Seen Poems - Poems about Seen

I’ve traveled the world by air and by sea Seen what many aren’t privileged to see From heinous acts of terror to country-wide starvation From the richest of rich to the poorest of...

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I have seen falling stars in the eyes of shadows, dancing on the dark sky of unspoken words. I have stood in ballrooms filled with sculpted smiles, hiding glass daggers in velvet pockets. I have shaken hands that seemed like contracts with forgotten spirits, promising loyalty that evaporates into subtle betrayals. I have seen good men bend under the weight of...

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I’ve bloomed well past blossom season, no fleshy pink petals here. Wrinkles appear now. Feet left by crow. You see the grey in the brown, see a patch of scalp showing. You see the change in my gait, see my once brisk pace slowing. But what you don’t see is me: I am no longer desirable,...

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L-ines I-n E-motion Z-one L-et J-uxtaposition O-ffer Y-ou C-ontemplative E-xpression, A-s S-ome T-houghts R-ight O-r L-eft A-re V-ertical I-n O-rder ©bfa042925 Monocrostic (Birthday of Liezl Joyce D. Astrolavio) ...

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In caring I see; My eyes forward I see; My hearts mind understand, my... love I see For you see, that I see That all to see Is what I see I see all is thee We be so are we free 4/24/25 Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2025© ...

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When you don’t know What you can’t do Then the unimaginable Comes naturally to you When you've never seen What you couldn’t be Then your vision Grows wings that keep you free When you’re not aware of What tomorrow brings Then hope is a magnetic springboard That can attract anything When your dreams soar unencumbered By gender, age, ability, or space Then the very wind will propel your goals Onto...

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he knew me in ways i didnt yet know myself saw the sharp edges i hid from the world and traced them gently like they were meant to be held, not feared he knew when silence meant i wasnt fine when my laughter was just a shield never asked me to change, took me whole and only held space for...

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if the sea ran dry every soul would know it die; then be noticed...

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In my dream I've seen Rows and rows of cats Faces of different breeds They all stare at me Without speaking out Sliding slow to show A slide show to watch The many breeds shown As quickly they came they all disappeared...

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Hey, Grace. Do you know where I last left my face? Did I happen to leave it in your lap, after taking that quick nap? Or perhaps, after that embrace, did I leave it in your narrow crawlspace? No? Oh, crap! She said, "Oh, that just can't be! This poem has no semblance to reality!" I said, "How can you say that, when...

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It's just the getting used to That's the hardest part I should have seen it coming From the very start This couldn't lead to nowhere Firm on solid ground You'll find my heart there somewhere In the lost and found...

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The Chevy speeds by eyesight pings it, a reflexive vision momentarily catches itself looking back. The barn is vacant, not empty, its eyes have been locked open, it bathes in sparrow and bat time. Now hollow lids capture, snatch at a headlong flight of vision. A snap of fleeting attention has stabled a glance in a timeless stall where dust hangs in a slant of suspended light. Road barn...

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Has anyone seen my funny I must have put it down Or did it seek a new life On the other side of town Has anyone seen my funny I’ve hunted far and wide It could shape my next sentence Were it here by my side Has anyone seen my funny It may have come to harm I’d rather like to find it Cos it’s kinda...

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…. Not of importance But Amazon now have a new department dealing with customers who set fire to their own packages...

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To see and be seen on the ubiquitous TV screen Dignitaries came to Jimmy Carter's funeral Thank God the cameras stayed out of the urinal ...

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