been surrendering to your...
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Categories:
wasting away, loneliness,
Form:
Lyric
The Bipolar BluesI'm not strong
Cuz I don't belong
I long
To be on your tongue
And on your mind, swinging along
All alone, all along or maybe I'm the one in the wrong
Oooooh oooooh ooooh
Mmmm mmmmm...
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Categories:
wasting away, betrayal, deep, depression, emotions,
Form:
Free verse
April 5, 2023 Refracted ReflectionsApril 5, 2023 – refracted reflections:
The following lines
haphazardly linkedin
slap dash fashion
over the course
of dazed and confused days,
therefore desist reading
any profound meaning
if you dear reader dare expend
energy and time perusing
meandering gibberish....
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Categories:
wasting away, 12th grade, adventure, allegory, appreciation, beautiful, desire,
Form:
Free verse
Hell No -Chapter 1-Come, Kingdom, Come
On social media, I feel numb
Covered up by the consumption of fear…
Corruption draws near…
Look into my eyes and I will shed a tear
Demons and angels are chasing after me
Are chasing after me
Are chasing...
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Categories:
wasting away, words,
Form:
Free verse
The Wasteland of MistAlways remember the times we spent
Sometimes, the past is best left unsaid
Always remember to accept we are sinners and need to repent
Just know the future is way up ahead
The wasteland of mist, the wasteland of...
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Categories:
wasting away, angst, emotions, endurance,
Form:
Lyric
Glory Days WorshipWorship is the soul’s feasting upon that which it believes will fill it up
and we perpetually worship whatever we deem most worthy
of our attention and affection and sacrifice
It is so firmly set in our very...
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Categories:
wasting away, writing,
Form:
I do not know?
One More Night, One Less Dayi stare at the screen
and hope my thoughts make sense in words
there's always some coherence in these poems
if only i could find it.
something seems to be missing from my picture
there's a smile
and eyes with laughter
and...
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Categories:
wasting away, angst, confusion, depression, life, hope, life, me,
Form:
Lyric
Daylight Savings Time 2023Daylight Savings Time 2023...
in Pennsylvania will begin at 2:00 AM
on Sunday, March twelfth
and moost likely will impact
min-née-ute effect on me
a run of the mill on the Floss
amazingly gracefully aging
long haired pencil necked geek,
who welcomes...
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Categories:
wasting away, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, 8th
Form:
Rhyme
Picture Me HereAnother day down, another day to go. I'm so sorry I let you down, like so many times before. It wasn't supposed to happen, not like this, you're not supposed to be, the one...
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Categories:
wasting away, missing you, poems, prison,
Form:
Prose
Unremitting Serenade (Part Two)She said
“We are slowly and always eroding
As we lose more and more
By little bits and little bits they fall
They are falling
Prey to the fading and wasting away
Of the nameless one and all his dark...
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Categories:
wasting away, faith, life, dark, dark, rose,
Form:
Prose Poetry
Post Physics Test DissilusionmentAs I sit during the aftermath of my physics test, another failure, no doubt
I begin to reconsider my existence, my place on this earth
Was I meant to be an obedient slave? Indentured to the restrains...
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Categories:
wasting away, anger, community, corruption, education, environment, high school,
Form:
Free verse
Fields of BlasphemyWhere shall I flee? I’m swimming in the waters of misery…
And I’m crying a river…I’m saturated in woe
How do I think cheerfully? I’m lost in the abyss…and the shadows won’t let me be…
And...
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Categories:
wasting away, confusion, depression, faith, fear, inspirational, passion, sad,
Form:
Lyric
Heartless FireIn my fervent heart,
You knew I treasured you
But you didn’t return those tender feelings
Just see the fumes arise from the consuming fire
Because my wicked desires wasted away into embers
I love you…I love you…These feelings are...
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Categories:
wasting away, angst, confusion, depression, faith, fear, girlfriend-boyfriend, happiness,
Form:
Free verse
Our Grandmother's BlessingsSo many trials seem to be filled up with so much fear
So many ask, “Oh Dear Lord, what am I doing here”?
So many questions that I have come to know
If we just plant a seed,...
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Categories:
wasting away, dedication, devotion, faith, family, hope, husband, inspirational,
Form:
Couplet