Short Admissions Poems

We're the most intelligent species

Solely by our own admissions

So why do we continue making

Such apocalyptic decisions...

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in the silence
of the night

ring loudest
words unsaid

the gaps
the hesitations

admissions left
half hanging



AP: 3rd place 2021

Posted on July 19, 2021...

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truthful admissions
daisies flit through brain
a calm takes over

sense of humors 
laugh together
with not at people

comfortable together
unafraid 
idealism in love form...

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soul living waters
a dear, awesome heart rejoice
under the shadows

admits the sinners
true confessions admissions
forgiveness granted


forgiven morning
a divine, grace heavenly
at the perfect wash

4/4/19

Written words by James Edward Lee Sr.2019©...

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I remember all the songs, the songs of love and broken hearts
The music that I adore, soft, gentle and a caring flow
Thoughts from present and past
The wonderful melody of long lost loves
The caring words and admissions of love
I to this day love, to be serenaded by Barry Manilow...

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COVID could be surging;
we might not even know it.
Hospital admissions,
declining, wouldn’t show it.
It’s such a deadly strain,
a Petri couldn’t grow it.
If we don’t stoke the fear,
I fear we’re going to blow it.


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Seattle Times headline: "COVID could be surging in the US right now and we might not even know it"...

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hidden submissions
each eye contains an lid
hence
the
word hidden

now lips
never concealed
from
pink
peeled

hips motion in dance
kisses
to
the
center

romance

through winter months warm

summer snow storm

wrapped
in arms
as a
gift

mutual drift

forbidden admissions
worded into
i love yous
leading
hidden submissions
?...

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source of admissions binding
so sad am I
economics plea monetary displacement
depressed am I
Boston liquidation spreeing
Whoop and collar untied shoe laces containment
so sad am I
Who are we to run a race
When we have flake false faces
feeling of despair, obvious cause pensive, tension
so sad am I
Melancholy


12/23/2023
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2023©
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Many have written about memories and visions
 To eloquently present their thoughts and admissions,
 To rekindle reflections that were once stored
 Arranged and harmonized like a musical chord

Contemplating how and just what to write
Unfolding their feelings to shed some light,

Visions to contemplate
Ideas into thoughts
Thoughts into words
Words into meanings
Meanings into memories
Memories into visions 
Rekindle the past
Poetry waiting...

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I don't fight for the rules. Fools fight
For the right to use tools. Cool nights
Might cause fright for ghouls. Jewel light
Gives us reason for fuels. Cruel sprites
Shed light on shimmering pools.

I do fight for the roles. Politicians pursue
Unsavory goals. Technicians knew
They sold their souls. Conditions grew
Unfavorably for polls. Admissions accrue
Unsavory agency for tolls. 

Shattered dreams
In the souls of dead purists
Rest in peace
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Status impending 
Shelter unknown
Feelings unrelenting 
Receiver resending

Willful rain is shedding
Dripping casual moments
Auspicious declarations
Yesterday's sunrise is long set

Seeking subtleties 
Grazing palms and heartbeats
You drift by easily
I'm catching fragments left

Faulty footing
Lawns of glass
Cutting courtesy 
Trimming liquid admissions

Orchestrate fireworks
Ballet of bright lights
Choreograph trajectories 
Symphony of our lives...

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