Sad Senryu Poems

The little boy had cried 
He's all watery-eyed 
He should not have lied 

His sister really knew 
Her eyes black and blue 
Her brother threw...

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Moist droplets collect 
dark circles defined feelings 
not enough kleenex...

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in a festive room
where only gladness should bloom
she sat feeling gloom

there was mistletoe
in the doorway hanging low . . .
she got up to go

as she...

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It is all a lie.
All I want is to just die.
I can't tell you why....

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I've been many things 
broken is just one of them 
picking up pieces...

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Sink full of dishes 
dust covered coffee table 
nights of loneliness...

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red hot tears roll fast 
everything becomes a blur 
as life slips away...

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(a story in Senryus)

I can’t figure out
why everything doesn’t
happen like I want.

I brush my teeth and
floss regularly, I wash
my roommates dishes,

I am generous,
I don’t run...

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Soulful mourning cry 
asking God for forgiveness 
before my last breath...

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Falling on hard times 
the world caves in around me 
I brush the tears away...

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I felt like a book 
very tired old and worn out 
needing rest on shelf....

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Silent pond water,
A frog springs off a lily,
The ripples recede. 

The passing of time,
A drifting piece of plastic,
They gather many.
The dirty ditch of water,
Ignored by...

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Why am I so sad?
great family happy life 
what am I missing ?...

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empty space in chest
filled with longing and unrest
the rain understands...

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Family picture frames 
an old pair of roller skates
 my sad lonely heart...

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