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Phonies Poems - Poems about Phonies

Premium MemberThey Say We Jews are Afraid

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     They say we Jews are afraid
        that no one 'now' will come to our aid

     Murder of Jews in America is multiplying
        more and more hate crimes, innocents dying

     Well, t...
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Categories: phonies, america, hate, history, jewish,
Form: Couplet

Premium MemberLarger Than Life

...Look at me in the eyes
I'm larger than life
A towering monolith
Surrounded by phonies
And plastic ponies
It's a shame I'm the only
One standing tall
But he who stands tall
Must inevitably fal...
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Categories: phonies, confidence, how i feel,
Form: Free verse



Premium MemberIn the Daze of the Dance Craze

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   I’d never seen a Fox Trot
      nor a Jittery Bug
   Though whenever I’d Twist
      in agony I’d Shout

   But when a Hully became a Gully
     and Monsters like Potatoes were Mashed
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Categories: phonies, crazy, dance, fun, word
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberA Wonder About Bunnies

...Several people never knew
that bunnies have an urge to chew
teeth that shine from dawn towards noon
then through out the glow of the moon
the reason that they like to chew
because th...
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Categories: phonies, analogy, animal, appreciation, beautiful,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberBookish Menagerie: A Time Traveler's Library

...Toddlers' Exploration: 

Cardboard drum and a thunderous beast
With playful roars in tiny fists and feasts.
Fleeting wings glide to dreams just out of reach
Soaring through tales of barny...
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Categories: phonies, adventure, books, childhood, imagination,
Form: Narrative



AYE KID, BABY JOE

...Aye kid, Baby joe
You should know the norms
The world is filled with phonies
Shouting behind the curtains
Do nothin but only to blame

Aye kid, little joe
Cover your eyes, plug your ears
You ...
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Categories: phonies, conflict, confusion, courage, humanity,
Form: Blank verse

Punishing Therapy

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Christ-proclaimers are the worst punishers
In self-righteousness, little mercy, no Grace
Should one perchance fall into their "church"
Hindu Gandhi, "terrorist Mandela" compare better
Jesus is...
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Categories: phonies, africa, anti bullying, discrimination,
Form: Free verse

Bedlam Blues

...Cain killed Abel on a Monday night 
Abel didn’t get a chance to put up much of a fight
Cain said, “am I my brother’s keeper?” God said, “yeah,” but Cain said, “nah”
Adam just shook his head and ru...
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Categories: phonies, allegory, funny, murder, mythology,
Form: Political Verse

Premium MemberCelebrity

...Something happens when you get a 'name':
Moth-like phonies are drawn to your flame.
Fame brings envy more than 'looks' or wealth;
If you have all three – better add stealth....
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Categories: phonies, celebrity,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberMy Kids Puzzle

...Damn proud of myself, the kids puzzle I bought once
On the box it read 3-5 years, but I finished it in 18 months
How about that my cronies
Jealousy's showing you phonies
Bet you wish you ...
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Categories: phonies, kid,
Form: Limerick

Premium MemberMy Kid's Puzzle

...Damn proud of myself, the kids' puzzle I bought once
On the box, it said 3-5 years, but I finished it in 18 months
How about that my cronies
Jealousy's  showing you phonies
Bet you wish y...
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Categories: phonies, kid,
Form: Limerick

Insane

...When you are insane you are never alone
The friends within are never shown

Protect the witnesses is paramount
They are only only ones who count

Every one else is playing a game
Their intenti...
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Categories: phonies, psychological,
Form: Limerick

Progressive Raps

...ummm...just some quick thoughts... check and reflect 
I sit and dissect derelicts with dialect deliberately
I think with this pen and as soon as the ink sinks in ,it instantly producing imagery
So...
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Categories: phonies, rap,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberPoetacracy

...Politicians put their souls for sale
So they can sip cocktails
Riding the coattails of the working class
It's a mass barrage of phonies and poison gas
But everyone's going too fast to take a stan...
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Categories: phonies, america, anger, political, spoken
Form: Free verse

Families

...Families are divided 
Families are dysfunctional
Families do not have to be
Blood relatives 
Families are people 
Who loves, accept and forgives

People come
And people go
Families always ha...
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Categories: phonies, metaphor,
Form: Rhyme

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