Outshine Poems - Poems about Outshine

...No Respite No respite for one who comes as broken as I am Quietly contrite I passively question the morality of man Without delight I mention that it’s possible to take a stand It’s close to ......

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...Expectations No rest No time to breathe A weight on your chest Nothing less than excellence Even that's not enough A world that tells black people That even if you follow the rules You are ......

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...They're everywhere now... when lights dim in the corners of society swarming like cock roaches to a filthy countertop... strutting around on stage in crystal, ego bubbles. Telling us what to eat-......

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... Placing the candle Upon the wide window board... She unpins her hair. ------------------------------------- Her bare white shoulders Outshine the frail Moon's weak gaze; Her ......

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...(continued) Sonnet for Richard and Elizabeth Twice Wed, Never Tamed In Hollywood, where gods wear mortal skin, Their laughter roared and battles lit the screen. Twice wed, twice razed, they ......

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...Within the marble halls where shadows dance, A silent wisdom shapes each chance. "Outshine not the master," old voices warn— A subtle art, where gifts are worn. On gilded thrones, egos softly g......

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...Africa, The undiluted genealogy of humanity and humility The undisputed abode of nature Surrounded by wild bushes, forests, winding rivers, Uncountable mountains, endless valleys, sacred hills ......

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... Written: June 27, 2025, for contest: Sponsored by: Tania Kitchin ************* Mirage suggested on the run "Hydrate or be well-done, my son" The ice cream rebelled, The......

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...(She taught while her child was sent home in the tongue of olden sorrow) She stood before the class— chalk in hand, heart in shards, yet her voice did not waver. The sun poured through cra......

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...Tonight from all but you, my love, I part, And turn to gold my faint and weary heart. To taste the draught your alchemy bestows, Through passion’s fire my seeking spirit goes. The harp and lu......

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...It's so crazy out here Just like hell You gonna regret Every negative act you put out here. It's not your Regular game So wake up Pray up So your wings don't breakup While soaring higher......

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...They do not see me, only numbers, a mind wrapped in accolades, a vessel of knowledge, but never a soul. What I do beyond the classroom is dust in the wind, unnoticed, unworthy, a shadow cas......

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...FATTI GLI AFFRI TUOI THE SIMPLE PLEASURE OF LIFE IS ALL WE REALLY OWN IN THIS LIFE I TRIED TO TELL YOU BUT YOU SURROUNDED YOURSELF WITH A CONVOY OF HATRED TO MURDER ME I NEVER HARMED YOU WE WERE FAMI......

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...in the hush of dawn’s embrace, where roses sigh in velvet bloom, I found you waiting--soft and bright, a whisper in the morning light your laughter spills like silver streams, your touch--a pe......

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... Etched in Stone In the soothing serene silence of a shining summer day Strolling along a lonely alley laid in black stones Bordered on both sides with verdant ......

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