Long Work up Poems

My man’s veiled message unclear
I’ve dallied for four long years
Sis, have I ever been
Fooled!
Turns on the charm on a whim
Parades what you saw in him
Just a tad so you are
Fooled
There’s not a ring
not a vow
no...

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Are you sitting comfortably, children?
Because it's a long tale.....
Then I shall begin.

Arthur was a Mason, which in case you hadn't known
is a man who sands and chisels, making shapes from out of stone.
From animals to...

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If I tell you the story of old, of how one tiny dream come into being and changed the race forever with just a silent whisper, would you believe me? If I tell you the...

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He rushed in the office with his bag in one hand, and coffee in the other hand; steam is shooting from his coffee cup, and he has eaten more than a dozen doughnut.

 What on...

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He knows what the future holds
As He knows the here and now
He knows every small detail of
My heart, soul and spirit’s doubts
He knows about my sorrows and pains
Has healing in His every mercy
Gives me the...

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...The man nodded a bit, taking it in,
then absently stroked the beard on his chin,
said,”Everyone wants hat they think they deserve,
I can’t help but think you got it backwards.

“Not you alone, the issue is this:
You’ve...

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Ferret Legging
You never know what you’ll find on the net
Nothing much surprises me there and yet
I found a sport that takes no native skill
Just a strong pair of pants and a real strong will
Competitors’ trousers...

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...By now Carmena’s anger had built up,
and she glared searing flames at her ‘friend,’
said,”You shut you damn mouth and listen close,
everything you just said does offend.

“You think that my skin is what determines
the direction and...

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She thought that it was normal,
If she made a bad mistake,
She surely must be punished,
If some liberties she’d take?
She thought it happened everywhere,
She’d not been singled out,
But when he started hiding it,
It planted seeds of...

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There is a smile that you just cannot ignore when it comes knocking on your door, there is a smile that you just cannot resist even if you tighten your shoe and clench your fist.

When...

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A is for Ant (and for ass, your dad is an example of an ass)
B is for Bee (and for b*stard, your dad is a bast*rd - first class)

C is for Chicken (and for a...

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He was overwhelmed with greif when he got the news that I would not be returning any time soon, tears began to flow and anxiety began to grow. He has been planning this meeting for...

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I am stumbling along the beaten down path and struggling to get out of the dark, there are some boulders in the way and I have to work up extra energy to roll them away....

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Old Bald Frog and a toad named Ander
saw Sally wander down by the road.
Said Frog, "Now Sally, me and Ander
been wondering where you do meander?"
Now, Ander was a three-toed toad,
had four before that Sally strode
upon...

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Since I was the oldest of three sisters with a mum, 
As my dad had died when I was at an age young,
I thought I’d join the navy to help out my family, 
But I...

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Dear Miss Monkey Manners, I am writing to you out of desperation,
It seems that I may have a problem with excessive perspiration.
As a lowland gorilla I live in regions of extreme heat and humidity,
And my...

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I thought that this would be an interesting topic to write
As some thoughts about this year's awesome events came to light.

Recalling the year's events made me pause
Yet several "awesome" events gave me cause.

In thinking about...

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I work up a sweat every single day
I struggle to belong somewhere, to stay
It’s like I’m fighting a hopeless battle
I’m powerless and the poisonous snakes rattle

I feel death’s embrace coming nearer
I hear his voice,...

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Twenty one guns fired in unison on the days
We laid them in the ground
And to have them each call me their grandson
I was lucky and I'm proud

One left school at only 13
The other Paris Island...

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Nuthin' But A Leech
(Part Two)
By Roy Merritt

But they must be on to somethin’
They sure got you people pegged
And will rob you fools completely blind 
As easily as pullin' your leg

And no telling if this pacifist
Who...

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I'm just a soul whose intentions are good 
Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood 
 
I work up today, with a dark cloud hanging low over my head 
No smile in sight ...

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From thee over-ewesed too letter word 'up' wee get a lot of mileage.
It has moor meanings than any other word inn thee English language.
Without reelizing it wee weave it intwo hour daily conversashuns,
Oratshuns, knowtashuns, quotashuns,...

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Before reading, note that I wrote this because I was bored and like to make up sick poems like this. I'm not mentally ill or anything like that. Just thought I had to get that...

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For years I roamed this land,
without any real care for the world,
not one place to often,
before I'd move on again.

I'd picked work up here and there,
only to feed my habits,
alcohol, gambling and drugs,
was really the...

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A dark heart took me to a dark place on a dark night 
Years spent breaking me down till who I was , was out of sight 
I can’t see all I hear is loud...

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