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Sixty Fangs

...bruised tank top
	name’s been scratched out
	
	a guy jumps over the net fence,
	out of the dog’s yard
	smoother than the water in a wine glass.

		guy says “what you talkin’ bout”
		and then ...

Categories: majoring, appreciation,
Form: Free verse

Au Revoir Oh Perilous Freedom

...Au revoir oh perilous freedom...

Since pledging my troth
to the missus July 25th, 1996
after the comma error
punctuated mein kampf with disequilibrium.

Ever since the notions
of life, liber...

Categories: majoring, age, america, anger, anxiety,
Form: Free verse

Democratic Trust

...When I drove away from the family farm
to embrace my freshman year
at the University of Michigan
in Vietnam-era 1970,

I was planning on majoring in political science
which later turned into a ...

Categories: majoring, america, conflict, health, integrity,
Form: Political Verse

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Uncommon

...we soared over clouds
didn't dare look below
capricious emotions
could wither or grow

you played your guitar
i liked what i heard
but to finish your song
you needed my word

   i'm low man...

Categories: majoring, i love you, inspirational,
Form: Rhyme

Please Do Not Give Them Your Children

...Please do not hand  over your public school aged children to Progressive and Liberal School Districts and members! Can you home school them or contact people who are willing and able to? Can you affo...

Categories: majoring, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Dramatic Monologue

College Mood

...Waking up in my college mood
Deciding if I should head straight out or eat some food
Majoring in so damn tired
To much studying and my brain is on fire
Can't wait till the semester ends
So I hav...

Categories: majoring, career, child, christmas, dedication,
Form: Rhyme

So Many Choices

...Harvard, Princeton or Yale?
   I'll take some courses by mail
Engineering or Mathematics?
   I'm majoring in Acrobatics

Piano, Violin, Flute or Clarinet?
   I'll play my music on the Internet
...

Categories: majoring, growth, judgement, life,
Form: Rhyme

Biography Mark Hurlin Shelton

...Mark Hurlin Shelton is a Poet from Cape Town South Africa, born in October 1967. He was raised by his grandparents in Three Anchor Bay, near Sea Point, where he attended his first schools: Ellerton P...

Categories: majoring,
Form: Dramatic Monologue

Playing Human

...The smile on my lips
is forced and coerced
I pretend to pay attention
give the best possible advice
everyone praises me
I'm so kind, polite and nice
It's all just automation
I rarely actually ...

Categories: majoring, beauty, character, humanity, humorous,
Form: Free verse

Playing Human

...the smile on my lips

is forced and coerced

I pretend to pay attention

give the best possible advice

everyone praises me

I 'm so kind, polite and nice

its all just automation

I ra...

Categories: majoring, funny,
Form: Free verse

Reflect

...We are fractured,
Fragile,
Desperate for more
Yet we settle for milk.
We live to dress,
Impress,
And repress.
Our Smiles greet
soulless streets.
Internally, we are gasping for air 
Afraid t...

Categories: majoring, creation, culture, life, slam,
Form: Rhyme

The Chemist

...Majoring in school as a biology chemist
Melanie finds joy conducting experiments
Taking full time units at Butte College
Learning, studying, gaining knowledge

Not surprised if her thing for fro...

Categories: majoring, family
Form: Rhyme