Restricts Poems

Rejuvenating Proof

...Rejuvenating Proof

Counteroffensive cataclysms clamouring for defeat 
Apprehensive magnetism that makes you feel complete 
Comprehensive pragmatism that can sometimes drain and deplete
Recompen...
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Categories: restricts, life,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberThe Fable Of Two Snakes In The Grass

...Allegory (Fable-Parable) Poetry Contest
Crystol Woods

They were two snakes in the grass buried in the pit of life
now bemoaning their past with hisses, coils and strikes
she constricts he restr...
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Categories: restricts, allegory, fate,
Form: Free verse


Dog Whispers

...I am a wild animal by blood and nature
Loving the outdoors each chance I get
Bred to be a domesticated pet
Free range is the only way I know to be

Why am I sent to obedient schools and camps
F...
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Categories: restricts, dog, pets, truth, voice,
Form: Free verse

Fledges Class

...footsteps as I walk to the podium*



Lights dim, where words writhe like serpents in the darkness, I concoct a brew of bitter brutalities. 

“The cacophonies of criticism, discordant symphonie...
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Categories: restricts, dark,
Form: Free verse

Perceiving

...Be disgusted by your body's limitations, You are just a sack of meat. Indigestible and rotten, so throw yourself into the forest but not even the dogs would eat.

Your body is decorated inside by a...
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Categories: restricts, anger, conflict, confusion, earth,
Form: Free verse


Barkin Mad Rap

...Its the working classes prolific breedin’
That ends up with their needin’
Handouts when Trident needs replacin’
Buck house needs renovatin’
Royal weddin’ funds need allocatin’
Brexit needs payin...
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Categories: restricts, irony,
Form: Rhyme

Back To You Billy, For Ways I Whiled Away Herding Ennui

...Back to you Billy, for ways I whiled away herding ennui

Ah...a flood of memories wash over
this anointed Goatama Boo Da,
whose respected G.O.A.T status
among generic green acres, 
which swathe...
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Categories: restricts, 12th grade, 1st grade,
Form: Rhyme

Abetment

...Q.1.What causes sudden death??
A.Blocked or reduced flow of oxygen 
rich blood to the heart muscle cause
Sudden death..
Q.2.What is angina??
A.Chest pain caused by restricted blood
flow to the ...
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Categories: restricts, addiction, body, death, drink,
Form: Other

Premium MemberThe Pepperman Thought 06222022

...LOOKING BACK IN TIME...
I WAS SITTING IN A CLASSROOM.
AS A VERY YOUNG PERSON.
AND THE TEACHER SAID.
LET'S ALL CLEAR OUR MINDS
AND THINK OF THE DIFFERENT WAYS
WE CAN COUNT TO 100.

I THOUGHT A...
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Categories: restricts, education, growth, image, inspiration,
Form: Free verse

Twisted Serenity

...A strange bay lay before me,
These dark waters lay so serene,
I see those faces that once be,
They seem so calm in the oceans breeze,
However their silence heralds a terrible scream, 
I remain o...
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Categories: restricts, allusion, death, depression, imagery,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberThe Bone Idol

...[First posted in 3 parts. Intended novel: time never allowed]

Prologue
This,  Sir, is the prologue from before our tale begins
About the day our father did succumb to mortal sins
And lef...
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Categories: restricts, fantasy,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberIgnore Him

...Toss and turn, turn and toss
  Those elephants in their beds
    designed for a 'hoss'

   I love him; I love him not
   He loves us; he loves us not
   Thus do they while the night away...

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Categories: restricts, confusion, fate, future, political,
Form: Political Verse

Premium MemberIt Leadeth Me Not To Green Pastures

...My mask doth not inspire
  It maketh me perspire

Restricts my respiration
  Foileth my aspirations  

Causeth naught but aggravation
  Leadeth me to consternation...
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Categories: restricts, humor, language, satire, word
Form: Monorhyme

Let *****Sapiens Envision Eco Friendly Infrastructure

...Radical planet friendly measures
equals earning kudos as unsung hero
(think environmental/carbon footprint)
nearly absolute zero
while global population quarantine
suspension of civil rights
wo...
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Categories: restricts, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Political Verse

Premium MemberMinor Deadness

...Ever been diagnosed with minor deadness
When symptoms are stiffness and deafness
Stillness prevails
Absence of emails
Also restricts their game of tennis...
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Categories: restricts, funny,
Form: Limerick

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