Short All Or Nothing Poems

It's all or nothing 
no skeletons in closets 
to stop our romance...

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If you’re not ready to kill the lion
—never stalk its trail

(Dreamsleep: October, 2020)...

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Fallen solider
My,
how you fought,
All or nothing
Nothing 
at all.
Now you stand
at heavens
door.


By: Sabina Nicole

Thinking of You...

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I don’t limit who reads my verse,
only who I answer

Each word thick-skinned and armor-clad
all questions zero-sum 

(To Nelson Riddle & Frank Sinatra: March, 2021)...

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Within a mind of endless gray and white tones, black a white thinking
All or nothing
Everything that touches my graze dies
Even the ounce of serotonin my body manages to supply...

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I’m awesome and magnificent,
bragged Universe one day,
my galaxies have black holes and
beware my gamma ray.

No force can match my power, so
with me you must agree.
"Oh hush" said Spirit quietly. 
"You’re nothing without me."...

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Picking and choosing,
really? That’s not how it works.
All or nothing isn’t easy,
create that mindset now!
Twice as instrumental 
in the execution of exquisite,
champions challenge themselves.
Eroding calluses with their will....

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It's all or nothing, now or never
Take a gamble, there's no one I'd rather roll with on life's endeavor
Stakes are high, let's go all in and pull the lever
Life is short unlike loves eternal flame, maybe together we can outlast forever...

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I always strove for perfection
It’s all or nothing, that what my mind said
Be the best or you’ll make everyone sad,
I couldn’t help but be bothered by that.
I had this undying need to be perfect,
My best wasn’t good enough even for me.
Academic validation crafted an addict....

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The farther we stray
from our natures
the more depressed we get

Hunting, fishing
and chopping wood
our DNA and yet ...

We sit and stare
at digital screens
our spirits on the run

And shun each other
inhumane
 our futures zero — sum

(The New Room: September, 2024)
...

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For all I have,
I came with nothing
earthly things ,I stave
the cloths I wear,
the money is something
everyday with prayers, no fear
and I ask for anything
A journey is all 
but we go back with nothing
we leave stable without any fall
and strive for everything
all or nothing,...

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Principles
What are they?
Principles
Valued or undervalued?
Principles
Do we really care?
Stand up or stand aside?
When the point is called, when our existence is called on the dare?
Giving all or nothing?
Steady or sacrifice?
Fight or fade?
When the sights are aiming down

Do principles mean as much as breathing air?...

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All is well, unless its not . 
The race never starts
The run doesnt stop. 

Im either rock bottom or right at the top . 
Voice too quiet
 quickly too cross 

My hair is washed tidy
Or  tied in a knot.
Stomach sits empty 
Ive eaten alot.  

I envy  small doses 
To know when enough 
I want to be strong 
But also give up.  
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Think I am being blind
to her playing ways
wonder if I see her true side
these past few days

Its like she has a secret
something she can't tell
Somthing I may regret
something to make me bid farewell

What did I get into
on this lonely night
my mind can't trust you
my heart says to fight

Always all or nothing
I tend to give
Just need a little something
to allow me to live...

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With downcast heart many times
I thought now
It's all or nothing
why compromise, 
why complicate the physics, and then I think, 
I don't have to live like this anymore. 
No?
So remind me then, Is this evolution....
I feel so depressingly doomed,
so enamored with the past tense.
I'm not here to overcome all the difficulties in your life.
Come on have a drink you sad drunk tree, before I go crazy....

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Will Silence

strum the wind

like  that of guitar strings…

Wherefore art thy

melody?

Ah, perhaps in 

tinges of

solitude and frail 

wings that soar

the skies. 


Will those book pages

flip into what is real…

facets of memoirs–

warm-filled,

unchased by moonbeams,

unrivalled by time.

The heart ascending the stairway 

of the mind–too sublime 

to behold 

all or nothing....

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It has to be all or nothing.
This is my foot putting down.
I gave you my heart, you gave it back.
Yet you dont not want it around.
I follow you from room to room,
With dying heart in hand.
But the sting of it...,  I'm losing my witts
And it feels like I'm walking in sand.
So nothing 'twill be, from this moment on.
Because I'd just rather be alone.
And should you decide to offer me all,
You know nothing is set in stone....

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Why must it be 
all or nothing
                why the two extremes 
why not
a happy medium
like maybe, 
or something in between;
try it for now
if it doesn’t work 
we’ll try something else 
why all or nothing 
why so terse;
walking this fine line
         not knowing
 that at any time
you could walk out
leaves me in such doubt 
to wither and die inside;
so let’s make a pack 
try a happy medium 
where our love may stay 
on track...

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I'm writing you these poems,
Something I haven't done in a while
But I bet you do not know,
How easily you make me smile

To be able to write these words,
It shows so great emotion
All of them are for you,
Since you're my main inspiration

I haven't written in a while,
And I just wanted you to know
All these feelings inside,
Every day they seem to grow

So all or nothing,
Whether you're a friend or foe
These feelings will still remain,
Always there to show...

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Heartstrings bound, loose or tight
Distrust lingers, is it wrong or right?
The heart wants, the head is weary.
Maneuvering twists and turns,
coasting with ease.
 It’s all or nothing, what does that really mean?
Give me a sign, tell me to go
Is peace the answer, mine or yours?
Can you make me happy or shall will I just be 
a thorn on the rose full of its own beauty.
Take away my pain and give me your shield
I want to be whole, I want to be healed....

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A birthing moment from the fog that surround,blissful,momentary experiences from a higher radiance, caught,captured and considered. This power to inspire never ceases, breathes in the minutiae of life,where we may be trapped.All or nothing or not at all.This perceptive observation,the now immediacy of wordless lines can recapture the moments of love or suffering and imprint our page to become an epitaph,a footnote in history as we allow faith to inform our work....

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Listen to poem:

miles away
and thinking of you
a phone call away
yet I can’t reach you
it’s ironic, no?
even when we’re together
we never seem to connect just right
I like it slow and easy, and
you want it all or nothing
meanwhile that field of distance 
day by day night by night
seems to only widen



AP: Honorable Mention 2022

Submitted on May 27, 2020 for contest BRIAN'S CHOICE Y sponsored by BRIAN STRAND  -  RANKED 3RD

originally posted on February 6, 2018...

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I’m not dumb
I’m not unaware 
I am numb 
I don’t care

I don’t want company 
I’m lonely
on the contrary 
phone me

I’m not black and white
I’m space and snow 
I’m low at a height
No place to go

All or nothing
I’m all nothing
It’s awful knowing
I’m all unknowing

Do or do not make sense
understand the sentence 
am I suspense or dense 
what’s the difference 

This sums up how I feel
everyday I’m alive
dumb with no skill 
very far from alive...

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RE-THINK

Self-reflection rather than global critique;
Not better or worse—individuals unique
Searching solutions, as opposed to blame.
Fostering what is right, instead of the same.
Focus on traits that are strong;
More than what is wrong.
Words to rephrase—
Such as never and always.
Uncover all or nothing thought—
Must, should, have to, ought.
Things beyond control, versus choices elective
When negative things happen—finding perspective.

Barbara Campbell...

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Call me home
Or not at all
For I can’t take
Another fall;

Engrave your name
Into my bones
Or leave me naked
And alone;

Let me inside
Or keep me out
For kind facades
I’ll do without,

For it is better
That I know
If you will stay
Or if you’ll go –

To live a life
Apart from mine
And choose a different
Path to find;

So let me read
The final part
Of truth within
Your open heart,

Despite the fear
Of losing more
And falling down
Just like before....

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