Nebula of Lies
You had me
for a year, I believed it all was true.
Every moment, every action,
how could it not be?
Like a serpentine snake,
you slithered inside my mind, my body,
squeezing out all my trust,
all I believed in you.
You made me lower my guards.
I believed.
I wished I didn’t.
You showered me with love,
a cascade, a toxic waterfall,
drowning me in a...
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Categories:
november, anger, black love, cry,
Form: Free verse
The Day the Country DiedThe Day the Country Died
November 22, 1963
three pm e.s.t
fifth grade
pa speaker clicks on
“today, at one pm c.s.t
President Kennedy shot
he is dead”
our young substitute teacher
gasps then starts to cry
we are silent
school is dismissed early
buses home, no one speaks
our country has changed
...
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Categories:
november, history,
Form: Free verse
Animals, lyrics
It was a party of fleas who dropped some tea into the sea,
Created a baby that left its mommy,
Now there is an elephant and donkey in the room,
So, lets ask, who’s the bigger a--?
A spark, a flare, lighting a camel, an affair,
Puff of smoke gone, what went wrong?
Bully the pulpit, who’s the culprit,
Line drawn...
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Categories:
animal, november, satire,
Form: Lyric
NOVEMBER 30TH, 2023
The echoes of the slam still haunt the air,
A limping ghost, the trauma's heavy share.
The lawyer's words, a hollow, broken plea,
Justice delayed, a cruel eternity.
One year, two years, the clock relentlessly ticks,
Three years of limbo, where the spirit breaks.
The plea bargain looms, a soul-crushing trade,
For freedom lost, a heavy price is paid.
Handcuffs again, a chilling,...
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Categories:
november, fate,
Form: Free verse
They March into April Too
Categories:
dark, night, november,
Form: Rhyme
AmerikanniaAdrift in some Mad American Empire
I stand in my shadow as the future winds come
Looking over the ruins of my nation!
Eyes grow dim as the masses succumb
Families cry as loved ones are stolen!
What have we become
A piece of crumpled banner flutters in the sky
Blue field, a bold white name
Are those bloody...
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Categories:
november, abuse, america, anger, angst,
Form: Free verse
November Sanctum
sun sets early in november
while streetlights pepper busy sidewalks
and chilly winds hurl through the streets
bundled up, head on we face the gale
always keen for coffeehouse intermissions
where mugs and napkins are exchanged for money
a warm familiar welcome as we come in from the cold
the atmosphere relaxing, retro music that's enticing
a table for secluded refuge...
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Categories:
november, solitude,
Form: Free verse
Categories:
november, 12th grade,
Form: Free verse
November is my Musewake me up when it's all over
"when the ink of my pen stops bleeding
when there is no trace of their memories"
wake me up when the nightmare is over
november's sadness will take me down
burn the bridges to the next run
lunar eclipse and pacing under the sun
gray will return in it's darkest shade...
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Categories:
november,
Form: Free verse
Long Ride HomeIt is a sun filled, November morn, leaving church in town;
I look at the memorial garden, seeing how it is over grown.
They escort me to the back of my waiting car,
Each step is slow for me, why it seems so far?
They fasten me in the back securely,
But alas, I know, we shall know no hurry.
My...
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Categories:
death, funeral, november,
Form: Free verse
November 22November 22, 1963
I was in fifth grade
my teacher cried
Oliver McKeithan
...
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Categories:
november, history,
Form: Free verse
November's Golden DaysNovember arrives with a golden dawn; her winds sing
a lilting song as we reflect on our blessings all winter long.
...
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Categories:
november,
Form: Rhyme
OrangeOrange is the color of the dead leaves falling to the ground
Orange is the bright bonfire crackling in the night
Orange is the smell of a freshly baked pumpkin pie
Orange is the feeling of the fall breeze blowing through the air
Orange is the taste of a perfectly cooked turkey for thanksgiving dinner
Orange is the sound of...
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Categories:
november, 12th grade, animal, autumn,
Form: Imagism
Will November Feel the Same?It is September and I am still tired
still yearning for change that I know won’t come
still searching for some kind of a feeling
through a pile of fallen leaves, this ground
definitely seems to have hardened now
because the grass doesn’t blow in the wind
like it...
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Categories:
november, autumn, depression, how i
Form: Iambic Pentameter
Surrender In November
Categories:
november, age, autumn, beauty, fate,
Form: Verse
Specific Types of November Poems
Definition | What is November in Poetry?