Short Badges Poems

tarnish badges
are keeping us safe
are we feeling safe yet?...

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Rewards

Grey hair and  wrinkles
Badges of valor earned
In battles of life
...

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The pen stains
you wear like badges
scattered tatters across
your khaki JNCO jeans
tell me more than
your irreverent demeanor

May you fly high....

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relationship 
merit badges 
handed out 
after each 
unspoken 
test given 
within the 
game of 
prove that 
you care 
demerits 
given when 
the test is not 
passed...

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The first day of work, a fiasco became
Given badges with first initial, last name
None could be sicker
Than Randy Slicker
"Please, don't do this to me!", he would exclaim!...

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Ironic…
what we forgive in our heroes

Their faults,
tragic badges of fame

Our glasses,
colored rose without brambles

Their legend 
—sealed in myth beyond blame

(Villanova Pennsylvania: October, 2019)...

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Bright yellow badges proclaimed their faith
Paraded like nameless cattle
Counted and cooped as poultry
Numb and gelid they lay
Only thing alive
Was A desire
For a smooth
Kiss of
Death

Written On:04/24/2017
Contest:'Form N' by Broken Wings...

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on my brim
dons tangible markings.
Crafted genes engage
to warn iconic
of principled
death.

She measures
her tacky line, loping
anchors across
waxen badges
encrusted with
doubt.

I don’t fear
the web she spins
above my cerebellum
since due warning
of predatory intent
gleans....

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Is there disappointment in arrival…
anticipation the crown jewel

Are the accolades left hollow,
uncertainty what’s new

Is acceptance yours or theirs to own,
all badges keyed to lock

Does your soul ignite once past the flame
—your words no longer hot

(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2017)...

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Detectives solving crimes
Flashing their badges
Canvassing neighborhoods
Questioning potential witnesses
Explaining the forensics

Showing us how to taint a crime scene
Explaining blood spatter patterns
I sit in my chair trying to outguess them
Feeling smug, proud of myself,
Professional Lazy-boy detective....

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From the ashes of fire
   We fertilize our crops
From the failures of the past
   We forge ahead for a glorious future
From the scars we carry as badges
   We are reminded of the price of stardom
From the pains we endured
   We are reminded of the gains we enjoy
From the grass we arose 
   We are enjoying His Grace


         Written 24th October, 2023....

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Compassion went missing.
They had killed their kindness.
Hatred was stirred and awoke narrow mindness..
They had been entrusted with keeping the peace
but were totally consumed by their anger like beasts..
Empowered by their badges and uniforms, they tasered
and kicked til his body was torn.
A life ended with savage brutality.
What happened to these officers sense of morality?...

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He seems to be new and I so cool
Walk over to introduce myself
I notice a clue his polished shoes
And the badges shiny on his belt

It seems my desk was a mess
As the man had searched high and low
I'm Bob he says with the IRS
Your company's assets will be froze

In fact lady come with me
There are questions for you and news
Today was a good day indeed
For the audited IRS blues.


2/14/2021...

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Quincy, Illinois: 1962
 
          long before Barack Obama
 
Those days my father toiled in Quincy,
two weeks, no more,
he said he saw no blacks, except for
two young ladies busing dishes.
Daisy badges on their uniforms
announced their names,
their years of service.
He still remembers how
through all his meals
he wanted to stand 
and shout:
Where do you live?
What do you do 
for recreation?
 

Donal Mahoney...

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Sadness overwhelms me 
It permeates from within and invading my entire being
I am constantly reminded of the heartaches that haunts me

As much as I want to escape this reality, I can't!
My pain now badges of scares 
That reminds me constantly of the lingering sadness that dwells in me

I am no longer whole
For those who I have allowed into my world
Quietly stole pieces of me that I may never be able to retrieve to complete my soul again......

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cub scouts boy scouts, army scouts, talent scouts 
outdoor, indoors, camping, hiking, exploring, 
learning, earning, helping, sharing, 
caring, daring, uniform wearing, 
athletic sports, playing games, 
earning badges, gaining rank, recognition, 
thanks, leaders, mentors, teachers, guides, 
brotherhood, lots of pride. 


The BSA has so changed their mission and audience that it has become generic and may not stay the course but run aground....

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My pain doesn’t decorate me like precious gems
It’s a raggedy noose around my neck
That I can’t stop tugging

My scars aren’t displayed as badges of honour
They’re fetid rotted wounds
That I won’t stop picking at

My experiences weren’t lessons for growth
They’re barbs of poisonous shame
That I flagellate myself with daily

Mistakenly I thought that I’d let go
Confused, yet I thought I’d grown and improved
Tender thoughts and hands to myself I must use
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Jonathan has been to three Paralympics, 
Beijing in China, London 2012 and Rio; 
He’s a Motherwell midfielder in the mix, 
Who’s entry was the 2006 CP Euros so. 

He travels the world with team Scotland, 
Which he sometimes captains proudly, 
But he’s also captained the other hand, 
Of ParalympicsGB, in Beijing adeptly. 

He holds Scottish Football Association 
Coaching badges at the youth level, 
Three of them, and has an education, 
In sports coaching development, bevel....

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