The Jagged Edges
“Should we deny ourselves pain, we would deny ourselves entry through many doors in our hearts leading to where our soul patiently waits.” Poet
Many cannot conceive truths the faithful believe,
such as jagged edges lead us to deep places
where tranquility waits to be reality.
If only
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Categories:
make believe, angst, conflict, deep, emotions,
Form: Free verse
If You Believe
If you believe in Santa Claus
And fairies taking teeth
Or leprechauns or other tales
That parents do bequeath…
If you’re convinced vaccines are bad
And immigrants must go
And that our country’s doing fine,
Then naturally, you’ll know
“The Late Show “ cancellation was
A money-based decision.
The rest of us, though, view it
With both horror and derision.
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Categories:
make believe, how i feel,
Form: Rhyme
The Decline of Humanity
See the world around yourself,
See the people around you—
The scary face of people,
The crying face of children.
They are scared, lonely, and sad.
They fear the world.
See the fearless around the world.
The mothers are crying with children in their hands,
Praying for their children’s life,
While others are praying for their children’s future
To be bright.
People say, “This is the
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Categories:
make believe, 11th grade, confidence, deep,
Form: Free verse
Believe Your Heart
So calculated so planned that man,
Never telling a soul what he truly comprehends,
From years of watching his elders survival,
He masterfully knows how to cheer on a revival,
And smiles so gracefully to draw ppl in,
They all gauk he's so kind as if he lives with no sin,
The compliments egg him on and so his ego grows,
And
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Categories:
make believe, beautiful, blessing, change, courage,
Form: Light Verse
Believe
Walking alone on a cold winter night
I search the skies, not a star in sight
Moonlight covered by the clouds above
Walk slowly my friend, no need to shove
One step forward 2 steps back
Reach out to feel. the sight you lack
No moon to light your way
Walking blind just another day
Walk slowly my friends as you begin to
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Categories:
make believe, courage, faith, inspirational,
Form: Quatrain
The Journey In Me
I stand with the world in my hands,
Not because I own it,
But because I believe
A better world begins with me.
One step, I walk a quiet road,
Learning life, one lesson at a time.
Another step, I climb a hill,
Chasing dreams that feel too high.
Behind me is the man I was,
Before me is the man I will be.
In
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Categories:
make believe, deep, dream, life, motivation,
Form: Narrative
Believe In Yourself
You can only try,
Give it your best shot.
Wear a winning smile.
Plant a positive thought.
You're on your way now.
You're looking good.
Moving forward.
Out in front.
Aim high above the clouds,
and you can fly!
Believe in yourself.
Dreams can come true.
Set your goals high.
Don't limit yourself.
Create ideas and experiment.
Let your mind lead you.
Soon you will find,
all the amazing things you can
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Categories:
make believe, celebration, cheer up, confidence,
Form: Free verse
Simply Believe Me
Believe me when I say
No one wants to be me, not yesterday, not today
The grass isn’t any greener over here, my dear
I ask no one to walk in my orthopedic shoes
They’re always loose and you’ll only get lost if you do
I've been accused of being falsely unholy and wildly misunderstood
I’m
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Categories:
make believe, deep, purple, tribute,
Form: Bio
Believe Again
before
we die
we
learn
how
to cry
and
rise from the ashes
like the Phoenix
then
we
can fly
as
free
as
the
southern wind
and
believe again
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Categories:
make believe, imagery, imagination, inspirational, introspection,
Form: Free verse
Without Merit
You condemn me from shadows you've never dared to leave,
Crafting judgment from fragments you refuse to believe.
I wear your scorn like armor, forged in silent wars,
And still you tremble—because I never needed your doors.
You pass your sentences like rituals in a dying faith,
But I know truth: it
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Categories:
make believe, anger, angst, betrayal, character,
Form: Free verse
I Believe
I believe—
Though no shadows walk beside me;
Though silence wraps the path ahead;
Though hands withdraw and voices falter;
Still, I rise on words unsaid.
I believe—
When the world is torn in two;
When bridges burn and stars fall through;
When reason sleeps and hope feels thin;
Yet, something stirs the soul within.
I believe—
Though no trumpet calls my name;
No crowd to cheer,
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Categories:
make believe, hope,
Form: Other
Chaff
Psalms 35:5
“Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase them.”
You may be nice
You may be kind
You may offer your smile
You may offer your insight
You may give all you have
You may inspire and enlighten
You may write the best poem, pray the best prayer
Reach through the crowd to give
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Categories:
make believe, christian, gospel, grief, hope,
Form: Free verse
10 steps to writing what you believe to be great poetry
1. Never trust spellcheck
2. Use punctuation only when it will confuse the reader
3. Never trust the mind to capture the heart
4. And vice versa
5. If you must use the word sublime….don’t
6. Don’t try to convince the reader it is great poetry…let them figure it out
7. Remember that it is your blood on the page…don’t let them bandage it
8. Shout at the pencil
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Categories:
make believe, fun, humor,
Form: List
When You Believe in that Little Voice
It never shouts.
It doesn’t pound the table
or raise its hands to the ceiling.
It speaks like wind
nudging a loose leaf,
whispering sideways
when the road seems stitched shut.
Sometimes, it’s the hush
between your name and the echo.
Other times, it’s thunder
disguised as a tremble—
that pause before you say yes
to something terrifying and right.
It doesn't argue.
It waits
while you weigh silence against
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Categories:
make believe, voice,
Form: Free verse
ADHD Believe in its brilliance
No I won’t be afraid to speak my mind.
I’ll speak it with empathy though, I promise to keep it kind.
No I won’t be contained by negative thinking.
Not anymore.
All of those thoughts are to be mopped up off the floor.
No, thats not me,
I am persistent,
consistent,
resistant,
a brilliantly bonkers personal assistant.
On the outside I am anyway.
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Categories:
make believe, character, confidence, creation, poems,
Form: Free verse
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