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...The truth is,
there's no history,
our memories
are implanted
as we sleep.
Our loved ones,
we think exist
in the present,
are illusions
before our eyes.
Our Gods can't exist
as if they ...
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Categories:
ratings, religion, society, technology,
Form: Free verse
Within the threescore and six orbitz that span my lifetime
...Within the threescore and six orbitz that span my lifetime...
the impact of current
Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR),
also known as Industry 4.0 revolution
characterized by the fusion of tech...
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Categories:
ratings, 10th grade, 1st grade,
Form: Free verse
Judges Have Been Selected
...Hello, my most esteemed poets,
I am trying an experiment that I believe has not been done here on the PS site. I have posted a new poetry contest called "The Prismatic Self: A Gauntlet of Mirro...
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Categories:
ratings, community, culture, judgement, muse,
Form: Free verse
'Friends'
...beneath this slippery-veneer,
where authenticity is ‘sincere,’
where Love is the core-need
of random ‘friends’ that come and go,
whether it’s where you live
or any other place you show your face...
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Categories:
ratings, 7th grade, best friend,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Images
...Images
The images in
my mind of
verbs mating with pronouns are
sometimes broadcast on
TV. On TV: me sucking out and
not praising aerosol cans to
make a less money for
the unnamed comp...
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Categories:
ratings, humor,
Form: Free verse
An Old Man's Lament for A Lost Ideal
...
I am weary of politics,
its plastic people
and the endless lies,
the glorification
of the outrageous antics
of the rich and famous,
the intolerance
and exclusivity preached
by most re...
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Categories:
ratings, life, lost, world,
Form: Free verse
fake ufo
...Media will hook a fish faster than a fisherman,
whatever it takes for ratings, human, spaceman,
jolly green giant if you got the behind to saddle....
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Categories:
ratings, anxiety,
Form: Free verse
Crown of Crows
...Soiled sinners lecturing on the art of being pristine.
Innocents retreats to black pits and dank seams
God tucked away the ivory ring and red lantern
very few are rescued from the darkness within...
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Categories:
ratings, environment, society,
Form: Rhyme
Nun-chucks
...I wish they'd pray for the candidates
(as much as a farmer prays for rain)
to steer the planet from spiritual drought.
Political hacks and media yes men
magnify their human frailties and flaws....
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Categories:
ratings, jesus, political,
Form: Free verse
TV Value
...Excitement prevails,
Who is the next nut wick to go to jail?
Liars and cheats,
Oh, what a treat!
Is it just my surprise,
That politicians lie?
Occasionally,
Just to keep the beat,
And offer a...
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Categories:
ratings, 11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Overrated
...
If ratings give meaning, symbolled with stars,
Then always keep on your ratings radar.
I’m trying to write my best poem by far,
Please rate it between a one and five star.
Lines as, ‘She ...
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Categories:
ratings, stars, vanity,
Form: Iambic Pentameter
vicarious gladiator syndrome
...The primeval feelings they court
Are thrills from kills as a cohort
The owners are betting
That this bloodletting
Attracts all to football as sport
Author's note: A celebrity commenter attri...
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Categories:
ratings, emotions, passion, sports, violence,
Form: Limerick
E X I T Gift of Love D O O R
...N O T F O R C O N T E S T - G I S T V E R I F I E D
Since, 'The Dawn of Recognition,' and, 'The Age of Consequence,' the efforts faced are the final solution, this, 'The Period of Perpetua...
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Categories:
ratings, allegory, allusion, appreciation, fear,
Form: Free verse
Helter Skelter
...
"I read the news today, oh boy" - Beatles
apocalyptic revelations spinning 'round inside my head/have me tossing keep me turning wide awake upon my bed/so much hating too much lying chaos just ...
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Categories:
ratings, confusion, corruption, fear,
Form: Rhyme
War no more
...People gathering in the street
Heading for their own defeat
Fist raised high in the air
Screaming of a life so unfair
I don't care
Join us or die
Their war cry
Covered faces
Screaming hate ag...
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Categories:
ratings, books, corruption, dream,
Form: Rhyme
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