Short Bite Your Tongue Poems

I'll try to be nice
to my ex - who annoys me...
I must stop lying!


For "New Years Resolution Haiku" contest sponsored by Tracie ~*~ Indigo Dreamweaver.

Ain't Happening!...

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Oh those lying lips
truth be known
your lies are hidden by those
painted lips

your greatest enemy
is so small
and concealed,
but can create
the worst damage-
so bite your tongue...

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That's almost as good as sex, heard someone say
Bite your tongue, you silly, there's absolutely no way
Sex sits at the top
How could you forget
Steam from your ears screaming “Mayday!”...

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to be a saint 
injure your hands
with giving
torture your soul
with compassion
bruise your feet
with gospel journeys
bite your tongue
with preaching
leave your comfort
go to streets
sainthood is there...

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That's almost as good as sex, heard someone say
Bite your tongue, you silly, there's absolutely no way
Sex sits at the top
How could you forgot
The steam you emit from your ears screaming “Mayday!”


© Jack Ellison 2015...

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I am calling out the coward...
 Do away with that disguise!
 I cannot breathe, My body shakes
 Don't wait 'til patience dies!
 I'm well aware- you have no soul
 Still, I wish that you were dead
 I bite my tongue, My stomach bleeds
 I kill you in my head....

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Don't say a word.
Even though you want to.
I know that was offending.
But we can't say anything.
Just do what we're used to
Bite your tongue.
You know it don't hurt much anymore.
No way it can with all the scars.
So keep it to ourself and keep moving on....

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From my car,
they took my purse,
I had to bite my tongue,
before I cursed.

All my cash,
and my diamond ring,
they took it all,
everything.

Don't leave your purse,
even for a second,
I thought I was watching,
but they're professional soon to be felons....

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Everyday,
Is a struggle to maintain composure.
People who don't know me,
Judge my decisions harshly.
They listen to his stories,
And decide I am cold.
I could tell them my side,
But I just bite my tongue,
It seems as though, 
I'm the only one 
trying to be the bigger person....

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take a minute
to catch my breath
bite my tongue
cast the past behind
silly things that
don’t mean much
yet flaunt blatant disregard
let the dust settle
let moods subside
i need not say something
we’ll both regret



AP: Honorable Mention 2020

Posted on January 6, 2019...

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Words trap me
Saying No
When yes is meant,
Hiding so that I can not find 
What it is I want to   …… .

I stumble over them, 
And among a jumble 
Of incoherent sentences,
Meaning is lost.

Words trap me,
So sometimes 
To get my own back,
I bite my tongue,
It’s a little like cutting my nose 
To spite my face....

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Don't say the wrong things
Don't hurt others feelings

Just bite your tongue and 
Keep your lips sealed

Don't swear
Don't be insulting
Don't use foul language

Just bite your tongue and 
Keep your lips sealed
For its better to not get into an argument
Over a silly little thing that you'll regret later 

 
Emily Krauss...

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Oh joy, it's Superbowl time again.
A bunch of drunks invading the den.
I'm just here to cook and clean,
Bite my tongue and not be mean
And of course fetch and serve for these men.

I don't have an interest in football.
It's all greek to me the signals they call
But listening to them shout
Leaves absolutely no doubt
That the Superbowl is best of them all....

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I am clueless to the way they act

They have changed a lot and that’s a fact

 

Why they are so is a mystery to me

The reason why, I just fail to see

 

But it seems to be about growing old

With age maybe the heart turns hard and cold

 

So forgive me if I choose to sit here and bite my tongue

And hope my heart and soul will stay forever young...

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here I am 
i'm pissed again

let others control my emotions
once more

damnit

be the bigger person
but i just joined a weight loss program

be the grown up, girlfriend
just another test

oh ya thanks
thanks a bunch 
for another test

hug a tree
bite your tongue
zip your lip
spill your milk
just don't be a witch
for the lack of a more suitable word...

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The words I hold back,
leaves painful bite marks
making my tongue bleed,
leaving my mouth full of blood.

With the pain being so unbearable,
I realize speaking my mind is less painful.

 So I will no longer bite my tongue
I will say whatever's on my my mind 
and let my words flow,
because I'm not here to be a people pleaser
and I'm defiantly not starting today....

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My parents always told me to be careful what I say,
But I never really thought about it until now.
I suppose it’s harder on important days like today
Because it’s only once I say my wedding vows.

I’ll be standing in front of the woman to be my wife,
Hoping that she knows that I love her very much.
She’s the icing on the cake to my wonderful life.
Besides, my house really needs a woman’s touch....

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Peace comes easy with some love
You can even wear it like a glove

It's simple, just show respect
And be peaceful without neglect

Watch your words, bite your tongue
before an avalanche has begun

Give out lots of friendly hugs
Swipe your worries beneath the rug

Show restraint and shun all wars
Kindness should lead the score

Peace has three words that bind like glue
They are simply, 'I Love You'...

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When you say, 'I've been there'
    I know better
  You never listened
    you didn't hear

  As you intone, 'I feel your pain'
    I bite my tongue
  You can't hurt in your mind
    when you don't have a brain

  O, that you'd listen to everything I have to say
    O, that you'd analyze the details my way
  You have two sound eyes, a pair of good ears too
    ~ Yet none are for me, they're only for you...

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Listen to poem:

they walk among us tall and proud
appearances deceiving until
they share what’s on their mind
then things don’t quite add up

their babble quite disturbing
plays havoc with our mind
it wouldn’t be polite to say
any one of our possible retorts
best bite our tongue and not engage
it’s not their game we want to play
so still they walk among us tall and proud



AP: Honorable Mention 2021

Posted on June 13, 2021...

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anger, betrayal, confusion, how i feel, life, spoken word

BITE YOUR TONGUE ©

Tongues march forth in a wicked line---
From harvests of viciousness potent as wine….
Their stories can escalate to a viper’s bite!
Victims do retaliate in a set manner of ‘like’---
If not taught understanding and shame….
They will ‘too’ also walk bent and lame.
Bite one’s tongue a fore it splits---   
And the eavesdropper is made ‘deaf’ to all words!...

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Get on your knees
Bite your tongue
Remember to say please
Because I'm holding a gun

You should know by now
I make the rules
Don't question how
Arguing is for fools

Watch me move
Just sit back down
I've nothing to prove
I run this town

You can try to fight
But I've locked you up
You won't see the light
When you act like a pup

Mind your p's and q's
Don't make a sound
You won't end up on the news
Your body won't be found

*Written on April 30, 2012*...

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Masquerading as a Prince
Someone is playing a game of pretend or deceiving themselves
If you saw what I saw you would be humble
Bite your tongue, and grovel for you are dirt at my feet.

Your boastful brags intrigue me
What makes the toad demand things of others?
She wonders to her herself
Why she entertains his commands

No beauty on the inside or out
No winner here
No heart of gold
Just a space full of emptiness in this cold, cold room....

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I am a sinner
I do not do the right things
I think wrong thoughts
Still Jesus forgives me and loves me as His

I am horrible sometimes
My sarcasm hurts people
I do not stop myself
Impulsivity makes me evil
Still Jesus forgives me and loves me as His

I am trying to do better
I try to bite my tongue 
Before mean things come out
I try to squelch my pen
Sometimes I hide my writings 
And try to be more angelic
Because Jesus loves me as His...

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A spoons not dangerous
i have heard
But in its bevel
in its curve
lies your eyeball
globe and nerve
Can't you see
with the one i left
Struggle and scream
bite your tongue
well the parts i stuffed
back in your mouth
stuck your eye brows
above your lips
weird moustache
but somehow it fits
sewed both ears
to make a butterfly shape
is it that a smile
that the scalpel made
My doctor advised some
time ago a hobby would be good
Started a jigsaw
and your the bits...

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