Nature of the Beast
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The beast bites the hand
taught to feed and stroke its mane
the wild creed and lash
can't be tamed chained nor retrained
hunger defeats any pause
each person harbors
a beast that they dare ...
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Categories:
retrained, angst, anxiety, self,
Form: Tanka
A leaf falls
...a dry leaf fell, consigned to dust
it knew life flows on as it must
it had no desires to fulfil
ways of God it hand learnt to trust
having fully surrendered will
easy was soul’s ascent uphill
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Categories:
retrained, spiritual,
Form: Rubaiyat
Passcodes
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Hey there dope fiends,
It’s me, your addiction. The thing you can’t
live without. Your job has tied you to me.
The out of town family would think
something was all wrong if you didn’t stroke...
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Categories:
retrained, computer, emotions, humanity, introspection,
Form: Personification
Thought of the day
...although we’re from ego unchained
we’ve played out our role as ordained
intent’s pure and so we endure
blood that flows that soul be retrained...
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Categories:
retrained, spiritual,
Form: Rubaiyat
Divine paradox
...Having seen and so known our quintessence,
that made in God’s image, we’re living light,
aflame in our heart, as our core essence
and though we’re enraptured in bliss delight,
strangely we yet fe...
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Categories:
retrained, silence, spiritual,
Form: Dizain
The First Greeting From Your Eyes
...I shouldn't have looked into wondrous eyes
to find a reason to comply and stay
and dance with romance beneath stars that sigh
in a fragrant-scented night, I'll obey
that your eyes so tender could...
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Categories:
retrained, romantic love,
Form: Sonnet
Under Do It
...A life spoken of too much
locks the museum door behind it.
If you write it all down
eyeballs will skate over the
rambling litter.
Many claim to have a book in them
one worth telling to all....
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Categories:
retrained, poetry,
Form: Free verse
A Toll Road
...It appears to be inevitable,
That conflict is renewed.
Where passions outweigh the passive,
Becoming arrogant and rude.
When the diplomats are silent,
With nothing more to say.
Ou...
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Categories:
retrained, war,
Form: Quatrain
Pandemic-Climate Recovery Teams
...In Colchester, CT,
and possibly in your town too,
we have a LongTerm ReCoVery Committee
looking at 20/20 prevision
for post-pandemic climate health revisions
for wealthy local and global EarthJu...
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Categories:
retrained, community, earth, health, integrity,
Form: Political Verse
Killing the Dream In the Age of Silence
...It started on his first day of school
I was promptly labelled dunce and fool
For being a lefty guess I wasn't cool
The yardstick across the fingers
Left bruises to the heart that still lingers
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Categories:
retrained, dream, education, life,
Form: Rhyme
Addicted To W Ds
...I know that I’m addicted Although it’s self inflicted Life is not what I depicted To this I am convicted I don’t want any help I want to do it myself My efforts are in vain It’s impossible to abstain...
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Categories:
retrained, funny,
Form: Ballad
End My Mind Pollution
...End my mind pollution
I know that I’m addicted
Although it’s self inflicted
Life is not what I depicted
To this I am convicted
I don’t want any help
I want to do it myself
My efforts are...
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Categories:
retrained, addiction, anxiety, death, depression,
Form: I do not know?
Dirty Tricks
...My boss thought he was so clever
not giving me a raise for extra responsibility
‘Twas in the wonderful days when jobs
were in abundance but that worked both ways
Promptly gave my notice and h...
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Categories:
retrained, abuse, betrayal, business, discrimination,
Form: Free verse
Homunculus
...Ago I watched a woman coax
A fellow back from death.
Sand clung to the drowned
Man's shoulder, briny fluid
Dripped from clustered hair
Breath pushed lung to throat
In that moment inelastic li...
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Categories:
retrained, corruption, dark, evil, universe,
Form: Blank verse
Once Upon a Time
...Once Upon A Time
Once upon a time there was a young boy
He sent an orchid to a fresh young girl
He wanted to break through the walls of troy
The prize he won and he took his new pearl
Running down t...
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Categories:
retrained, fantasy, love, time,
Form: Light Verse
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