Short Afforded Poems

Departed
Afforded
Lamented
Asserted
Loved one 
prevails the show
Unanimously a go!...

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Turian purple dye in ancient Rome
Afforded by rich wearing a dome.
Snails soaked in urine.
Ten days a cure’n.
Smelled by this incredible poem....

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Dear minds,
of those only longing desire,
last, a word of love, 
leaves her stunting breath,
dismissed by all,
the last lull of her lyre,
is not hope, 
a luxury, 
afforded in death.
...

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this is  adeed
and a need
its your seeds
the ones you breed
fine away
hear what isay
mabe jod  is odd
only can afforded lard
thats a start
this is not mabe
you got too
FEED THE BABYS...

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Time could be afforded,
There was no guilt,
Opportunities other than
Thirty dollars-worth of stamps – 
For two, ninety-five
Could be found on the inside cover
Of match books…
And fun meant more than mutual drunkenness....

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As much fame for Yuri Gagarin was never afforded
First man in space in 1961, was Yuri who completed one orbit
A Soviet Air Forces pilot
The acclaim was more quiet
A gigantic achievement but the acclaim was more biased...

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~~~~Flower for Heidi~~~~ 

Is it the lasting touch or the telephone, 
one's loved so much when feet find home.
Sentimental for the days recorded duly, yet hope withstands,
gentle flowers afforded beauty by Heidi Sands. ~Heidi's hands~...

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actually it's a rondolet, a shortened form of rondeau, but not a seperate category in p.s.

Diet Pepsi
The last drink you afforded me
Diet Pepsi
A silver can, eyeball tempting -
Better than looking at your glee
Strangling me, last image seen
Diet Pepsi


2/23/12...

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Two lips on tip toes,
Here for the show
And all that purple.
Addicted to the sympathy fix
No matter who’s in the box,
Here she must be!

Nearest of dearests,
Appreciate the just sympathy
Afforded you here today.
Do not get a taste for it,
Or the Funeral Tourist 
You will be!...

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Due to his limited
ability to make
Decisions
He lacked respect
Due to people's
Unwilling ability
To understand.
He also understood
There position
Because of genre
Issues he lack
The funding abilities
afforded to
Decision makers
Sum wished his
Minatory gains to be
There's....

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ho ho ho the bus drive nothing to hide
a little dog in the window
of memories to tell the sadness of nuff

I am here tonight to show the trick
of society or the spending not afforded
by the puppy to be send back 

as teary eyes ask you to dole a save
for a tee shirt forever stain by greed
of a pay check and a kill...

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(This is a true story)

Twenty years ago a man lived in his car.
He did something that was really bizarre.
He ate canned dog food everyday.
He ate it because of the low price he had to pay.
He didn't have a job or a home.
He had no family, he was all alone.
I wish he could've afforded better food.
I hope that his life has improved....

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Fallen into spiraling
With every dance
With every sing
Off-centered weights
Throw it around
The molten core
Beneath the ground
Beneath the grind
Behind the sound
Afforded thought
But pay no mind
Try not to see
Without a blind
It’s always worse
The wounded nurse
The devil speaks
A hidden curse
On metal grooves
Spun in reverse...

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Retired 

melting slowly
into the world
spreading visibility into 
gleaming pools
after a rain.

small onyx eyed birds 
surround the rolling edges 
dip and ruffle wings,
bath like Grecian goddesses
in a woodland bower.

Sprites and spirits watch 
to learn the secrets of 
simplicity
life afforded them
now the worshippers are gone....

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Pride

Pride is a luxury
I afforded 
Last night
Just this morning
It has ruined my years of bridges
Now, i am munching the cords of 
broken bridges
Scratching the debris of friendship
Scouting for again
But no gains again
Had learnt my lessons
Though in a bitter way
Pride is a luxury i can't afford again...

Written by Awoh Kingsley...

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Freedom
By Michelle Morris
01/10/2020

Freedom isn't afforded 
To everyone,
But you can retain 
Freedom of mind... 

Keep thoughts positive, 
Keep them kind,
You have the power, 
It's always there to find... 

Free your heart and free your mind,
But most important of all,
Free your soul,
And be free as a whole... 

© Michelle Morris, 2020...

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Owner of a fig

tree, tells the carer to cut

it down for been a fruitless

failure for three years,

carer says it will be cared

and yield or it will be cut.

As scripted.
All is given ample time to grow and bare fruit, if they remain fruitless, more time will be afforded to them to grow and bare fruit, lest they be cut down.


Date: 06/18/2019...

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In the Dry Times
David J Walker

In the dry times
My roots are forced 
To reach deeper into my soul

Strengthening  my hold on
The ground afforded me 

Here, I learn to live with
And without rain 

Weeping when it comes 
And sleeping in its nourishing quench

Dreaming of its meaning
Exposed in a flash of lightning  

I know it’s clouds will move on
I know they will return...

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Gave Thanks

Passed a cemetery today
gave thanks
for all who broke trails
we now look back upon.

Passed a playground today
gave thanks
for a future as yet untouched
by  …. us.

Passed a school today
gave thanks
for the opportunity
afforded these “trailblazers”.

Passed a mirror today
gave thanks
for the playground, the school,
the cemetery.


John G. Lawless
11/22/2016...

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In the memorizing firelight flicker
comes rebirth
as the valley of Crocus flowers
becomes a corporate castle of skyscrapers
the taller the better

The middle of Croydon
once of offices
has seen it possibilities light up
like a condensed can of milk
The ill afforded indigenous
are shied away from rent
replaced by a smart set of commuters
with a whiff of disdain
for the ailing amenities of Croydon
The guilt of the urban class...

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as I step into this world
the world in which I live
the carpet that's beneath my feet
pine needles and spongy grass slightly give

welcome me much more
than any Persian rug would dare
as freedom's taste that's ever sweet
permeates the mornings air

who could beg for eyes to see
who would dare need ears to hear
when this massive feeling afforded me
comes in oh so clear




Wrote this with much liberty off a quote from Helen Keller....

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Unlike the smell of rain on country road sediment
I can not find the tears to make my trauma relevant
There is no sweet scent found in my complex petutlance
I wish my mind quiet; when its thoughts are all Old Testament
This level of self-loathing; to date, has no precedence
Though all my acts of selflessness have never afforded me benevolence
Could I bury my head in your chest bones? 
Maybe then I'll find out if I am worthy of your true elegance?...

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Who is my final destination?
Whom I want to connect with my life
I am unknown about her
But she awake with me 
She puss my soul to be afforded
And reach near the peak
And fulfill every love dream
She never work like a lover
Her beauty work like my ideal
Through the inspiration of her
I am trying to find her
She is real truth
Other things are totally false
My every awaking night
Calling her to make a appear
My hope says I am on final finish...

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hoardings  of shops on the isle of ridiculousness
the feral pigeons pontificate
the leaking roof of the civic theatre stays
you've seen better days
you've blundered into desperation
bankrupted twice
and now you're turning the middle
of town into millionaires row
ill afforded by the minions
even our local Market is shrinking
an ebb tide of the municipality
Westfield as vexing as a fox in chase
The Central library feels lobotomised
is it part privatised?...

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I call out her name but there’s only;
The empty sounds of an old familiar noise sounding in my ear.
And torture announces its self-;
With daily amplification of electrified disdain;
And as I search the limits of my own conceptualities;
For afforded forgiveness none comes.
A pauper perhaps void of credit or credibility;
It appears necessary once again to carry on my person;
Yet another and forever increasing branding marks;
As I travel along this lonely path of broken dreams....

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