Short Disclaimed Poems

I wish that I had cared enough,
to mention once or twice

That what I wanted now has changed,
old virtues turned to vice

The past left misbegotten,
and future long disclaimed

The present what I’m running from
—its hourglass in flames

(Villanova Pennsylvania: January, 2020)...

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You can’t embrace
the moment forever
whose verity 
at essence ungrained

By definition
it must rename itself
once mentioned
decried and disclaimed

What came upon you
to die in place
where vacuums exit
in time and space

Regenerating
from life’s cocoon
and starting over
—Amayasvan moon

(The New Room: December, 2023) 
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You can’t
embrace reality
forever

Its tenets
restrict
and constrain

By definition
it renames
itself

Once spoken
to then be
disclaimed

What comes
upon you
the moment laced

Where vacuums
exit
in time and space

Regenerates
from life’s
cocoon

In endless
cycles
—moon to moon

(Dreamsleep: January, 2024) 
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victimised 
ridiculed 
bullied 
ignored 
targeted 
mocked 
silenced 
war 
isolated 
violated 
slandered 
false 
rumours 
belittled 
bullied 
ignored 
liar 
joke 
pathetic 
sacked 
rejected 
nothing
small 
unknown 
disclaimed 
forgotten 
unsure
silenced 
slandered 
recluse 
avoid 
absents
silence 
mystery
lies 
mystery
lies 
alone 
unknown...

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When I want to express anger,
I get madder than hell

When I want to give love,
how deep is my well

On those times that I covet,
how green I become

And when wrestling with hate,
the result zero-sum

When my face blushes red,
I wear it with pride

Excitement and fury,
then never to hide

These things at my core,
at your risk to defame

Like politics censored
—emotional correctness disclaimed

(Villanova Pennsylvania: July, 2019)...

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