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Off Guard(A) Poems - Poems about Off Guard(A)

Off Guard(A) Poems - Examples of all types of poems about off guard(a) to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets of PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples for off guard(a).
Black Snake
... I saw a black snake twice in my dream Exactly what his presence seemed to mean. Escaping from the same place as mystery Tell me why Automatic killer coming from the dark side getting things d......Read the rest...
Categories: off guard(a), abuse, books, conflict, life,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member A Whole Lot of Cruis’n Going On
...Who could cruise on in, play Jerry Lee? One deck is frozen, in disbelief. A titanic hit off the old block. Fingers grooving, what a shock. He’s not jealous of Billy Joel, he’s his own piano ......Read the rest...
Categories: off guard(a), music,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Interview with a Grain of Sand
... A reporter balked at his assignment for the week. Too insulted to keep quiet, he complained, “I’ve never talked to a grain of sand before!” “Yet, you must become meek and DO it,” was the resp......Read the rest...
Categories: off guard(a), conflict,
Form: Rhyme
Criss Crossings
...Halfway along a train of thought a single passenger, just you, as nimble as a soft-pawed cat, stepped out onto a deserted platform. Out of my heart, a great rocket of desire raced away into a......Read the rest...
Categories: off guard(a), poetry,
Form: Free verse
Pills Jailed You
...You used to be a gentle lover Memories of that now just hover Over a cold dark jail cell You created from the hell Pills you took broke your spirit It so hard to try and clear it Once you start......Read the rest...
Categories: off guard(a), abuse, life, strength, trust,
Form: Rhyme



Finding Friendship
...finding a good friend is hard sometimes you get caught off guard thinking they will not betray your friendship in any way sometimes the lies they will tell turns your days to living hell and yo......Read the rest...
Categories: off guard(a), betrayal, feelings, friendship, happy,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The needle trick
...Put a nickel on the needle Hold me down so I won't skip Spin the red top round and round Catch me before I hit the ground You sunk my battleship You knocked my block off You catch me quite off......Read the rest...
Categories: off guard(a), love,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Reaching 175 Miles Every Minute In My Mind
...I don’t want to argue It’s a total shutdown and suddenly I’m shouting Even if my shouting is just words sent across space I’m more resilient than it appears I’m more watching than participating ......Read the rest...
Categories: off guard(a), absence, anger, love, miss
Form: Free verse
Chump Change
... Were you even supposed to return here? It feels like you should be noticeably different, even if just slightly, improved— a worm seeking escape from a hooked fate, its visible squirm an apol......Read the rest...
Categories: off guard(a), identity, time, vanity,
Form: Free verse
NAME
... “ NAME “ HADN’T SEEN HER SINCE HIGH SCHOOL AND I FORGOT HER NAME BUT HER FACE AND SLINKY WALK BOTH REMAINED THE SAME ......Read the rest...
Categories: off guard(a), high school,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Rum N Raisin 13 - Return Of The Robber
...He opened the window in much practiced silence If somebody heard there would likely be violence He’d been here before and endured quite a spat For when he broke in he encountered a cat The cat ......Read the rest...
Categories: off guard(a), animal, cat, dog,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member Miracle
...The day after my cousin died from cancer…no let me start with I prayed hard…I mean hard…with unrelenting fervor…convinced until there was no further reason to pray…to pray. I bothered friends relentl......Read the rest...
Categories: off guard(a), cancer, death,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member Breaking Is Down
...Vibrant colors Incredible Light Flowing source In void...night A flash of pink Caught time off guard Pause created thought Flow gathered Colors mixed At what ought not ...be Accusatio......Read the rest...
Categories: off guard(a), beauty, violence,
Form: Rhyme
Missing
...(In Nordic mythology Asgard is a location associated with the God) He darkened my skies to make way for the stars said she inside her lonely Universe there wasn't any "we" and the musi......Read the rest...
Categories: off guard(a), analogy, faith,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Driving In the Dark On My Birthday-Oct 7
...Thirty minutes til pickup - leaving home before crack of dawn A slew of police cars and orange cones blocking the exit Reading mailboxes with old eyes - not owl eyes My friend and I exchanging gif......Read the rest...
Categories: off guard(a), dark, travel,
Form: List

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