Long Well behaved Poems
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An Uppercut I Remember
Dad hit me only once, an upper cut to the solar plexus. It nearly lifted me off my feet. I was 17 then and already fairly tall, 6’1.” He was 48 and of medium height,...
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Categories:
well behaved, father son,
Form:
Blank verse
The Verdict
. NOW
Well, GI Jack is welcome back, he left his...
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Categories:
well behaved, society, war,
Form:
Ballad
Small Addictions
“Small Addictions”
bit by bit
the hunger begins,
the time when everyone,
it would seem, is giving in
to those small addictions
inevitably they become
your sole purpose for living,
your entire self turned inside out,
those small addictions
inevitably grow
they...
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Categories:
well behaved, love, muse,
Form:
Narrative
Elephant Rage a True Story
Harry was waiting at base camp for his party of tourists
hoping that Beverly and her children would not be rowdy.
When they finally arrived, he got them settled in their tent.
Once unpacked they joined him in...
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Categories:
well behaved, africa, animal, nature, mum,
Form:
Epic
Deleted
I say I find myself trapped in some sort of sadistic paradigm
With my eyes closed she’s still deciding whether she should delete this baby, I guess she’s
on borderline
They’re getting closer; I...
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Categories:
well behaved,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
50 Words For Poe: the Dolphin
"50 Words for Poe: The Dolphin"
Like Christmas
all come at once
So too, to the 5th Dimension
a motley crew had arrived
They were all now
One Flew Over the Cuckoo Nest
comfortably ensconced
all behaving like...
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Categories:
well behaved, freedom, muse,
Form:
Free verse
The Dickens
The Dickens
Authored by Chuck Keys
Hot thickly sliced juicy turkey
sandwiched a mid fresh bread
tastier than...
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Categories:
well behaved, animals, devotion, friendship, happiness, love, passion, petsme,
Form:
Free verse
Skeletons
For whatever reason, I've been experiencing weird triggers recently. I'm sharing stuff in the hope that my struggles will help others. I'm not interested in sympathy or attention. My intentions are pure. But I humbly...
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Categories:
well behaved, abuse, anxiety, child abuse, childhood, courage, family,
Form:
Free verse
My Father
I know a man of humility, love and kindness
This man is not so famous to the world but he is so famous in my world.
To raise four kids ain't an easy job
With a wage that...
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Categories:
well behaved, father daughter,
Form:
Ode
Growing Pains
12 years ago, after 38 years removed from where I was known, ...
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Categories:
well behaved, childhood, home,
Form:
Narrative
Your First Hellhound For a Lover
i sit in this hot shower and my bones feel cold. my brown hair is falling out as i wash my legs on this floor and i wonder if you would wash my hair for...
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Categories:
well behaved, 11th grade, angst, beautiful, dog, howl,
Form:
Free verse
Grief, the Great Musician
Rain seeps into every crack and crevice
chilling to the bone
Winter has arrived with a vengeance
and summer is forever gone.
Ice slicks the asphalt, into a
glittering glistening death trap.
Here begins the slow invasion
of the unrelenting...
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Categories:
well behaved, angst, bereavement, grief, growth,
Form:
Personification
Just A Girl and Her Seven Dogs
Once upon a most wonderful walk, a girl and her seven dogs
Shared an entirely spontaneous and ridiculously rude,
Yet delightfully playful social interaction.
To the dreary, disapproving outside world,
This may have looked rather unsightly,
Perhaps a broken, unspoken...
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Categories:
well behaved, abuse, animal, corruption, deep, discrimination, emotions, society,
Form:
Rhyme
Victorian Christmas
Father Christmas is in the night sky his sleigh and reindeer a silhouette in the moonlight,
He has traveled all over the world to lavish his presents to small sleeping children,
A family has retired and left...
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Categories:
well behaved, history, children, christmas, father, children, christmas, father,
Form:
Prose Poetry
London, Translation of Paul Verlaine's Poem: Londres
London, Translation of Paul Verlaine’s poem : Londres
…a serious and well-behaved Englishman, well-attired, handsome clothes (Victor Hugo)
(In this poem, I didn’t feel adhering strictly to the rhyme scheme would have served a higher purpose. T....
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Categories:
well behaved, culture, places,
Form:
Quatrain
Domestic Violence Survivor
i'd allowed you in again even thou my soul
was shattered god was quite displeased as you
hammered your dark fist against my rib cage
senseless i thought an yet you were forgiven again
even...
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Categories:
well behaved, abuse, america, faith, home, me, time, women,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
Organic Rhythm Box
To access the house there was a slight slope from the sidewalk, the door was in the gap under the stairs that led to the upper floor, behind that building was the vegetable garden with...
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Categories:
well behaved, brother, cancer, christmas, funeral,
Form:
Prose
Ask Your Grandchildren Please
When I was a child, children were chattel, threatened by our parents and our preacher.
We did not even dare whisper a tiny bit of a sliver of a question at our teacher.
Today’s brazen un-mothers drop...
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Categories:
well behaved, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, 7th
Form:
Rhyme
Sprung In the Air
‘Get the motor running head out on the highway looking for adventure’
Well it is only the council road with potholes but Oliver races his pushbike
Walkman headphones sound ‘Born to be wild’ or Attention Deficit Disorder
But...
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Categories:
well behaved, spring,
Form:
Free verse
Purple Melatonin
My friend had said
Oh! Father
What color
My eyes my skin's shades
Of many MELATONIN (what)
I have a white mother
And yet my father's
black
From what am I
What race am I
They...
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Categories:
well behaved, abuse, analogy, character, creation, discrimination, prejudice,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
Wife's Wish for Santa
Dearest Santa, my one wish may seem strange
but please do not interpret me as snide.
I wish this kindness so please do arrange
my Christmas gift of a mail order bride.
Surely she would lighten my...
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Categories:
well behaved, christmas, funny, proposal, romantic love,
Form:
Sonnet
Last Ride To the Vets
Many times we have taken this trip,
you just loved riding in the car,
it was your joy every time,
never seen a dog so happy,
as you were.
You touched my heart
in so many way,
as few dogs
ever did.
You were...
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Categories:
well behaved, animals, dedicationtime, time,
Form:
I do not know?
Lessons From Losing
??
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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Categories:
well behaved, confidence, courage, encouraging, gender, hope,
Form:
Free verse
God's Call To the Mall
Mall stores are closing;it's ten p.m.;
But the parking lot action is about to begin!
The first car pulls in ,followed by car number two.
Eight more will show up before they're all through.
You'll find red...
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Categories:
well behaved, friendship, inspirational, social, teen, urbancar, car, jesus,
Form:
I do not know?
A Christmas Unlike Any Before
In a land where snow should fall,
On a Christmas day, unusual,
A tale unfolds, both strange and bright,
Under sunny skies, a curious light.
A beautiful day, like any other,
Yet, sunshine felt like a bother.
For I, who had...
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Categories:
well behaved, 11th grade, appreciation, beautiful, blessing, cheer up,
Form:
Lyric