Shielding Poems - Poems about Shielding

silent kills

...Silent It Kills
In the quiet corners of your heart, pain took root.
He, the architect of hurt, wove his cruelty,
thread by thread, into your fragile tapestry.
And you? You bore it silently,
a se...

MIRAGE OF CLARITY Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder

...MIRAGE OF CLARITY
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In the side view mirror of the U-Haul,
my familiar world slips away, 
the verdant green hills of North Te...

Remembering the frantic little boy with strawberry blond hair who didn't say boo

...Remembering the frantic little boy with strawberry blond hair who didn't say boo

Nonverbal (though he could talk)
most of his responses
happened to be witnessed
as his characteristic
and court...

No single tear is for you

...Eyebags forming. 
Dilated pupils.
The one starting pulling away. 
Leg-crossed and the hand supporting the chin.
The right arm falls in imbalance. 
Leg does not stop moving back and forth. 

So...

Clinging To My Brow

...

Veiled by clever branches, limbs
silken strands, protecting me
from the eyes who’re like pseudonyms
beckoning with iris’ clever and wild

secreted beneath gossamers, flowing
in ...

Freedom falling

...First Russia fell, a vast land,
Nine time zones, Stalin took command.
Millions of Russians died due to his rule
But Russians don't learn that fact in school.

FDR called him "Uncle Joe,"
Mistoo...

Defense Mechanism

...
Wall goes quickly up,
Shielding fragile inner self,
Safety sought within.

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Flip or Flop

...if you see me sitting around
with my head tilted down
face wrinkled in a frown
hands shielding my face

just trying to figure out
if I can survive in this place
if I can finish this race

I ...

Living

...We live in time,  
We coexist with the unseen,  
Or rather, the unseen coexists with us,
We are on a journey guided by our souls.  

Time nurtures us.  
We blossom, and at times we struggle wit...

A Prince Forever

...To the world, he may just be a man,
Chasing dreams, with calloused hands.
But to her, he's the little boy still,
With scraped knees and a stubborn will.

She watched him stumble, watched him gro...

Under the fortune of a bent life, I was comforted by the love of many women

...Under the fortune of a bent life, I was comforted by the love of many women, waves of silk that soothed my soul,
Delicate fingers twisting through my hair like the wind through autumn leaves,
Warm ...

something old, something new

...
The US tariffs declares the plot is lost
shielding the tired and old, from the new kid on the block.
Focusing on the past admits failure to compete
with others on a level playing field.
It says...

Dear Fear

...Dear Fear,
I remember the first time you were here.
First day of my new school, my grandma warned me…,
It’s a bad world, my girl, that won’t like you to be free.
Remember these words, they will p...

THE MOTHER OF MINE

...To my dearest Grandma  

> *Allocasuarina luehmannii, known as one of the strongest trees in the world, symbolizes the strength, resilience, and enduring bond I share with my grandmother. Just as t...

True Beauty, Indeed, To The Number-Theorists

...True beauty, indeed (to the number-theorists),
     reveals the distribution of the primes.
Beauty, too, is courage, the defiant fists
     of a defender that we praise in rhymes.

     Beauty a...

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