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Neither Here Nor There Poems - Poems about Neither Here Nor There

Being in the mix of being Mixed
...Being in the mix of being Mixed It's confusing, yet warm and cozy—like being lost is almost easier than being brown. The choosing of which path to take—sometimes, I find it simpler to remain l......

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Categories: neither here nor there, conflict, confusion, emotions, race,
Form: Free verse
Rare Bird
... 'It takes one to know one', so they do state, but that won't take you far, as we're never told exactly who these 'they' are. 'It's not what you know, it's who you know', so the saying g......

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Categories: neither here nor there, humor, humorous, word play,
Form: Rhyme



Sleepless Slumber
... The moon, a silent voyeur in the pane, Watches my stillness yet I writhe in vain. A paradox unfolds, a weary plight, Engaged in slumber yet devoid of night. My body lies, a landscape soft a......

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Categories: neither here nor there, sleep,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member le livre bleu
... “le livre bleu” Terabytes. lonely poets, writers, musicians and artists play here, they wear masks that cover vermillion dripping smiles over sharp little wolverine te......

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Categories: neither here nor there, muse,
Form: Free verse
Identity crisis
...I stand between worlds, neither here nor there, Feet planted in Eritrea, yet Arabic fills the air. My father’s tongue, Tigre, I do not know, Nor the Tigrinya of my ancestors, lost in echoes low. ......

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Categories: neither here nor there, africa, arabic, feelings, identity,
Form: Free verse



Heir on Fire
...Heir on Fire by Michael R. Burch I wanted to be Shelley’s heir, Just fourteen years old, and consumed by desire. Why wouldn’t my Muse play fair? I went to work—pale, laden with care: why wo......

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Categories: neither here nor there, homework, poems, school, sick,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Boxes of Memories
...It's hard to believe it has been nine years since my brother delivered each box. They all seemed to hold a special key, mysteries and memories to unlock.   My Dad had lived a mostly happy life, ......

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Categories: neither here nor there, dad, grandfather, grandmother, memory,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Dimension
... Dimensions I see you as you really are a shadow, a ghost. No substance, just an empty shroud. Where did our love go after all of these years? Perhaps you occupy a different dimen......

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Categories: neither here nor there, lost love,
Form: Ekphrasis
No Mans Land
...No certain places nor time. Neither here nor there. Dug a ditch and here I sit, listening for the other side. I hear the sound of War. Sounds like whistles flying by. I hear the sound of dying ......

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Categories: neither here nor there, america, anger, anxiety, corruption,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Buddy Hi-Di-Ho Santy
...Buddha meets ... that is strange, Announce the meet ... strange the more, Buddha meets ... not so strange, Announce misquote ... Buddha just wrote, Though history ... Buddha's story, Timing bit......

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Categories: neither here nor there, analogy, meaningful, philosophy,
Form: Narrative
In Absentia
...She hears herself in the distance confess to undying love. So out of touch with loyal love to self. The unholy ghost of him demystified in mid-urn. He is neither near, nor far. No grave in ......

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Categories: neither here nor there, bereavement, betrayal, death, emotions,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member In the labyrinth of thoughts, where the soul and mind intertwine like the vine
...In the labyrinth of thoughts, where the soul and mind intertwine like the vine, A dance of shadows and light, where memories whisper like the wind through leaves, There lies an abyss, deep and wide......

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Categories: neither here nor there, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member In the fog of human sentiment, where shadows lose their form
...In the fog of human sentiment, where shadows lose their form, I see them drifting, those with weak hearts, cloaked in borrowed sorrow, Their essence, a barely heard whisper, lost in the cacophony o......

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Categories: neither here nor there, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Am I a lie?
...Am I a lie? In the silent depths of my thoughts, I wonder if I am just a fabrication, Some days I want to disappear, lost in the abyss of a meaningless existence, Each day a masquerade, a mask ove......

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Categories: neither here nor there, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
Neither Here Nor There
...Everyone laughs and everyone cries, But then when it's time to say their goodbyes, Nobody wants to nobody’s ready. Nobody told them they’d have to already. Come on now, time to say your goodbyes.......

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Categories: neither here nor there, 8th grade, absence, fear,
Form: Free verse

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