Short Acerbic Poems

individually rugged
aggressively passive
acerbic wit....

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James Gilray a characterist
with acerbic comment oft did persist
Dubbed the father of polticised cartoon
famous now for many a lampoon...

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The critic Voltaire
Had plenty to share
Endowed with acerbic satire
He played to the audience with fire.


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A famous person or celebrity contest
Hosted by Tania Kitchin
Placed 4th...

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Contemplative, taciturn
Willing to commit
An immutable zeal to learn
Endowed with acerbic wit
Endless potential
But having few outlets, to express it
Seemingly aloof or deferential
Unintentionally causing pain
Coming off inconsequential
An indelible stain
Easily misunderstood
Without composure refrained...

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ALL ALONE

Acerbic analysis awaits Annie.
                                               Allies augment angrily against
                                               Alicia’s apocryphal antithesis.
                                               Authentication arrests all arguments. 

11/26/2017
Alliteration Contest...

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Thoughts on Words
Written: by Tom Wright
January 2015

Words, once spoken, can’t be retained,
So be unhurried in opinions you express.
To acerbic words, you’re forever chained,
Until remorse for using, you’ll confess.


While all may seek forgiveness
Not all are enthused by the idea of payment in kind
Tom
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Uncoloured like ether; armed with snakes
Steps as lithe as a greyhound; a body
                       put together like a puzzle

With rings and dark eyes and small voices
Your words stumped and acerbic, I bet
                       you fall into chairs and lovers

When you sit opposite me on a bus
You chase away my starved eyes; old hope
                       for a love dusty over a fireplace....

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The itch to love 
and satiate pride
swallowed too long stifles
breath
without emancipation
A tragic capitulation to self

Pride, perhaps acerbic,
leaves morsels to ruminate
and loves to regurgitate
coy ceramic dalliances
and Venusian masquerades
Masked in smiles
And toxic

This love, 
These loose granite memories
Ductile innocents
And hasty lulls
These shining sunsets 
And supernovas
Must rest.
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Laughter most cathartic is what he'll imbue
Even when faced with politics mostly askew
Wit so acerbic bound with oodles of smarts
It's not surprising he has a Masters in Fine Arts
Some find him angry and more than a bit crass
But for the kernel of truth given, he gets a pass
Life and politics comprise his comedic styling
All who listen will find his mania beguiling
Comedy has found its reigning anxiety attack
Kindly cheer, applaud, and meet Lewis Black!...

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