IN SILENCENot sure when it started at 6 staying
out of a brutally violent household
taking to the unforgiving streets.
The streets became my teacher and
family albeit dangerous life lessons
learned from a merciless source.
Spiritual and corporal sorrow from father’s
beatings, his cruel degradation too much to
bear, as everyone stood by watching me bleed.
At 13, befriending teens from troubled homes,...
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Categories:
my child, abuse, anti bullying, child
Form: Free verse
Why Is Child Heartbroken"The pen must go where the pen wants to go. Today it went down Heartbroken Lane." By Poet
The day came in with a great start
but is going out with a broken part.
With a child's loving and young heart,
it must take a very painful dart.
today I lost my furry best friend,
in life guess some things have...
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Categories:
my child, child, friend, love, mom,
Form: Rhyme
COAL MINING GIRLSWhen their years then approach teenage
In manual work they must engage
So they’re sent out to earn a wage
Some are sent to work in the pit
A filthy world that’s candle lit
To help owner make huge profit
The collier men there hack and hack
With pick axes they break the rock
To win those tons of precious black
Those colliers are...
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Categories:
my child, child abuse, work,
Form: Rhyme
unheardi remember being a child
longing for someone to hear my scream
a scream i never screamed
a cry i never cried
feeling like i was the only one with eyes
wishing someone was wise enough to see
what was happening
begging someone to realize
how broken
my lonely heart really was...
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Categories:
my child, child, child abuse, children,
Form: Free verse
childhoodwas it really that big of a deal
if we were both just kids
our minds snapped shut like lids
brainwashed by whats bad and good
too scared to come out with the truth
nothing ever came smooth
these thoughts
these anxieties
they only get worse
i needed someone to soothe me
im just a little girl
please stop touching me like that
i dont like it
im...
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Categories:
my child, abuse, age, anger, confusion,
Form: Free verse
Soul of a childMy twin was delusional, he thought he was a star
He told me people recognized him, near and far
Strangers gave him thumbs up, pretty women smiled
Within him they saw the soul of a child.
I said "Jerry, no offense, you are poor at conversation
People yawn, go away, for the dialog duration
You lack warmth, enthusiasm, any vital spark
You're...
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Categories:
my child, america, beauty, brother, celebrity,
Form: Lyric
Ballad for my daughter Demilade Ayomiposi Malia JosephDemilade Ayomiposi Malia Joseph by Adejola Joseph an award winning poet. Author of Cracks On The Walls .
Demilade
Spring out of ocean
Water in the desert
My sweetest princess
You are the epitome of beauty
Virtuous than all the glamours of rubies
My daughter
My pearl
I love you so much
I love you....
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Categories:
my child, child,
Form: Free verse
Waves That PullOne step away
from waves that play.
In that fresh light,
he let go that night.
I thought back then,
that was all it had been.
I stayed to see
each wave hit me.
With heart shut tight,
no stars in sight.
My hands let go,
they moved so slow.
Each night I'd fall
inside the call—
the thoughts so loud,
the cries unbowed.
Maybe it's me
who made him flee…
But how...
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Categories:
my child, child, child abuse, in
Form: Free verse
THE TOMB OF MIRRORSThere’s this voice that echoes inside of me,in the pit of my soul
He has long sharp nails, with which he tears down the walls of my heart,peice by piece
Every time my foot steps on the grass, greener than the day before
He pulls me down into the Earth
And I am submerged into the sea
Filled with...
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Categories:
my child, anxiety, bereavement, child abuse,
Form: Free verse
The Park BenchI slowly make my way,
eyeing the perfect place to perch—
the bench sitting in the full sun,
caressing my face with its rays.
I’m drawn to the light
and shy away from the shade.
It gives me a reason to be alive
as I watch the children run around.
So many years spent at the park;
now I am here with my greats,
wishing...
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Categories:
my child, child, joy, light,
Form: Free verse
5:31 amI’m losing a battle I did not choose to fight in,
I have waited nearly fourteen years for freedom.
There is still no stopping him.
I lay next to someone I adore and
He still clogs my thoughts like hair in drainage.
I glance at my love as they sleep,
Peaceful and snoring softly,
And I wish I could...
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Categories:
my child, abuse, anger, child abuse,
Form: Spoken Word
Illegitimate ChildI was born in absence—
not just of a father,
but of the myth of one.
Raised by silence,
I searched for manhood
in shadows and wounds.
My name is Oedipus rewritten—
not in fate,
but in affection never given.
My sister wears men like seasons,
because no one taught her
what protection felt like.
A home is soul-architecture:
a mother to nurture,
a father to protect.
Remove one—
the child...
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Categories:
my child, character, child, childhood, children,
Form: Free verse
Shirley Temple RoundelComeback-Shirley, starting early,
I'm the sparkle that teases night.
Worship, the Madonna baby!
Comeback-Shirley
Foam hair curlers set loose coils tight.
Strawberry cheeks, fans wish to see.
Appearances, tilt the glass right.
Put your sugar bowl out, missy.
The world shall call you its sunlight.
Stolen cradle, aren't you in glee?
Comeback-Shirley...
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Categories:
my child, celebrity, child, childhood, history,
Form: Roundel
VioletI'm learning to have the nurture of a woman because of you
I thank my sister for bringing a vibrant flower into this world
I see more color start to hue.
Having a little sidekick, another little sister
You're silly and ready to go
You act like you can take over the world
Violet, I hope you see...
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Categories:
my child, angel, appreciation, best friend,
Form: Free verse
Bipolar 2I'm secretly
a genius, trouble
is, I'm the only
one who knows
about it.
I'm much too
shy to show it,
and I'm much
too mad to keep
it constant.
I'm either busy
laying in my bed,
missing out.
Or overworking
myself to the point
of exhaustion.
There's no
in-between.
And that,
my friends,
is...
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Categories:
my child, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse
Specific Types of My Child Poems
Definition | What is My Child in Poetry?