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Queen and Slim
...I love you he said I love you so much I'm never letting go You can't share a love you haven't given to yourself yet So, I dug up the dead pieces of my heart and replanted them Love is the only ......
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Roses Roses
Categories:
shoot first,
black african american, i
Form:
Spoken Word
Her Tormentor’s Plot
...catalyse of chalk circles sooted box, reveals the vortex inside stakes open her eyes pries into her private life draws blood with madness insists a deep cut of ties ......
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Kim Rodrigues
Categories:
shoot first,
scary,
Form:
Free verse
Top Gun 2022
...It seems our driver made a fuss Whilst dodging bullets on our bus When Ted Cruz said, "You won't be dead If you shoot first, and then you cuss!"......
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Rico Leffanta
Categories:
shoot first,
culture,
Form:
Limerick
Faith
...medication malfunctions, feelin 6 in depression world guessin eyes stressed when, lord of heaven drops confessions code of matrix saturates, bash it's core of hate..... make my getaway, in noble d......
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David Hendricks
Categories:
shoot first,
3rd grade, faith, hip
Form:
Rhyme
The Dancing: the Return Thereof
...Prelude After banishing my foe off to hell The Lord took pity on my soul And returned it to my undead shell Again, I was alive and whole But the consequences of a second chance Meant that ......
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Jeff W. Watson
Categories:
shoot first,
allusion, analogy, angst, anxiety,
Form:
Rhyme
Run Boy Run
...RUN BOY RUN It runs in the family green flashes catch him before he’s free RUN BOY RUN what's the matter wit me... gonna get ya... penny warm glows Marine morning glories, yellow ......
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James Edward Lee Sr.
Categories:
shoot first,
allusion, america, analogy, anxiety,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
The Dilettante Diaries: Freedom Fall 8 and the Removal of Ray Bans
... “Freedom Fall 8 and the Removal of Ray Bans” The Dilettante Diaries: New Chapter Sometimes it’s necessary to Lose to Win Freedom Fa......
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Leanne Lovejoy-Burton
Categories:
shoot first,
celebration, freedom, imagery, inspirational,
Form:
Free verse
Dreams Blown Away
... They decry their gun birthright is to defend their home, protect what they own A government tank might come rolling down the road one day New Roman centurions coming to take their b......
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Freddie Robinson Jr.
Categories:
shoot first,
death, political, truth, violence,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
Beatnik Snap
...Pale white against the ghostly fog Smoke curled for lack of oxygen Black rim glasses hide, head bows Conceal eyes of cool cat daddy-o In dark, goatee, groomed and moody Beret tilted silhouette......
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Earl Schumacker
Categories:
shoot first,
abuse, addiction, character, conflict,
Form:
Quatrain
Second To None
... Welcome to the war, son ... You’ve been conscripted, go grab a gun And you daughters of the new American flag, you’re not exempted either Go get that gat outta my bag There’s a 21s......
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Freddie Robinson Jr.
Categories:
shoot first,
conflict, parody, perspective, war,
Form:
Light Verse
7 Reasons To Not Talk Gun Control
...s and constraining anecdotes about how local solutions continue failing to deliver needed global non-violence resolutions. Wednesday's Child: We will not have to consider the remote possibility that global non-violence, rather than automated ballistic "shoot first" associations and public and private sector incorporations, is what international political leaders might prioritize as adopting sane international WinWin relationships. Thursday's ......
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Gerald Dillenbeck
Categories:
shoot first,
america, humor, integrity, mental
Form:
Political Verse
Out of Trenches
...Out of Trenches (WW1) Out of trenches, we met face to face, A young Soldier, probably about my age. With rifle in hand we quavered, My head, urging me to engage. Our tunics were muddied and da......
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Kevin Shaw
Categories:
shoot first,
conflict, courage, death, feelings,
Form:
Rhyme
Nice Poets
...Nice Poets From the US poetry community there is silence about this new war they feel indignity something must be done even if they know the sins of their own country. It is easier to be morally ......
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Jan Oskar Hansen
Categories:
shoot first,
adventure, angst, autumn, horror,
Form:
Blank verse
Pock Marked
...Pock marked Bert was cooking in a bucket, Knew his hide at any rate Pock marks on his thighs an biceps, Shot that day by a sniper, mate, Sniper chopped by Aussie Bren gun, Fell from palm in......
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Don Johnson
Categories:
shoot first,
adventure, day, war, day,
Form:
Ballad
So Tired
...Tired of these theatrical mask wearing roles. Wolves, smiling faces with sharpen teeth waiting for ignorant prey. Tired of seeming interested in conversations that are one sided, guided by those ......
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Tommy Dorsey
Categories:
shoot first,
introspection
Form:
I do not know?
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