Peer Pressure Poems - Poems about Peer Pressure

No speech, no thoughts, Quiet is what they want. So that is what they get. I will never speak about love or respect- For anyone, so I will still as a stone. Cold, frozen, and hard as bone, But bones can still break and crack. Pressure, consistently adding to the stack, Of many worries that...

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("Halves of a Whole", 2019, original encaustic) The Great Paradox of Being The great paradox of being is simple really. It’s that no matter how confident we are in our own experience and values, that can all be thrown into question by our experience of others. Why is it we let other’s reactions and judgments weaken our resolve, and confidence in being who...

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Walking through the halls unopposed, Seeking weakness and pillaging fears, Bullying the weak and it’s all cheers, All those around with their eyes closed. Large crowd, feeling alone; enslaved behavior, Tied and bound to posts of false peers, No one here seems to be as they appear, Looking around seeking help from a savior. Where are angels, the volumes they speak, All over...

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Distrust lies in my heart, I’ve learned the hard way That even those who you think are for your best are for their way I was unaware of reality, so my opinions were swayed; I was left alone, I felt like no one wanted to stay I remember carrying a lot of darkness in my head; ...

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his daughter is smiling this bedouin full of trust but she is so beguiling and bed her I must "fair lady, enchantment I see would you care to dance" "kind sir, you honour me I am grateful for a chance" Can we love forever and forget never she moves with such grace matching his swing and sway and as they embrace they merge into a ballet she agrees to...

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blazing hot like cayenne pepper, especially in adolescent years, malleable youths bend and capitulate to peer pressure; grown folks take the bait, too. it could be a simple "try this like the rest of us cool kids!" or just an effortless nudge of "you're missing out!" to descend an impressionable youngster down down ...

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Technically, not a sea at all, Lake Superior churns up its share of sea storms. There is not a lot to do in Marquette, Michigan: Except for high school drivers to "buzz the gut", Or cruise past a courthouse where "Anatomy" was filmed. You could smoke dope or drink underage Under a disused, fourteen story ore pocket dock. Rusted off shards of...

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PEER PRESSURE I slit my wrists To put some ice on it Being cool has a price (Tesem Tellz Ikima 2021)...

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Killing time before a movie, an ex and I rifles thru what the nearby shoppes had to offer, hoping to be aroused by some remarkable deal. I was making a Facebook post in the first row of used clothes when Eric sent me a text: “Got some extra muscle relaxers laying around. Would you be interested? I know you and your buddies like...

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Lessen your crimes now and give ear to me Perhaps I can still make you understand How a force for bad you've chosen to be To many in the firm grip of your hand. You cajole the one, abash the other; Promise acceptance, threaten rejection. All in an unfair attempt to smother The voice of good, and enthrone perversion. Do I wish you...

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My eyes are sutured can feel the threads, I stitched them together stoned out of my head, Seemed like a good idea, or so my friends said, Glue would have been better, now I can only see red. My jaws where broken, teeth wired together, High on drugs again, under more peer pressure, They dared me to down extra large...

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Lazy feels like quicksand that can't afford to move. And everything it's pulling down won't have a price to prove....

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Two boys dared me to do the same After peeing on a playground swing When I was caught I said right away It was a peer pressure sort of thing Later little Mary Lou Henton Sat down on it with a splat Somewhat upset she ran away And no one knew where she was at The cops sent out some bloodhounds They found her...

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Thinking back when I was young I still recall your bitter tongue you guys weren’t fooling anyone behind those plastic smiles. She felt the daggers in her back and as she passed I heard you laugh I’m sure she felt the aftermath of your relentless wiles. Your loyal cronies all stood by and watched as you demoralized and tortured her with callous lies she...

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Oh! How difficult is peer pressure, It is the identity measurer. It is knowing who you really are, When others say you are not who you are. It forces you to measure up, To things that you should give up. It causes you to lower your standards, To follow those who are wayward. It leads to unbalanced compromise, That results in your own demise. So,...

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