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Overextend Poems

Imagine

...It’s not just my life anymore. 

I share this body.

Her purpose is to allow me to overextend myself. 

Like an imaginary friend…

But less childish. 

She has a purpose.

She allows me t...

Categories: overextend, mental illness,
Form: Free verse

My Favorite Place

...When I was young, Nature was my only friend;
She was a godsend.

I'd go to the woods, to my favorite place:
when my pulse would race.

And there, I'd create my own reality;
where my so...

Categories: overextend, angst, anxiety, child, feelings,
Form: Rhyme

Winter Won't Budge

...It's a gloomy day;
Spring is on Her way,
yet I feel somewhat depressed.
I enjoy the sun
but there has been none;
today mirrors all the rest.

The birds aren't singing;
Winter's still ...

Categories: overextend, 10th grade, anxiety, depression,
Form: Verse

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Sad Times

...Climate change and sad times are heading our way
global warming is here, and it's here to stay.
Oceans are rising; time is ticking away,
we didn't listen to what science had to say,
and g...

Categories: overextend, 10th grade, anxiety, change,
Form: Verse

A Friendly Face

...I scan folk’s faces to recognize a friend,
though few comprehend.

Everything I need to know is in their face,
to shun or embrace.

Stifled smiles and constant frowns leave telltale sig...

Categories: overextend, 12th grade, anxiety, feelings,
Form: Verse

Entro Vatt Quasi De Amore

...look away
now turn
hope you like it
I was thinking
 about you
sweet expressions
and words only do so much
sometimes
a symbol of togetherness
encourages others to
feel about us
the way we
...

Categories: overextend, engagement,
Form: Ballad

Entro Vatt Quasi De Amore

...look away
now turn
hope you like it
I was thinking
 about you
sweet expressions
and words only do so much
sometimes
a symbol of togetherness
encourages others to
feel about us
the way we
...

Categories: overextend, love, music,
Form: Ballad

The Push Me Pull You Game

...Like a character in a Dr Seuss book
I play the New Years “Push Me Pull You” game
Daily I stretch stubborn limbs
Into pretzel-like shapes 
Hoping to mitigate nature’s downward force
I beg my legs...

Categories: overextend, body, humor, new year,
Form: Free verse

Hallway To My Heart

...Speak in truth but thy riddles hold, 
catch thy tounge that be it so bold. 
Overextend intended reality, 
face to face with a technicality. 
Demons chatter while voices haunt, 
hate is everythin...

Categories: overextend, love
Form: I do not know?