A Beautiful Lie
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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Categories:
beautiful, betrayal, fate, fear,
Form: Narrative
The Mirror
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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Categories:
anger, caregiving, change, character,
Form: Narrative
I Heard Him SayI 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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Categories:
blessing, christian,
Form: Narrative
A Monster’s MiseryI 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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Categories:
anger, angst, dark, depression,
Form: Narrative
Saturday morning RoutinesSaturday 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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Categories:
allusion, care, missing you,
Form: Narrative
FrayThe 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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Categories:
business, corruption, creation, endurance,
Form: Narrative
Beyond Grief's Rusty Gateso 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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Categories:
birth, confusion, death, grief,
Form: Narrative
FYO Using A I during contests
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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Categories:
analogy,
Form: Narrative
Between Safety and Danger
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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Categories:
break up, devotion, love
Form: Narrative
Shadow thieves
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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Categories:
deep, emotions,
Form: Narrative
Life
Life
My cherished one
set against
a sordid world
My lanes are coerced
just as my feet are formed
My life is a platter
furnished on a plaza
dicing my thoughts
stewing my ordeal
rendering my life
a treasure meal
set before a soulless world
...
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Categories:
deep,
Form: Narrative
Born to Fail
Begotten to Fail
The strutting hustlers
rouse their slumberous day
amidst their maddened worlds
In the midst
of the wary ghetto
A dream steps out
blinking, yawning with a resolve
even as their sky seems blurry
Repelling men and monsters
Relishing the forecasted rain
Marching through
mud and splatters
riding with the lightning
dancing to the pounding...
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Categories:
courage, inspiration, passion,
Form: Narrative
Who am IWho am I that I can choose
To pick from my closet different types of shoes
Who am I that my feet are bare
When I only wish I had shoes to wear
Who am I that I have food
Whenever I'm hungry to eat
Who am I that I am hungry
And for food I have to seek
Who am I...
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Categories:
change, endurance, i am,
Form: Narrative
Morning Ritual;AutumnOutside the trees are called
by the Autumn’s breeze.
The door isn’t perfectly shut
as the leaves seep through
the uneven cracks.
The whistling tune from
Nature’s broken karaoke
machine finds its way under
the door. Slowly the shadows
become dimmer as the morning
sun sets in and the birds begin
to chirp as the crickets causes
a ruckus enough to wake
the subconscious mind from
sleeping internally.
The...
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Categories:
autumn, day, good morning,
Form: Narrative
Milton Creek Election WeekJudge Horne issued a decree that elections take place this week
For the positions of mayor and sheriff in the town of Milton Creek
It had now been nearly four years and was somewhat overdue
Some known names were mentioned and some nobody knew.
Rumour had it John Scultz of the Cactus Ranch was running for mayor
It was also...
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Categories:
america, conflict, prison,
Form: Narrative
Specific Types of Narrative Poems
Read wonderful narrative poetry on the following sub-topics:
christmas, 4th grade, funny, high school, kids, life, middle school, nature, rhyme, 3rd grade,
and more.
Definition | What is Narrative in Poetry?