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Risked Poems - Poems about Risked

Stanislav Petrov
...There was this Stanislav Petrov He served at russian nuclear the submarine in 80s He saved the world because his intuition had told me the offense was false he violated ORDER of command ......

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Categories: risked, america, hello,
Form: Free verse
Heaven is Real
...They followed him. They obeyed and fulfilled his commands. They ate and drank with him. Then they all went their separate ways From the one True and Living God Having a future of being torched......

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Categories: risked, 6th grade, bible, faith,
Form: Free verse



I WILL NOT APOLOGIZE FOR EXISTING
...All those who chatter behind my back only confirm that I'm moving forward. I don’t slow down— their criticism, their slander is my fuel. Disguised applause from those who never had the guts to wa......

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Categories: risked, 12th grade,
Form: Free verse
INTERVIEW WITH AN ANGEL
...INTERVIEW WITH AN ANGEL Way back then, Noah had clearly read the signs Here and now, so very few of us are left I’m Goliath, frontman for the Philistines Without my trusty visor, I am bereft ......

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Categories: risked, angel,
Form: Terza Rima
Face to My Demons
...At the cradle of my nightmares, My future is a horror film, I track my ghosts, Like a junkie in withdrawal. I am a true clandestine calamity, A mass grave of silent suffering, A candelabra of p......

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Categories: risked, 12th grade,
Form: Free verse



The Dragon Riders Saga V
...The Dragon Riders Saga V So many heroes had died that fated day, never again to fight The only one to survive was standing over the Mage that night Both had stood alone upon that once fabled b......

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Categories: risked, fantasy,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member do not text and drive
...Foolhardy sixteen-year-old driver Jay Risked his life to show off for a friend Felt invincible every single given day Until his life came to a crashing end......

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Categories: risked, car,
Form: Rhyme
Poet who exhibits panache
...Poet who exhibits panache - meant... to tickle your fancy dear reader rabbit, perchance European G-man double agent regarding the following poem with kick a$$, je ne sais quois ingenious, humo......

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Categories: risked, adventure, appreciation, celebration, devotion,
Form: Rhyme
Thrill to craft poetry with motives simon-pure
...Thrill to craft poetry with motives simon-pure Analogous to beckoning think fickle finger of fate doth allure gussied up with windswept orange coiffure tantalizes like a kid in a candy stor......

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Categories: risked, 6th grade, 7th grade,
Form: Free verse
Does love force or encourages?
...When I went through crushes, I said it hurts, that it is hurtful; *It forces*, When I went through lovers, I said that it is tiring and messy but somehow lovely, When I went through marriage, ......

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Categories: risked, 9th grade,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Fifties
...With nostalgia Mom looks back to the year A little girl walking to Riverside Park, without fear Except for the bowery, no homeless on the street Kids played outside, lots of friends to meet. A ......

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Categories: risked, america, community, freedom, history,
Form: Lyric
The Mirror Tells
...The mirror tells 'no cop in sight', So hit the gas, slow bus up there, Stop sign swings out, red flashing light, Swerve left, dumb kid, gave her a scare … My rearview shows I'm safely past, Bu......

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Categories: risked, introspection, vanity,
Form: Rhyme
The writings are on the wall
...#The_writings_are_on_the_wall How do I turn my heart back on, how do I shut my eyes on you, when all I have to live for is only you, how do I sleep when you are not well, how do I smile when your ey......

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Categories: risked, black love, boyfriend, crush,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Head Dunk
...Fred had a huge sore appear on his head Feeling itchy, he scratched until it bled He risked looking like a fool And dunked his head in the pool Then gasped at the huge tick floating he shed ......

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Categories: risked, boy, funny, hair,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member Waves of Hope, Oceans of Despair
...They're children of the sand, sand in an hourglass Sands of time running out, running from their past Desert winds howl, howl like hungry ghosts Howling louder than bombs and tyrannical hosts L......

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Categories: risked, children, heartbroken, horror, longing,
Form: Free verse

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