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Your Worthlessness and Emptiness Irk
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john sensele
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raise the bar, poems,
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Tribute to Teachers - Constanza
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Connie Marcum Wong
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raise the bar, children, school, teacher, teachers
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So it begins
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Wilbert Dela Cruz
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raise the bar, bible, emotions, faith, growth,
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-Untitled-
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Adam Taylor
| Quatrain |
raise the bar, appreciation, confusion, emotions, future,
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Being a parent
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William J. Jr. Atfield
| Free verse |
raise the bar, children,
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I Dare You
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Iris Blade
| Free verse |
raise the bar, anger,
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I CHARGE YOU OH MY HEART
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ABSALOM ANGILA
| Alliteration |
raise the bar, best friend, cute love,
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Heaven and hell
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Alex Duffy
| Free verse |
raise the bar, deep, depression, growing up,
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Wrath of God
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Binoy Raveendran
| Free verse |
raise the bar, absence,
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Flames Of Madness Fire - Part II
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tom mcmurray
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raise the bar, addiction, adventure,
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Maxi Hayles
by Geraldine Taylor
With campaigns established
Accolades accomplished
An honourable life, taken to the max
Championed feats, of no small measure
A nation can treasure
Matters addressed with proficiency
The shaping of an era...
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raise the bar, inspirational,
Cowabunga
by Dalton Ogletree
7/13/17
Cowabunga
I'm coming in with a hunga munga
Near and far from any rotunda
Going in and out the umbra
While close and beyond yucca
Across desert, grassland, forest and...
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raise the bar, dark, fun, perspective, poetry,
Shirley Bassey
by Geraldine Taylor
Dare to dazzle, iconic diva
Behold an era, enrapture enthral
Silence devour, of vocal power
Renowned rendition – a rising star
Raise the bar, raise the roof
Glistening shimmer, strike...
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raise the bar, celebrity, inspiration, inspirational,
Ajar
by ilene bauer
I hate to keep the windows closed
No matter what the weather,
‘Cause fresh air’s a connection
To the outside, like a tether.
Apartment living has its flaws,
The lack...
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raise the bar, home,
Straight From The Heart
by Dalton Ogletree
1/6/17
I'd like to raise a toast
Life ain't a joke
Been trying to stay afloat
And make the most
While I see another night and day approach
Near and far...
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raise the bar, poetry, rap, word play,
My Fair Lady
by Louis Borgo
Way she speak literature fiction that told time,
That took time for me speak,
Inline with my inner emotion learning fragments that stop and pause in...
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raise the bar, art, love, , literature,
Bury my soul
by Ernest Johnson
Bury my soul in autumn leaves
So that the wind might blow away
Memories of mistakes I made
That breaks my heart today
Sticks and stones can break the...
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raise the bar, absence, blue, dark, death,
Time Heals Everything
by Darrell Collins
Written By: D. Collins 3/29/16
Time heals the heart and concurs the blues.
It gets us through all the woo, woo, woos.
Never dissipating but only giving...
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raise the bar, cool, how i feel,
Mental Excercise Number 36
by Matt Caliri
Never spill secrets.
Always raise the bar.
Sometimes go in hiding.
Never steal sundries.
Always look to win.
Sometimes cry.
Never arrive late.
Always appear content.
Sometimes freak out.
Never sound alarms.
Always handle it...
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raise the bar, inspirational,
Brain Rain
by Gary Gene Linney
Wood burner, smoke choke,
Dog shite, bullfight.
Hashtag, manbag.
Anal bleaching, hate preaching.
Save the fox, change your clocks.
Prom queen, crime scene.
Chocolate fountain, food mountain.
Buy to let , insure...
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raise the bar, society,
Acceptance Is The Key For Being Truly You And Me
by robin davis
Individuality
Is the most important key
For being truly who you are
You can help to raise the bar
Of making others realize
There's no reason to disguise
The person they...
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raise the bar, abuse, bullying, change,
SAD EYES Food-Can't live with it can't live without it
by Stephanie Gutierrez
Sad eyes that pour out tears wishing those tears can reap some harvest for the poor and unfortunate, the babies and youth the mothers that...
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raise the bar, poverty,
Where The Heart Resides
by cortney bartholomew
That will teach them to assume,
All the things they thought they knew,
Raise the bar, be bold, ask questions,
Take the time to search intentions,
Look at others...
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raise the bar, journey,
PATRIARCHY-hear me roar
by Shivanee Tinkerbelle
HEAR ME ROAR….
You think you’re better than me,
Trying to dominate the very soul that created you, protected you
Maybe a century ago you could say men...
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raise the bar, abuse, appreciation, freedom, visionary,
LULU
by Judy Konos
My cats a tad bit different so I'm here to raise the bar
He won't climb a fence adores riding in the car
His favorite trip...
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raise the bar, friendship,
Polarity
by Eric Schojan
what does bi-polar really mean?
can we correct our own polarity?
show me a little clarity
because it seems to be a rarity
and maybe you can share with...
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raise the bar, confusion,
Stories that were sung
by William J. Jr. Atfield
Stories that were sung .
Minstrels of old, once, did tell, stories
in songs, we have come to know the glories
of times long passed, of...
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raise the bar, history,
Fit gift
by Toquyen Harrell
I raise the bar
Reserve yours right now
Treat for you
You
Love
Lord
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raise the bar, faith,
Academic Proverbs
by Timothy Hicks
A passage, I read,
in the book of Academic Proverbs,
"Seize the day
and reach for the stars".
Along with many others like
"Follow your dreams,
don't sell yourself short,
and raise...
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raise the bar, allegory, faith, philosophy,
The Question
by ilene bauer
We knew you’d write a poem, they said
And I’d, of course, complied.
My rhyming seems to be the way
I’m oft identified.
We all carve a persona
Other people...
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raise the bar, introspection, poetry,