Happy Hurt Day
...You’re gentle, judgemental,
A freak in sheep’s disguise
Yet in some ways you’re burdened by self sacrifice,
You’re obsessive, compulsive,
Afraid to let me go
You’re afraid of what’s left of you,...
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Categories:
self sacrifice, emotions, love hurts, Lullaby,
Form: Rhyme
Loretta
...She might have painted the sea—
or a golden field of wheat
beneath a hazy summer sky—
but he took her brushes,
left the bristles splayed,
the paints dried out,
and the turpentine cloudy.
And t...
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Categories:
self sacrifice, art, devotion, family, father,
Form: Free verse
No Beautiful Marriage
...I firmly attest,
There's no beautiful marriage in this world.
Only ordinary life,
Embarrassment in life,
There are ups and downs
Self-sacrifice, crying late at night.
Love puts on armor for us,...
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Categories:
self sacrifice, love, marriage, relationship,
Form: Other
A voice in the dark whispers
...Foundation.
With uncertainty flowing like a molten volcano around the world, and online.
Is it within dark times like these, we should try to bring more light into the world?
Title:
A vo...
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Categories:
self sacrifice, spiritual,
Form: Rhyme
Caged
...my soul is like a c a g ed animal yearning to break free....
Embedded in the snare of self-sacrifice
twisting and snarling only able to bleed....
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Categories:
self sacrifice, dark, deep, emotions, gothic,
Form: Free verse
When I Bleed Out In Front Of You
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{"Hadn’t you known, or care to acknowledge that I am wholly fond of my life as of right now?
I’m in love with the lighting that shoots and grazes my neighbor's balcony as I sit in front of my own...
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Categories:
self sacrifice, absence, abuse, addiction, anger,
Form: Free verse
Every rose has it's thorns, but not her
...What is the most beautiful thing you’ve ever seen?
A flower,
white and pure,
in a field of debris.
The lily maiden,
a lotus in the troubled oceans,
sprouting and unfolding,
emerging amidst gla...
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Categories:
self sacrifice, beauty, extended metaphor, flower,
Form: Free verse
Curse Breaker
...The bricks used to build a wall were generational vices
intentionally or unintentionally you're here to destroy it
bricks of shame, guilt, humiliation, addiction, fear,
doubt, self-hate, ...
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Categories:
self sacrifice, change, character, identity, leadership,
Form: Free verse
She
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For one, I am small and increase the body of reverse
As love and hate enter space and time without poles
The largeness of sleep and dimensional reality
Going into a law of consistent inconsist...
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Categories:
self sacrifice, absence, age, atheist, body,
Form: Free verse
Just Be Nice
...I remember being given some simple advice.
It's nice to be important, but more important to be nice.
Can I ask that you just hold this thought?
And give me time, whilst I retaught.
In a world...
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Categories:
self sacrifice, beautiful, care, emotions, giving,
Form: Rhyme
Saviour Complex
...Theme: Vulnerability
Saviour Complex - Free Verse
In the absence of love,
a childhood is shaped by the stars,
but when black smoke is the only impression in the light,
sorrows peel in...
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Categories:
self sacrifice, absence, angst, love,
Form: Free verse
Bitter Lemon Woman
...Bitter Lemon Woman
In sarcastic egos, you’ve cornered the market.
A self-important peasant, a show off bourgeoisie
Without compassion, a bitter lemon woman.
A twisted tongue, a controlling sn...
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Categories:
self sacrifice, 11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Free verse
Is It You
...I sit here and watch you grow old, and half of the story has not be told, your rosy cheeks has reduced to bones and the sharpness in your speech is falling to the ground; the strength in your voice i...
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Categories:
self sacrifice, best friend, blessing, business,
Form: Narrative
MAM- MA
...She lives her love day by day
with all that is feminine
a touch,kiss or knowing look
concern,red-lettered in her book
Particular to detail
self-sacrifice a routine
as she walks the extra mile...
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Categories:
self sacrifice, mother,
Form: Sonnet
LIFE IS A SONG
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LIFE IS A SONG
Life is beautiful, life is precious.
Make life lovable and marvelous.
Meet challenge of life being righteous.
Ever...
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Categories:
self sacrifice, life,
Form: Rhyme
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