Short Confronting Poems

A confronting breeze  

Wands of willows are dancing --  

A Summer's twilight....

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Unresolved
lacklustre sky
confronting iron sea;
Hesitant horizon disconcerting me,
contumaciously...

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There comes a time
When one must turn
And face their tiger.

If you cannot confront
Your tiger without fear,
The tiger will own your soul....

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Said the Guru Saying :131

Truth is confronting, it can set you ablaze.
Corrode your deliverance,
and force anger to occupy you.
©Al Juman 5/9/1998...

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It was in place.
Brazen pursuit of stars,
confronting the scars.

Devestation
was complete. Self-serving
was ploy for moon.

The suffering has
an edge. You are
there in black box.   


Satish Verma...

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Courage

There once was a man who was fearless
Confronting a fear he could care less
His courage was there
Like Samson with hair
Except on his head he was hairless

Courage-Andrea Dietrich Contest
July 4, 2015...

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Presidential
hanging chads
cigar
masturbation
nerves of steel
confronting the Korean little boy
brand new toy
olives for dinner
we got a winner
Al Gore almost won
city in ivory tower
the wall
threats in Syria
hysteria...

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STRING
Everything is both amazing and disturbing
They are surprising and expecting
Let's face head-on the truth, confronting
Everybody should yield to the fundamental vibrating string
Tr?n Minh Hi?n Hien Tran Orlando May 14, 2016...

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Shattered illusions

With a crack in the heavens 
there was a raging fall
Of men of lust
breaking barriers 
ruining phases   
confronting the past
embracing the future
upholding a battered will
picking their illusions
while longing for a lost fate 
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Unpleasantries 

Simply asking for 
Our attention Inward..
This the purpose of 
Those unpleasantries we
Are right now confronting..
These are both major and 
Subtle..It is the pull of 
Grace..which has been
Pulling since we were cast
In the dream of separation......

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Behind cell bars, he
wrote that letter with wisdom... 
revealing his dream.

Desiring justice,
he condemned unfairness...
confronting evil.

Without violence,
He spoke loudly and clearly...
the Nation listened.


Entered in Abe Lopes's contest,
" From A Birmingham Jail "...

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The political gain
A four year reign
Legislation denied
The citizen cried

A steady race
Challenges to face
A heated debate
An opponent took the bait

Issues to change 
Effecting an age range
Campaign funding
Candidates confronting

Victory impending
For one, campaign is ending...

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Pathology of sadness
Anatomy of mourning.
To wake and see the dawn as a warning.
End of the day is the end of the dream
Confronting reality
Through the curtain of sleep.
Pathology of sadness
Alchemical solutions
Turn gold to lead 
and green to red.
Autopsy of a bad day
Find the tumor that takes the colour away....

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water droplets surround me drop to the ground around me as i run away from my fears instead of confronting them he's crying

what is inside of me my eyes dark as coal my skin pale as snow my mouth dripping with crimson my teeth jagged and pointed my tongue like a dagger i look into the mirror i see what others do not see inside of me...

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Ice
caps melt,
quick
as fate
we ignore,
Her wrath
no
surprise
we reject
confronting them,
our faults, stunts,
footprints 
of 
carbon,
grow as we 
delay;
no,
hope leads
change.


Sunday, March 12, 2023
Waltz Wave Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Emile Pinet...

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Reflective of the old you
Suspicious of the new view 
Embracing the present 
Its flaws and all  
Confronting your spirit 
Cleansing it with pureness 

Embracing the highs 
Accepting the lows
A fight with temptation is a fight with the mind 
A cocktail of encouragement mixed with focus 
No prize at the end 
A battle within...

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I can’t write tonight
As I eyeball
The full moon 
Blinking behind 
The passing clouds.

It’s watching me 
Watching it
Two creatures 
Confronting one another
Waiting to see
What the other
Does first.

We think together 
Separate thoughts
No doubt
Yet there is consent
In our stares

The night is gentle
A warm breeze
Caresses me
I am clean....

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Hate 
just, as usual, a preposterous excuse 
an excuse it is
it's one indeed..
one you pathetic human use to escape
for an escape is all that maters to you people right?
right? 
an escape to everything...an escape from facing your fears
the fear of confronting that one dude or girl
why hate? 
just do it
confront.

-Leo Collins...

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Brazen you are,
how far is your
awareness. In
truth you couldn't
care less. 

Things
were said things
were done, things
were even flung in
rage. Leaving a bitter
taste in your mouth
drawn from such haste.

A plea was made yet on
deaf ears it falls, it's never
your fault. As usual you rush
away, never confronting
your flaws....

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Dad is there for us
Even after his demise~
He proves that often

When confronting danger
Comes in front, like an angel~
My Dad, My Savior

Often in dreams, he
caresses and embraces~
to accord inner strength

"I am there for you,
will take care of everything"~
Stealthily, he says


September 20 2021...

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You failed me.
I have started learning
from myself.

The man-made world,
a culture of stinginess-
overtakes the ism.

Confronting the hawks –
you scramble over
the wet shoulders of wounded sex.

In hiding
your own exit rope;
are you thinking to end the solitary confinement ?

I will wait
for the suffering to end –
and aurora to rise.


Satish Verma...

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He stood in the middle of the lane,
A toddler in tatters,
Confronting my speeding scooter.
I cursed the nowhere-in-sight,careless mother,
Then changing gear
Threatened a mock dash,
Was to him but a big plaything
Come for his pleasure.
The sudden smile over his face
Lit up my heart.
i withdrew a little,
Bowed to his imperial innocence
And humbly went my way....

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How will the future
mold society?
Will life be better
or get even worse?

Global warming
means climate change
melting glaciers
and rising seas.

Confronting
refugees
at borders

will love
veto

hate?


(Diminished Hexaverse)


01/05/2021


A Diminished Hexaverse Contest Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Caren Krutsinger...

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Peace
                              Quiet, Still
             Harmonizing, Quietning, Calming 
             Serenity, Tranquility, Strife, Conflict
           Fighting, Bloodshedding, Confronting
                        Hostile, Belligerent
                                   War



January 21, 2023.
Delightful Diamante Poetry Contest,
Caren Krutsinger....

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Hatred
                                   horrible, hurtful
                       confronting, detesting, combating
              disagreement, discord, harmony, concurrence
                        appeasing, adoring, pleasing
                               wonderful, caring
                                         love

By Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen
1/9/2017...

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