Abolishing the Death Penalty: A Case for Humanity
...The death penalty, a practice rooted in antiquity, continues to evoke controversy and ethical dilemmas in modern society. Despite its purported role in deterring crime and administering justice, the ...
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Categories:
preventative, 12th grade,
Form: Free verse
Chained
...I am not a prisoner; I am chained.
With these rusting iron chains, I am pained.
I see the butterflies flying around.
With absolutely no audible sound
I see them even when I close my eyes.
They...
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Categories:
preventative, life, psychological,
Form: Rhyme
Protective Lyricism For the Ages Part One
...Protective Lyricism for the Ages Part One
In awe of Bob Dylan’s poetic creations
The war of the villains eccentric provocations
The score of penicillin for preventative medications
The law o...
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Categories:
preventative, life,
Form: Rhyme
Espousing Irreverent Greed
...Espousing irreverent greed
Crafted one year ago today
yours truly – hopefully self plagiarism okay
worse case scenario,
I would meet ill fate re: kenway
named after Assassin Creed
Black Fla...
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Categories:
preventative, abuse, adventure, age, anger,
Form: Rhyme
Inferiority Complex As a Kid, Adolescent and Emerging Adult
...Inferiority complex as a kid, adolescent and emerging adult
Yours truly (an amazingly,
gracefully, and markedly modest
passively aging baby boomer -
formerly introverted long haired
pencil nec...
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Categories:
preventative, 11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Espousing Irreverent Greed
...Espousing irreverent greed
Passive stance, but aye agreed
and did promise to pledge troth
faster than greased lightning airspeed
once the missus temporarily
ceased menarche regarding monthly b...
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Categories:
preventative, adventure, age, animal, beautiful,
Form: Rhyme
Forth Vaccination Boosts Acquiescence Toward Mortality Part Uno
...I revised a poem written
January twenty second
last year – two thousand twenty one
regarding gratitude for Medicare
Insurance to foot the bill
concerning ability to heal
courtesy immune syste...
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Categories:
preventative, america, angel, april, confidence,
Form: Rhyme
Inferiority Complex As a Kid, Adolescent and Emerging Adult Part One
...Yours truly (an amazingly,
gracefully, and markedly modest
passively aging baby boomer -
formerly introverted long haired
pencil necked geek),
prattling wordsmith doth behold
nostalgic memories...
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Categories:
preventative, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Sweet Angel of Mayfield
...Sweet angel of Mayfield
lifted into the air.
She was the sweetheart
of a town…their prayer.
She’s a representative
of a dozen kids
who will spend Christmas
off the earthly grid.
We look ...
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Categories:
preventative, children, christian, christmas, death,
Form: Rhyme
Recovering White Survivalists
...I've now read evolutionary
and feminist historians
and economists
and political scientists
agreeing, in a side by side custody
of the over-specialized eyes
and ears
non-dialogical way
Not c...
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Categories:
preventative, community, culture, environment, health,
Form: Political Verse
The Rich Get Richer the Poor Stay Poor-
...I heard a worried smelly coppering
Once I said engaged and nickeling
The Richer poor get richer
Unrest- unrest- unrest
The rich get richer the poor stay poor
Nothing left
All's b...
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Categories:
preventative, analogy, character,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Narelle's Peril
...Chained undulations drew lustful admiration
Hungry hands grabbed slender agile ankles
" Hey, - let her go. A beautiful lady dancing,
Appreciate her", handsome stranger asserted
Narelle, oce...
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Categories:
preventative, abuse, beautiful, betrayal, boyfriend,
Form: Free verse
Crevices
...5/24/17
Revealing my true presence
And very essence
Around remnants
Crawling out of crevices
Among denizens
As well as similar or different specimens
Trying to reap consecutive benefi...
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Categories:
preventative, creation, poetry, rap, spiritual,
Form: Rhyme
Semantics
...My scan was not “preventative;”
Instead it was “routine.”
Insurance will not pay it
If it’s somewhere in between.
But can someone please explain
How any X-ray, scan or test
Can be thought of ...
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Categories:
preventative, health, words,
Form: Rhyme
By God's Grace
...I, who always used to gravitate toward health and fitness,
would flatter myself that I was too healthy to ever get a bad disease.
Then it happened! A lump - most inurbane -
had decided to invade...
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Categories:
preventative, cancer,
Form: Free verse
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