Short Awkwardly Poems

shy
wearing his mind
on a t-shirt



posted on July 10, 2018...

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    awkwardly waiting, ‘in-between’
      not yet adults, no longer tweens

    larvae-like lurking, behind-the-scenes
      ‘fore bursting their shells, onto life’s screen
...

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It was Santa's last port of call, 
A house that looked awkwardly tall, 
It had a long chimney,
Through it was a journey, 
It ushered him to a large hall.



November 27, 2022....

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This morning tried calling mom to collude
Dad explained awkwardly pet care ensued
Later thought the answer quite abnormal
Having no pets the excuse seemed immoral
Given Dad said was giving the kitty some food
...

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young pelican lands awkwardly
                         
                                                       breaks a leg while being filmed  

Written: April 01, 2016
Inspired by: Timothy Hicks Contest...

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              Crack 
 
       Across my head 
               with
         ball and chain

              Down
       i’m going under

Awkwardly I sit and muse

              does 
               she
              laugh...

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storm is coming
beyond the rising storm
the desire is falling awkwardly
life at a plateau
as we watch reluctantly
into our world
we see it torn apart
the storm is
inevitable
it is coming
we can stand and fight
or leave and take flight
storm is coming...

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love is what
the soul feels and
the body writes...
Many write
sans art, sans love,
others love awkwardly
and art...
I imagine the
love is imprinted
in the chest and 
 preserved
in the heart...
love...we won,
love love
we donate
and we received
in body
and soul...!...

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I want to be 
Amazingly, exstatically, unconditionally
Unforgettably, accidentally, anxiously
Awkwardly, wildly, equally, 
Unexpectedly, truthfully, foolishly
Deliberately, tenderly, surprisingly,
Faithfully, innocently, happily,
Honestly, joyously, kindly
In love with you....

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high in the
highlands 
Scotland
where he
found a
new yes

an

entirely new
species of
butterfly and
named it
after his
wife

now

she is
my wife
as i stand
awkwardly
with not one
but a dozen roses

in

hand 
thinking
obviously
not planned
very well for how
can this top that...

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Soft and quiet one moment,
Rough and demanding the next.
Underminded and distant another moment,
Outspoken and won't let go seconds later.
Put together and thoughtful after mere minutes,
Unorganized and jumbled awkwardly after.
He has no excuse as to why,
But I do.
My boyfriend is an oxymoron,
When it comes to me....

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Touching the soft light
Fumbling with forevermore
Releasing fumes, feelings glow,

Breathtaking, dreams trembling, awkwardly climbing,
Arrested by fate, the flow of mystery,

Triplex herbs in indigo, violet kiss
Stirring disciplines, 
Evoking her light, 
glowing beneath the unsteady crevices
Reflecting the impossible, dazzling, bright....

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it's not unlike 
the fluorescent light in my kitchen
 which is faulty
 it flickers on and off 

that's what it's like just now to write again 

my muse... like Cinderella waking
eyelids fluttering

taking you up hands and embrace
we begin dancing awkwardly together
like candlelight and darkness

 I am the incandescence and you
 the ink...

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live
not to exist in this life
never to feel
clenching your teeth
squeezing your eyes closed
holding your breath
throwing this gift away to rot
breathe deeply
take life in like cold sharp air
shocking your lungs
spraying vivid colors all over
screaming out
laughing awkwardly
let life loose
like sand to run through your fingers
swim in it
immerse yourself
live...

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right now
pumping gas
i'm thinking about

you

moments ago waking
sleeplessly because i was
thinking about

you

it doesn't seem
to matter what i do
or even dream because

you

are always
even awkwardly
on my mind time and

you

time again
because time
repeats itself and

you

are always
anxietyly amen
again and again and

i

just
started
with the "a's"...

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DIGNITY




The  racing crowd streamed from the station,
And flowed towards the bus stop.
It ebbed at the kiosk for cigarettes,
Swirling around two undignified ripples:

An old beggar crawling on the ground,
Scrambling for a few coins scattered;
Three pigeons walking  awkwardly around, 
Scrambling for a few scattered crumbs.

The human race was more dignified
As we  scrambled for crowded buses....

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If you run over a cat, dog, or
a child
sorrow cannot say sorry,
it is not like bumping into a stranger
with a polite excuse-me smile, no -
if a life ends under you
you can only scream into a box,
a heavy box you send to yourself –
maybe you’ll replay the scream later,
then later still.
Maybe you will carry that box around awkwardly
tucked under one arm while you drive on,
only now
with just one hand on the wheel....

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Unwanted 'ugly-duckling', pushed from nest early
Spiraled down to unspeakable depths, crushed
Astonished by unexpected love and care, grew wings
Awkwardly flapped to outlandish heights
Tragedies hit, like plate glass window mid-flight
Expectations shattered, painful shards embedded
Weight of life's strain, lost dreams, broke wings
Fell back to earth, grounded, exhausted
Scarred but somewhat stronger, re-learning to fly...

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on a shoestring diet only going around in circles ~ yo yo 

inside a huge tornado just somewhere over the rainbow ~ toto

happily oblivious on a corkscrew rollercoaster ~ ho ho

somersaulting off the high board heading for a bellyflop ~ no no

paratroopers landing awkwardly behind enemy lines ~ go go

highly intelligent beings orbit the densest planet ~ so so

A STRAND (1063) Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Brian Strand 
02/01/22...

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Oh! how i love the rain
to watch it's beauty
fall from above
like the tears of angels
washing away the scars of yesterday
it's always the same
TRUTHFUL
POETIC
STEADY

It can be gentle
like a first kiss
or angry, as a last goodbye
it never gets lonely
always consistant
DRIZZLING
POURING
POUNDING

What beauty!
those countless tears
awkwardly falling
from the face of a bashful sky
i love the rain
PURE
PASSIONATE
CLEAN
UNASSUMING......

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Imperfect she isn't, in her white lace dress, 
Her short curly blond hair in such a mess. 

Benevolence, four-years-old, three feet tall, 
Such a precocious pearl, her finger so small. 

She walks in with elegant garden flowers
Among the glimmering smile she towers.

Warm light rays awkwardly squeeze through the door 
As she makes her first step onto the floor. 

She imagines delight in her mom's eyes, 
Caressing the garden flowers with surprise...

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that fine day 
wind in my hair 
sun on my back 
i'd noticed your smile
lightening my way we'd 
canvased life's scars 
sudden callings mounted 
above a sassiness 
for peace the berlin wall 
crawled awkwardly 
chains rattled steel doors 
grounded throughout 
salted stone  
an yet you sounded 
the trumpets opening 
rusted gates 
right off the hinges
oh how small i felt 
jesus welp as 
your words finally 
come into existence 
blind no more 
and seeing
i am a human being...

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I was in pain, awkwardly perched 
on the thick branches of a tree
where I had landed with a thud
confused and dazed, could hardly see.

How did I get into this mess,
with tattered clothes and much distress?

Over the fence I’d made my way, 
could not resist ripe apples’ pull, 
but failed to see the warning sign
which said: “Beware of roaming bull!”

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For contest “Warning” by Viv Wigley
© 20th October 2016...

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He was a little chubby
   Others called him tubby

He couldn't catch a ball
   Awkwardly would he fall

One day he took sick, then got sicker
   At his plight, the others snickered 

He knew they teased him
   Which did not please him

He stayed at home, locked inside
   Afraid and alone, he wanted to die

Then at last he'd had enough
   Too bad for them---life is tough

He returned to school and gunned them down
   Left a note: ---Yours came around....

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From the science I finally pulled out,
After my homework unleashed a shout:
An All-Times The Strangest Graph; 
To our Physics Teacher, “Perfect Chaff…” 

And it made the poor gentleman weep;
Awkwardly try something like a laugh, 
His skin beginning to creep; 
Tried though he to make it cowhide tough… 

For a whole week, a graph was a secret 
But later alerted the A solemn Staff 
For being humorless evidence quite concrete 
I had a target mi, by greater half....

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