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I Wish Someone Told Me

...I wish someone told me
That the world was worse off than I thought
That things are worse than what you can see

I wish that someone said this is how it is going to be:
Making it in this world is...

Categories: longshot, angst, betrayal, depression, lost,
Form: Rhyme

Totaled Recall

...They say President Biden's brains are fried
  Not by a longshot, Mrs. Biden cried ~
    Joe just went to Ireland
    And never got tired, man ~
  Though he couldn't recall it when he tried...

Categories: longshot, giggle, lost, memory,
Form: Limerick

The Ones That Got Away

...The big fish lost cause you forgot the net
The lottery ticket, one number away
The purr of Kitten before it went stray
The stake you lost on a longshot bet
The angry words you’ll always regret
T...

Categories: longshot, life, loss,
Form: List

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Ephemeral Online Moment

...Ephemeral online moment...

Yours truly plagiarizes himself with zeal
courtesy mental cogs and rusty wheel,
thus no literary crime committed to steel
I broadcast material shown thru rickety
bla...

Categories: longshot, absence, earth, imagery, inspiration,
Form: Rhyme

Someone Just Like Me

..."I'd bet on Someone Just Like Me", the lovely stranger said.
"I know the odds are long, but I just have this lucky feeling!"
The bookies gave a 10 to 1 for her prized thoroughbred,
I knew t...

Categories: longshot, horse, loneliness, longing, race,
Form: Rhyme

Washington's Miracle, Part Iii

...But patriot fire answered back tenfold,
blasting those two guns until they were down.
Rall knew things were dire, then decided to
attempt a break-out to the north of town.

Though Washington sti...

Categories: longshot, america, conflict, courage, history,
Form: Epic

Unknown Crow

...Deep in the dark depths of disaster, disassociated disaster
distracting distraction distracted
Bleh, bahumbug!
Why should I care how I start this
this will just be tossed to the wayside all over ...

Categories: longshot, nonsense,
Form: Free verse

Boxing Gloves and Dead Sea Scrolls

...Dark thoughts twitching on a nightstand.
Wrinkled -bloated-bloodied.
Like an ancient boxing glove.
Powerless-broken-longshot.

A dead sea scroll- smoldering. 
In the chambers of a burned-out he...

Categories: longshot, heart, hurt,
Form: Free verse

I Am Me

...I am the long shot.
I am the one they never so coming.
I am the life beat of a heart once dying.
I am the old horse that keeps kicking.
I am truth in a world that keeps lying.
I am the runner wh...

Categories: longshot, courage, emotions,
Form: Dramatic Monologue

I Am Me

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i am me
by Ty Ngachira on Saturday, December 31, 2011 at 6:24pm

I am the longshot
I am the one they never so coming
I am the life beat of a heart once dying
I am the old horse that keeps kickin...

Categories: longshot, slam, hope,
Form: Bio

Where Is Hollywood, By the Way?

...Red River overflows ...
North Dakota everyone knows
Where are all the movie stars aid?
Where are their phony dramatic shows?
North Dakota helped to build them up too,
that is why we cite this re...

Categories: longshot, education, people
Form: Free verse

Hyphenated

...The million-to-one longshot - 
I know this unlikely victory 
isn’t so sweet when the race is fixed
and everyone got paid on the side
for being in on the trick
while I just ran and ran and ran.
...

Categories: longshot, confusion, loss, love, ,
Form: Free verse