My Hands Are Tied Poems - Poems about My Hands Are Tied

At a nearby butcher shop hens cramped up in a small cage with barely space to move I felt like shouting "If I do this to you?" Husband stopped me. He has job to do He can't build a farm for them A poet's hands are tied I wish I could go beyond writing In Bangalore zoo birds in cages Animal in big jails...

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(sorry, just noticed this had gotten copied and pasted twice, making it appear extra long) His editor made a call to his house. He’d promised her poems. Where was that louse? Again and again she dialed her phone. He’s now missed the deadline, she thought with a groan. She called one last time, and then she got through. But just who...

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as they type or write words-ideas fill their heads masterpiece appears Date Written: 6/6/2021 1 Place A Brian Strand 1,2 or 3 line Poetry Contest Contest Sponsored by: Brian Strand...

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Her story is one that needs to be told. Born in a poor family she was sent to work at a very young age. "Have you got any experience? asked Madame Jeanne she nodded then lied through her teeth," yes, of course, Qui " fifteen years of age and smart...

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I’m in a mental drought My mind is empty, my hearts beating No! Happiest in my soul My feet sore, no place to go; I’m happiest when I’m convergent Penning a verse, whispering a phrase Yet the poet’s hands are tied As his eyes witness humanities lies And all the horrid host invisible as ghost Daily meals water and toast I have no words No one...

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I am a mother, I have such pain, looking for my son, calling his name. Caught up in a world, his mind is a blur, feelings shut down, trying to endure. My hands are tied, don't know which way to go, been everywhere, but nobody knows. My body can't sleep, my mind won't ease, will someone help me, please. Visions of nightmares, I hear his voice, staying from me, is this his choice? Does he...

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