Narrative Poems | Narrative Examples

--- ## Love is a War I know what happened when the love that couldn't stay away from me for even a moment became distant. In that moment, I didn't break; I felt pain within the pain, and to assert my right over it, I hunted it down. Don't ask today, the game is over, Vaishali Baskaran....

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Without a word I slip out of bed and a thousand conversations run through my mind as I walk barefoot across worn carpeting. Two nights ago, I barely made it home while driving through a deluge and water on the roads. I defied the warnings and survived as bolts of lightning laced the sky. I was the storm. I was the silence. Now as the sun pokes...

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Tonight I ask my wife, Why did you marry such an idiot To which she replied, You weren’t such an idiot back then. My wife continually brightens my day, And that’s why I have And always will Love her. (7/12/25)...

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"Exit music for a bad movie" that shining kingdom waits and watches numbed now to nightmares its falling cuckold leaders deliver fools gold hungry homeless open palms receive broken promises overflowing forgotten hymns and collection plates souls are worth blood in buried pain borders are drawn all are caged the marriages not made in heaven shelved for another day Candide Diderot. ‘25...

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The alpha males stand at the precipice of power each attempting to prove They are the best power Resting on the backs of stupidity a nuclear war one percent chance of total annihilation of life on the planet As we destroy our ecological systems ninety-nine percent of the world dying from nuclear radiation and the...

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She met him one October day, When autumn winds had lost their way. Leaves whispered secrets down the street, And fate, unasked, had planned their meet. He smiled the way the sun might rise On empty fields and hollow skies. He spoke like pages dipped in gold, Of futures warm, of hands to hold. She, fragile as a half-healed scar, Believed his voice, his...

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When I look in the mirror, I don’t see me; I see who I used to be. A little lost girl who was so abused and so misused, so ashamed of who she was, so helpless and so selfless. Yet somehow, she refused to give in...refused to give up on life. Even though she tried. She used her books to...

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I have known him for only 3 years and 5 months From his gospel lips I have heard some wisdom, The kind of wisdom born out of many experiences. Please allow me to speak of just a little of that wisdom. I heard him say again and again, "Don't fool yourself". In a troubled world of believers being decieved by Unbelievers...

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I don’t like mirrors anymore They’re a reflection of everything I try to ignore The acne on my face My stomach gaining weight These love handles aren’t fake It sucks to be this way Cause all I see is ugliness staring back at me I don’t wanna be her The one I call mother For she’s...

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Saturday Morning Routines** The familiar smell of wood smoke slowly filled my bedroom, wrapping around me like a comforting blanket. Through my window, I caught sight of the warm, flickering lights from the flambeau, casting dancing shadows on the walls. It was in that moment that I knew it was time to leave the warmth of...

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The tailor rests in her workshop alone. Grabbing the thread for the day's work ahead, she begins pushing needle through cloth. In exercise, she customizes garments, stitch by stitch, Though it's slow, her craftsmanship shows uniquely perfect alterations to all her customers' clothes. Free of charge she'll embroider! Weaving colorful flosses in and out, she's leaving shapes and symbols of brightness about. Now, next...

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so harrowing, life journey from radiant light to pitch-darkness - quote by poet. a (groaning) dread nobody deserves to muddle through, day after day; the loss of a spouse ...

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Just wanted to make a few things clear for my fellow poets If you are going to use A I, to write a poem for a particular contest, then be sure to let the sponsor know by adding A I on top of your poem, so the sponsor of the contest can then decide whether...

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tiptoeing through a minefield f r a u g h t with combustible opportunities a groom jilted at the altar by bride who'd rather stay "just friends." humiliated at his...

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Shadow thieves Pondering on the darkened times Peeling the strips of the phase Tugging on the masks of yesterday's face as impunity crows unravelling the thickened years ...

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