Never Again
...Repeating myself
Over and over and over again
You can’t begin to imagine the pain.
The anguish.
The derelict feelings born of a journey
To better thyself.
To become the best version of me
A ...
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Categories:
outwork, anger, angst, betrayal, endurance,
Form: Free verse
sharp weapons
...As we sailed the fast river of Rhône
the steady sun bleached it a sparkling gold
like the treasures of Caesar’s kingdom
A curtain of fawn-silken tackle, shaded
back the fervidly garish star sc...
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Categories:
outwork, boyfriend, river, romance, sun,
Form: Free verse
The Evil Twin, Part I
...I.
It was in the frontier town of Simmons,
in the year eighteen hundred ninety-one,
that two twin brothers, the Malcomson twins,
bought themselves a ranch that they hoped to run.
They were ide...
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Categories:
outwork, brother, corruption, drink, family,
Form: Cowboy Poetry
The Go Gether
...She came into this world
One tough little girl
And battled her way to the top
She drives and strives to thrive
Believing her day will arrive
Knowing she’ll outwork the crop
She’s been fight...
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Categories:
outwork, devotion, endurance, leadership, motivation,
Form: Rhyme
Gifted
...Special
I'm not that special.
I'm not rich, I’m not a genius, I was never really exceptionally good at anything, I live in the hood, and I'm kind of clumsy.
What separates me from most people ...
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Categories:
outwork, art, poetess,
Form: Free verse