Short Be Careful What You Wish For Poems

Victim of his own success…
the treadmill calls,
the hourglass broken
—casualty of what time denies

(The New Room: November, 2020)...

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An event horizon,
Mysteries of the sun,
Love is the foundation,
Look at what we've done,
Ending our beginning,
A generation of greed,
Be careful what you wish for,
Sower of the seed....

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There once was an ambitious man named Eddie,
who wanted a job in the traveling industry.
The genie granted his wish,
but Ed never expected this;
an employer's note saying, "Welcome to the DMV!"...

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Be careful what you wish for 
I wish I wasn’t alive
Be careful what you wish for 
okay I’ll wish it twice
Be careful what you wish for 
I wish I wasn’t alive
Be careful what you wish for 
I wish to Effing die...

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Stealing fire from the gods
Prometheus would yearn
And pass it off to humankind
whose banishment interred

Their feet into the glowing coals 
but faith out from the dark
Enlightenment a powder keg
—uncareful wishing sparks

(The New Room: September, 2023)...

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I used to 
Want
Our sky 
Painted black
Mama said,
"Be careful what you wish for".

She worn't no lie.

I used to want
My sky
Painted black
Now I can't see.

That there ain't no lie.

God of "my"
Sky
Light my way.
Look through your eyes.

I lie....

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Be careful what you wish for
Sometimes you’re better
Left in the dark

Stethoscope around his neck
In his pristine white coat
Treading lightly with bedside manner

Report in one hand
Here it comes
The results are in

Brutally knocking the wind
Out of my sail



AP: Honorable Mention 2020

Posted on January 24, 2020...

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I wish you had to bare no pain
I wish we both could live this life again,
why fate as dealt us such a blow
understanding life’s script, I’ll never know,
yet if this the way it is meant to be
we’ll make the best of it just you and me,
when careful not to wish one’s life away
for who knows, what comes the very next day?

© Harry J Horsman 2012...

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I wish you were dead

Says a child

And so they died

And the child

Blames themselves

They killed the person with their words

And others wonder

About it too

Can words and wishes

Ready come true

Be careful what you wish for

Be careful what you say

Don’t wish evil

Be careful what you say

It might come true...

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Be careful what you wish for it might just come true

According to the monkeys paw it could make you blue,

What you wish for may take someone you love to get that wish

There is no guarantee what you do wish for is on your list,

The magic wish is all a dream

But, what you wish for may just make you scream.



Written By: Unique Poetry 2015...

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The blue ones make me happy...

The green ones make me calm...

The capsules keep me level...

I forget which ones are wrong...

The orange ones help me focus...

The white ones are for pain...

Sometimes I take so many

that I forget my name...

I'm careful what I wish for, for it may someday come true...

When I shatter on the floor all my pieces will still love you......

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"To weep the tears that never learn"
to touch the hands of fate.
To taste the joys of happiness
Is a journey we all make.

As this life unfolds before us
a lesson is taught each day.
That all things in life are only borrowed
even time just melts away.

Be careful what you wish for
money and possessions mean nothing to me.
Our world would be a whole lot poorer
without the ones we love that's family....

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My life is not a candle 
For you to watch glow
Watching the flame burn
Thinking you’ll always know
Flame forever burning 
Flickering in the wind
Watch the wax melting 
Waiting for it to end
Smoke streaming slowly 
After you blow it out
Smell of burned emotions
Filling my head with doubt
Strike the match if you dare
For you to light again
But be careful what you wish for
It might burn you in the end...

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A ticket lay there waiting
  untold riches bye and bye

The Powerball on Wednesday
  buying freedom with its lies

All barriers seemed broken through
  the world at your command

Perspective dying, hopes run wild
  control spun out of hand

The numbers tell the story
  but the payoff tells the tale

Be careful what you wish for
  —as the raindrops turn to hail

(Villanova Pennsylvania: December, 2018)...

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Bubble bubble toil and trouble,
Everything you've done you'll get back double.
Eye of newt, Rat's decay,
good and bad, in every way.
Wing of bat and tongue of frog,
The things you despise will become a fog.
Slime of toad, venom of snake and skin,
what you desire most shall be awakened.
Goblin's ear and witch's kiss
Be careful what you wish.
fore with this spell and potion's brew,
you may actually get it.... TIMES TWO!!!!

*Wicked witch's cackle*...

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be careful what you wish for
it might just come true
how can a wish be real
only GOD knows for real
every idle word someone
says we are accounted for
throughout our lives thats
what the Bible says i think a
wish is only upon God's
truth can it come true
reality of life's wishes 
can only bring forth what 
you ask for upon one truce
of authority is christ almighty
one wish of eternity two choices
to live by its your life choose wisely...

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The catfish lurks from a place unknown
Behind the shadows of a phantom drone
In your safari, In your chrome....

RUN SECURITY SCAN

It hides behind a deceitful mask
No honesty- if you ask
If you see it-you may gasp

RUN RUN SECURITY SCAN

Virus's and cookies too
Often working to get you
Don't be scared just get a clue...

UPDATE NOW !

So you wonder what it is? 
Nervously begin to twitch
Be careful what you wish...

CATFISH! CATFISH!!...

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