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Shoplifters
Shoplifters Poems - Poems about Shoplifters
Marx on the Hudson
... They used to call it the Empire State. But the empire isn't doing too great. Democrats in power, big ideas they plan. Too bad for the middle class and the forgotten man. Low-income high rise ......
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Mark Springer
Categories:
shoplifters,
new york, political,
Form:
Lyric
Theeby's
...Sixty years have passed. No one knew how to spell its name. No one knew when it first opened. It was forever, like the infernal summer heat. It stands indelible at the end of my street, at the e......
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Thomas Wells
Categories:
shoplifters,
5th grade, candy, childhood,
Form:
Free verse
Final Sale
...Two shoplifters, when they were caught, Stealing items they just should have bought, Fought their felony charge For their total was large, Adding up to much more than they’d thought. See, thei......
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Ilene Bauer
Categories:
shoplifters,
perspective,
Form:
Limerick
Redemption
...Redemption David J Walker The unrelenting quest For the rest of What was meant to be said The best intentions Mislaid Mislead conventions Discarded convictions Colors of lost hori......
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David Walker
Categories:
shoplifters,
allegory, forgiveness,
Form:
Rhyme
America the Broken
...Shoplifters allowed to just walk out of stores, And suddenly it doesn’t feel like home anymore. Racism spikes as politicians fight, And still the law does nothing. And still I sit wanting to do......
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Mackenzie Mchaffie
Categories:
shoplifters,
america, corruption, hate,
Form:
Free verse
Mess
...Mess If sour cream is good, then why is spoiled milk bad? Does sour cream get "more"-sour with age? Does it go backward, by turning less? Milk... spilt! Why is this important? Because ......
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Ann Foster
Categories:
shoplifters,
abortion, abuse, addiction, adventure,
Form:
Free verse
The Seagulls Commute
...I commute down the highway quite early each morn: South toward the seashore, days work to be done. Half way to the ocean, traveling north through the sky; A large flock of sea gulls, passes me by.......
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Diane Lefebvre
Categories:
shoplifters,
beach, bird, funny, humor,
Form:
Rhyme
At This Moment
...At this moment in time There are moms giving birth, While gravediggers shovel A plot in the earth. At this moment a plane Is preparing to soar, While a soldier’s blown up In a far-away war. At this......
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Ilene Bauer
Categories:
shoplifters,
introspection, time,
Form:
Rhyme
Shoplifting
...One day I wanted to get my girlfriend a gift. It was terrible because I decided to shoplift. I tried to steal something that I should've bought. Like many other shoplifters, I was caught. I offer......
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©
Randy Johnson
Categories:
shoplifters,
on writing and wordsme,
Form:
Rhyme
What Price Safety ?
...how much is it worth to you to feel safe and secure? how much would you spend? how much could you afford? what is the monetary value that you would place on your life? how much money would it take......
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©
Louise Nelson
Categories:
shoplifters,
dedication, introspection, on work
Form:
Dramatic Monologue