Rammed Poems

List of New Poems

PM	Poem Title	Poet	Form	Form	Categories
	If Art Was Time	Thomas Harrison	Free verse	Free verse	rammed, art,
	I Ate My Gull Friend	Anthony Slausin	Rhyme	Rhyme	rammed, adventure, imagination,
	Lazarus's onward journey	Ibohal Kshetrimayum	ABC	ABC	rammed, allah, allusion, america, anger,
	Let's Fight	Lawrence Sharp	Free verse	Free verse	rammed, conflict,
	POW	Gershon Wolf	Free verse	Free verse	rammed, dream, january, summer,
	make me yours pt2:erotica	Elvis Wanjohi	Free verse	Free verse	rammed, 12th grade, adventure, africa,
	steamy catching up	Elvis Wanjohi	I do not know?	I do not know?	rammed, africa,
	animal tobacco farm	Frank Polyak	Burlesque	Burlesque	rammed, black african american, color,
	BUS' BEHIND	Line Gauthier	Kimo	Kimo	rammed, giggle, lust, nonsense,
	Yam and Ewe	PAT Adams	Limerick	Limerick	rammed, animal, humorous,
	I'll Stand at the Edge of the Earth and Sky	L.C. Jarrette	Villanelle	Villanelle	rammed, encouraging, endurance, hope, inspirational,
	Tokhang	Robert Velves	I do not know?	I do not know?	rammed, beach, bereavement, bullying,
	In need of being loved	Aa Harvey	Bio	Bio	rammed, emotions, fear, hope, love,
	The Stalker version 2	Seren Roberts	Rhyme	Rhyme	rammed, life,
	Before this day is done	Paul Rochefort	Verse	Verse	rammed, conflict, war,
	VICTIM OF THE TRENCH 1918	John Arribas	Rhyme	Rhyme	rammed, world war i, ,
	- SHADES OF AUTUMN - 5	Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser	Free verse	Free verse	rammed, autumn, earth, nature, seasons,
	My Tell-Tale Heart- Twist on Poe	Eileen Manassian	Narrative	Narrative	rammed, betrayal, love, murder,
	French Fry	Diet Water	Ballad	Ballad	rammed, absence, abuse, boat, body,
	Circus of Death	Stuart Ackerman	Epitaph	Epitaph	rammed, animal, christian, faith,
	Let the Driver Beware	Elton Camp	Rhyme	Rhyme	rammed, anger,
	Lovely Sundress Girl	Dr.Ram Mehta	Lyric	Lyric	rammed, romantic,
	Supercharged	kevin leake	Lyric	Lyric	rammed, education,
	Terror Yet Triumph	Clarence Billheimer	Rhyme	Rhyme	rammed, america, patriotic,
	Brutality's Day	kathryn collins	Free verse	Free verse	rammed, america,
	Demon Below - Part Two	Adam -- Eve	Epic	Epic	rammed, best friend, bible, christian,
	Knowing Knob Enlightenment	DON JOHNSON	Ballad	Ballad	rammed, adventure,
	Caseinlan IV	Abdulhafeez Oyewole	Lanterne	Lanterne	rammed, dark, deep, dream, fire,
	MOMENTS OF INERTIA	Satish Verma	ABC	ABC	rammed, art,
	A Lesson In Driving Courtesy	Elton Camp	Rhyme	Rhyme	rammed, anger,
	My Tell-Tale Heart- A Twist on Poe	Eileen Manassian	Free verse	Free verse	rammed, love, heart, heart, love,
	SILENT NIGHT	Raphael Adegoke	Romanticism	Romanticism	rammed, beautiful, love, woman, me,
	Beautiful Lies	Adesina Idris Dolapo	Sonnet	Sonnet	rammed, introspection
	Rammed Into The Weedbed	Trevor McLeod	Couplet	Couplet	rammed, adventure, angst, life, parody,
	INFORMATION	olusegun Arowolo	Rhyme	Rhyme	rammed, life, people,
	Ravishing Rosie	Kim Merryman	Alliteration	Alliteration	rammed, funny, red,
	Sailor's Glee	Caribbean SeaWolf	Rhyme	Rhyme	rammed, adventure, sea, me, sea,
	My oh My	Caribbean SeaWolf	Rhyme	Rhyme	rammed, adventure,
	' THE SCRIPT '	jun-jun villanueva	Rhyme royal	Rhyme royal	rammed, death, on writing and
	' ENNUI ' - is not on my VOCABULARY	jun-jun villanueva	Tetractys	Tetractys	rammed, on writing and words
	words	sarojkumar khan	Iambic Pentameter	Iambic Pentameter	rammed, caregiving, confusion, words, may,
	Dream Predictions	Chris Matt	Rhyme	Rhyme	rammed, introspection, life, mysterylight, girl,
	Snapshots of Nine Eleven	Beatrice Boyle	Narrative	Narrative	rammed, death
	Nimbeltockie and Ragamoo	Joyce Johnson	Light Verse	Light Verse	rammed, children
	Busted	DON JOHNSON	Ballad	Ballad	rammed, adventurepain, me, cousin,
	Installed ram by RAM in Ram-w	Dr.Ram Mehta	Enclosed Rhyme	Enclosed Rhyme	rammed,
	ALIENS	Andi Abderrahmane	Free verse	Free verse	rammed, naturelife, planet,
	Anatomy of Goats	Sidney Hall Mad Poet	Limerick	Limerick	rammed, funny
	The Falling of the Innocent	James Fraser	Rhyme	Rhyme	rammed, death, family, life, loss,
	Trinity	Calvin Genereux	I do not know?	I do not know?	rammed, warme,

Rammed Poem Example

My Tell-Tale Heart- Twist on Poe

It wasn’t that I’d done you wrong
I'd welcomed you into my heart’s home
I'd cherished you
and I had fed you 
I'd protected you
I had let you dream your dreams
in comfort
in safety
and I had loved you:
You were my own

And yet….
day upon day,
you waited for the opportunity
to confess
knowing it would kill me
knowing I would bleed...
you had a perverse pleasure
in planning….
the murder my heart
and I never had a clue
I trusted you

You planned…you observed
and all the while you smiled
acting sweet and caring
checking on me
making sure my needs were met
And then
out of nowhere
like lightning
you struck my unsuspecting heart
rammed the dagger in deep
and twisted
t*w*i*s*t*e*d
to make sure
every drop of blood was spilt

Satisfied and sure of yourself
you hid your gruesome work
underneath layers of indifference
buried
or.... so you thought
but every now and then
you hear it
I know….I can see it on your face
You hear the beating of my heart-
my tell-tale heart
it still beats for you
It’s still ALIVE!
You try to deaden it
the noise
It’s driving you mad
as you wine and dine her

You try to make love to her
more vigorously than before
more often
more intensely
but as she is screaming your name
begging you for more
in the crescendo of passion
You hear it...

It's the beating of my heart
It drowns out her voice
It drowns out everything
It pounds in your head
My love is not dead

You can’t go on
enraged, seething
you leave her wanting
as you run out of the room bellowing…
“STOP IT!
I hear your cry
I killed your love
Why do you still haunt me?”

Beat after beat after beat after...b..e..a..t....
My heart is still alive
You feel it
You are drawn to it
She notices
They notice
You are agitated
Something is driving you mad
It’s me
You remember my goodness
My smile...my bed...my scent
my love...my body...my warmth
That pounding in your head 
is desire for....me

It gets louder…LOUDER
As you walk over to where I stand
with each quickened step
the pounding intensifies
Surely everyone must hear it

You come closer
the indifference gone from your face
Love...Passion...Repentance
I hear the beating
thundering in my own ears
my love for you

You are closer
you put your head on my chest
as your tears wet my blouse
I run my hands through your hair
pressing you closer

I whisper…
“Listen…
My Tell-Tale heart 
Is still beating for you!”

For Tommy's Poe Contest
A remaking of the Tell-Tale Heart story

Poem Copyright © Eileen Manassian