Short Alibi Poems

dad’s coming home late
overtime at the office
perfect alibi...

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Alibi for all times I got high;
Place to buy snacks, never a lie....

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airtight alibis
amethyst 
eyes



posted on September 20, 2018...

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I wail a lonely cry,
please believe his alibi,
he hath done no wrong....

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her lying alibi was found dead at sea ~ his sole’s in the right plaice...

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Bruised skin from impact
Disguised behind, fake beauty
Alibi … makeup...

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They say it is better late than never, 
I say it's best to arrive earlier....

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Cop a feel
Cop a lie
Copulate

                       She's fourteen; Pop's a cop
                        What to do?

Cop an alibi!
Copasetic...

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I'd rather hear a lie              ... Let's modify
    than an alibi                            I much prefer a fib
      ~ or would I ...                        ~ to a broken rib...

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All of My Patience

All of My Patience politicians do try;
Each hole of water will let run dry;
We are abused;
Mishandled, misused;
Will be waiting for their next alibi.

Jim Horn...

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Not Miss and Worthless

No matter how hard we would ever try,
Trump things did deny and began to lie;
We will never miss;
Completely worthless;
Mind managed to come up with an alibi.

Jim Horn...

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God knows what I did was wrong.
Unacceptable was my treatment of you.
I want to apologize for making up an alibi.
Love is gone and I'm a fool.
Truth is the only thing that will repair shattered trust....

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Wait till next year is a common baseball cry
Disappointment abounds, as the fans say goodbye
Not every year's a winner
This one was even grimmer
Maybe next year we won't need another alibi...

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Listen to poem:

Laconic lullaby a simple sigh
a wink a terse goodbye,
pithy pun a pointed reply
made turgid when seen eye to eye.

Tangy zest an alibi
for why you flit on by
to mollify and justify
your brusque awry reply....

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The ministers wife was annoyed,
When he a young miss had decoyed.
"But," said the preacher,
"I'm trying to teach her
The practices she must avoid!"

Written by my wife Vera Selena Hinshaw
© All Rights Reserved...

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little children don't you cry 
don't let faith be your last alibi
Little children don't you cry
Rest your head upon my chest
Pour your heart out till you can 
rest
Don't cry little children don't cry
Instead let me cry for you...

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This is all an alibi
Let's pretend I wasn't there

In my mind
I'm in a different place anyway
That's the place where I truly care

This is all an illusion
A magic trick that never ends

Someday I'll snap out of it
And life will never be the same...

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While we have breath,
we boast and argue
of things we know 
and those we know not 

While we have breath,
we give reasons aplenty,
the messiah, not to accept
and the gospel, not to believe

When it is gone,
will we be able, 
him to face,
with argument and alibi?...

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Slipping slowly across the sky,
Summer sun in hot sizzling bliss
Permits no hasty alibi,
Neither offers a gentle kiss,
While ample creams will justify
Protective lotions we dismiss,
So, lest we blister, we must care,
Protective shirts and sunscreen wear.

written May 28, 2021...

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i can keep secrets
      hold them captive in my mind 
           caged against their will
           never tell another soul 
    ~ you didn't hear this from me



'S'' Contest, New Poems Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Constance La France 
Syllable counter ps 5/7/5/7/7

03/11/2021...

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FALSE FRIEND
Phoney
Croney

DYING WITH LAUGHTER
Croaking
Joking

ALIBI
Lover
Cover

RUDENESS
Respect
Neglect

CELLO
Middle
Fiddle

TENTH PLACE WINNER
Written November 18, 2022
Submitted to "A Brian Strand Premiere Choice" Contest
Sponsored by Brian Strand...

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Am I guilty by association?
Well at least that`s how it looks.
And because shes in my family.
They think we both are crooks.
But I cannot confirm.
And nor can I deny.
Anything she might of done.
I`m not her alibi.
And if that`s how they feel.
Then I can clearly see.
How I might of turned.
Into a liability....

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A lane alone
A look alike
A lift aloft
A love alive
A luau aloha
A load allied
A laugh aloof
A lode allude
A lore allure
A loan align
A lodge allege
A lobo alibi
A law allow
A loss alas
A lane alone

February 12, 1995
Submitted to contest: Choose A Topic – D, Heartbreak and Loss
Sponsor: Russell Sivey...

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In the end, we were there-not there,
two present absentees 
sharing an apartment vacated by a relationship 
and the worst kind of loneliness -- feeling solitary next to someone --
partners in the crime of abetting mutual misery,
though neither of us can really be linked 
to the crime scene, can we? 

We’ve got each other’s alibi....

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I've looked for things
and I've been a fool
it took a long time
to get to you
and what I hoped for
just won't do
it's not enough
to hold you to
I'm holding on 
but not getting through

on what planet
does the answer lie
it's written in script
and in my eyes
but you still feel
you need an alibi
truth is always
in very short supply...

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