Short Blindsided Poems

through out the years
seemed to be 
constantly blindsided by 
backhanded compliments
made that were fuelled by 
pent up resentments...

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Lived a sly lady of Mozambique
who seductivly offered a peek.
Men paid her a buck
but were out of luck.
What they saw was totally oblique....

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by-product of
unconditional 
blindsided faith 
in the innate power
of bounds made 
through time
never able to see
that the feeling was
not mutual 
believed in the version 
of truth that was make believe...

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my heart now missing
a souvenir that you took
displayed on your shelf
quickly forgotten
hidden behind the others
you, the knave of hearts
a true master of the game
no deviations
from the plan devised
me, blindsided by moonlight...

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Girl, his heart was never there 
But you decided to stay 
You were blindsided by love 
He had sadly, led you astray 
You have suffered a great deal 
What a tough lesson to learn 
Next time just open your eyes 
So you will not get burned...

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Walking in torment,
Blindsided by hope,
A hunid day passes,
It’s so hard to cope,

The secluded terrain,
Belligerent inside,
It tries to devour,
Every movement in stride,

To go on so bare,
Reverse what is done,
To move on again,
To fight and not run....

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I never saw it coming
I would have done anything for you
You blindsided me
Hurt and violated me
Stripped me of my dignity
I trusted you



AP:  3rd place 2020

Submitted on February 10, 2019 for contest CAPTURE THAT EMOTION sponsored by NINA PARMENTER...

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You made me 
Think you believed me.
When I told you what I 
Find out.
Then you went and Blindsided me.
Protecting your image
And your family.
Was more important
Then the truth.
So you took Emily
From me .
And I saw your true colors.
I knew then you 
You were never for me....

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beyond blue mountains
deep gold horizon sunrise
a peach rose unfurls

suddenly so green
and baby jays are singing
blindsided by spring

rise up at pink dawn
the early bird is crowing
miles before moonlight

sweet kindergarten
where minds begin to wander
here there everywhere...

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With no riches to afford happiness, I dwell in poverty
With no payment in sight, I shut my eyes to a world I do not know 
Coins jingle as they search for a way of escape from my entrapment 
The increments are present, yet I have no sense 
With dreams of spending, blindsided by the reality of begging...

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While my eyes were watching God,
All hell was breaking loose,
Refusing to be contained,
Overpowering emotion
Until nothing remained,
Not even the notion.
While my eyes were watching God,
I was blindsided by reality,
Subjected to the formality
Of the faithless,
Leaning on my faith less and less....

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Sweet sorrow
promise yet another tomorrow.
which footsteps do I follow?
Who's eyes can I borrow?
Cause my own seem to be in the dark, covered with dust.
How can I trust a vision so unclear?
Is the nature you posses true or am I blindsided by your beauty?
Sweet sorrow -
little of you is better than none....

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With no riches to afford happiness, I dwell in poverty and pain
With no payment in sight, I shut my eyes to a world I do not know 
Coins jingle as they search for a way of escape from my entrapment 
The increments are present, yet I have no sense 
With dreams of spending blindsided by the reality of begging...

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Agony of a broken heart
When will it ever mend?
Arrow shot a deadly dart
Blindsided I did not defend.

Betrayal was unexpected
Wonder, did I do wrong?
Sadly, he became infected
To female singing siren song.



Some broken hearts never mend
Poetry Contest
Sponsored
by
Faraz Ajmal 
25/02/2022...

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(in reference to Santa Clause)

There's Noone, in this whole,
human race
Who could mimic his style
and grace
How he, magically, brings
a Smile to Every face
Filling of Our stockings and
tree, an empty space
Leaving Us blindsided, as
by a can of mace
It's no wonder, We to what
he stands for, gives a good
chase
Especially if NOBODY can Ever
take his place...

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You can’t find a deer
If you follow bear tracks
Always look for the right tracks
If you look at a crow 

Thinking it’s a dove
You have been blindsided 
If you drink saltwater the taste
Is always disagreeable

If a thorn from a rose bush pricks you
Will you touch it again and if you do
You may end up getting another prick
Be cautious when hunting

For Love...

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who are you
if not my friend
holding my hand
as we wait for news
unbearable news

where will you be
if not with me
good and bad
as we grocery shop or
choose a coffin

what will you say
if not the truth
life spins out of control
and we're unprepared
we couldn't have known

when can be alone
if this goes on
and wait for words
heads on pillows
can we find our way?

how can I love you
any more?...

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Her whispers of "love," a suffocating embrace,
She claimed I was her air, her very space.
Blinded, I clung to a love's sweet charade,
Ignoring whispers, the warnings that frayed.

Smiles, kisses, a tapestry brightly spun,
Purpose bloomed, a battle fought and won.
Deaf to murmurs, blind to crimson signs,
Lost in a dream where forever entwines.

Now dust settles, a truth I can't deny,
The façade crumbles, a love turned a lie....

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How has it come?
There was youth,
then love-
a certained indefatigable spirit,
tending memories, coddling pasts;
those pasts, her.
Recalled experiences as exhilarating
as the finest spring breath;
he'd left it all to chance,
or specified women, and now
blindsided by loneliness
and loss,
waxing and waning unpredictably,
but mostly waning.
An ordinary mortal
leads an un-heroic life
until nothing remains inside.
No, tears are not just water....

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Battered by the harshness of life
Blindsided by Fate
Abandoned by their gods
These world-weary tattered souls
living on misguided beliefs and shallow ideals,
They are unable to break free from
the shackles of tolerance and indifference.

Who’ll mend their ways?
Neglected by their fellowmen
Forgotten by unforgiving time…
Oh, are these the children of a Lesser God?



~Contest: Kintsugi - Broken Poetry
Sponsor: Craig Cornish....

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Time, is combined, in my mind.
Tragedy trickles to nowhere,
And now this pain I bare.
Seeing you for your worth,
Hearing you are only earth.
Killing, and filling, this feeling.
Lame, losers look like you.
Now this heart you threw,
Up on, and left the mess.
So this is progress?
Torture, under, this blur.
Blindsided by big, bountiful, beams,
That left me in shattered dreams.
Never thought I could catch this,
Because these lips are to cold to kiss....

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Their is a reflection within you blindsided
that which has already decided one way or the other
sometimes the truth has a relationship
and love can never be divorced from it
Why do you hold the cross incorrectly
standing at the altar rails claiming to be religious
Holy Innocence is found guilty within your court
is their something behind those eyes lost beyond saving
in that which tortures your freedom of choice
and makes a slave out of life condemning a soul to death...

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Moments of numbness, replaced by a blast.
Icy cold fingers grip my chest - I gasp.

It's heat of summer; No wind in sight.
Just icy coldness of things not right.

No words can form; No thoughts set upright.
All is a jumble; My throat is knot tight.

Nothing can free; Culpability.
Denigrates dignity; Evil agrees.

No way to erase, fathom - explain.
How to go forward - enshrouding such pain.

Loss of all focus; Struggling to gain
Release from coldness; Icy coldness and pain....

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