Short Faltered Poems

I will slide down you
With faltered euphoria
This slick-nobbed ice dream...

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Lust that cannot be faltered
Opening doors that no other can enter
Violent passion followed by obsessive nature
Everlasting love found straight from the heart...

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there is this
continuous ruckus
surrounding us-
broken balance
faltered- permanently
startled- rattled
chandelier spirit-
the epic unforgettable
lyric that keeps
slipping my mind...

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She
wanted
blessing for
euthanasia
family said no way

She 
begged them
for mercy
to die quickly
one person faltered

They
made a
little pact
these two best friends
secret forever...

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The dimwitted Jonathan Twist
Had much trouble getting the gist
He faltered in bed,
Confused in his head
She gave him a slap on the wrist.


written July 13, 2021...

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The street light shined dimly
Its shallow shadows slithered
The icy covering now bearded
In a five o’clock shadow

His hand faltered
The easel rattled
His brush refocused
On the edge of the wind...

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Butterflies flowing
in your stomach, speckled
But feeling tickled
Faltered and yet faded
Oh, soul wavered yet has longed for

09.11.17

Third Place
"Poems that Paint a Picture "
Silent One's Poetry Contest...

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The brothers coil around each other
Like make-believe children.
They dance in their fantasies
While it gets darker still in the morning,
When none of them faltered, felt tired,
When the memory of when and where one soul ends and another begins unglues....

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The world as we know it
Has not come to an end.
It has just faltered,
Because, my friend,
We have altered
The world's living organisms.
It was predicted that
We would one day die,
But, many of us look upon that day 
And sigh.
Others panic for they don't know 
The true meaning of this.
We all die 
on our own time....

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ever yearned for that second chance? ever wanted that redo that retry? i myself regret every second of every minute of every hour of every day for i have faltered one to many times and beg for that rewind button but it will never come my way we learn from our mistakes we cant fix them just reminisce on how much pain they caused us...

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I'm back;
Self love is in the air;
Fire up now I'm on track;
Boy test me if you dare 
but I found that life hack;

Shining.
inner light with no bounds;
That's what you see lifting
me into the storm clouds;
Any doubts left dying;

Inside
I have faltered before;
Uncontrollable tide
raging inside my core;
Never again backslide....

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marriage –It’s the Law --   but
Don’t marry a man you think you love
marry a man who loves 
and sell drugs
that way you can get real high 
and not know what he does
because honey! 
believe me 
you never know 
what he really does
I have had a 1000 years 
looking into what men does
and I only found one good one and even he faltered....

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I feared you would forget me
You often said my name
Not always the right person
But remembered all the same

Though your memory faltered
Your spirit shined within
You loved to laugh and joke
And your smile became a grin

You had your little sayings
Maybe this one was your best
I ask, are you alright Mum?
And you say no, I'm half left...

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His audience floated while shadowed
in umber darkness of the concert hall
Upon his dusty piano, a spotlight glowed
as his musical notes cascaded in a waterfall

He faltered then stopped near the end
his wispy presence slowly faded away
I've given up the pretense of trying to pretend
I still hear him as he sits near me to play...

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Sleep , sleep
I would have you sleep
Like the faltered rose
Reflected in hour glass
The pouring sand
Keeping the time alive.

The wind you are
The face in the sea
A blossom in thorns
A perfume under trees.

Wake , wake
I would have you awake
In the arms of sun
Where you lean
Behind the clouds
To accumulate riches
Shimmering rooftops
Of the rain in stitches....

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Sunday did not pan out,
an iron faith faltered.
It was a wane wobble.
it was cellular rust,
it was not enough iron.

Iron pills rattle in me like BB pellets,
my stools are obsidian artifacts.
More red wine, less whine.

The day got no better,
anemic confusions swirled.
I sucked upon nuts and bolts,
listened to Metallica,
had to iron-out yet more
non-ferrous unpleasantness....

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When doves faltered

   and babies cried,

hence blood was shed 

   in the name of the Father,

as every mother's bosom

  was purged of her child

grown to a man, only to die

  defending his brother's religion,

whilst no human was spared the

    wrath of wartime communion amid 

    contradictions of holy water's delusions


submitted for CONTEST NO 220 any form...

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Enamored with desire
Genuine tug she felt
Cuddling sensual love

Till knock on the door
Startled her vision.

Reluctantly she awoke
Knowing why he came
As familiar vibrations
Announced his name

Sounding a warning
When harmony faltered
As the songbird missed
Its rhythm on purpose

Alerting her sanctity
To resume her dream
Opting veritable fantasy
Over spurious reality.

July 11, 2018...

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I awoke one day,
high in spirit,
with a bounce in my step.
I flew above the clouds,
above the sky,
bouncing throughout the abyss.
But as time dragged me through
this eternal eternity,
my bounce faltered, and I began to sink.
No longer could I touch the sky and stars,
instead settling for the feeling
of grainy dirt and hard wood planks 
that encompassed my body, 
a body that could bounce 
no more....

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The day poetry stops
  words inept
    rigid strokes
      faltered attempts
A hand floats
  amputated 
    over paper white
      virgin
A blank mind
  untuned dissonants
    lonely tones
      blank bars
Dance halts
  legs cannot carry
    strangled sounds
      lost steps
And tears form
  small lakes
    round pools
      failed chances

***
June 24, 2017
Copyright © Darren White...

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His words falter and flail 
They shatter across the pavement
Fear raises itself and resolves itself
To see itself as only foolish hope
Confusion’s fetters clamp on to him
And pride impales itself to quickly march
With his complex morality into battle
The mind follows the crippling chaos
And reaches for falling shelves of memory
And each loses itself in the spiralling floods of life
While soldiering on into the night...

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He's our savior
a man of utmost principals

He stands up against the deep state
and speaks his mind concisely

But he has faltered
and hoarded sensitive information

Now silver bars may bind his home
for several years to come

What can we do to help
how can we save the man we love

There may be no protection against his crimes
he tallied them up so much

All we can do is watch
Watch as a giant falls...

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When I saw her in the flesh I knew she was real,
My eyes winked just to confirm that she was no freak
Took a step forward physically overwhelmed;
And fragile soft fingers busted my burning left cheek.

Two steps backwards with the third I faltered and fell,	
Bright stared lightening jolted the daylight from my toils,  
Sweet aroma in stunt attacks, lips try and quell;
Dejected, I know photos never bounce on recoil....

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Alright, someone erred
Stole a moment of glory
Occupied centre stage
Through means unethical
To which most took umbrage 

This is a time for reflection
Do we hesitate to forgive
Instead condemning the soul
Who momentarily went astray
Is not love and light our goal

Let us mindfully gentle touch
In each and every situation
As we leap forward to embrace
Assisting those who faltered
Leaving of past wounds no trace...

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I think I’ve faltered again
I crossed that line
The one I promised 
Never to cross again

Under my skin,
You seem to be again
How did you get there?
Do you even know?
That you are there again?
Maybe you are not even aware
That you faltered again - 

You got me, in that confused space
Where I know what I feel,
But I am so not sure if I want to feel it again 

*tongue in the cheek write on love*

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