Short Impaled Poems

impaled am I
want as pierced as need…
thorns of your soul...

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Brave President Gerald Ford
  pardoned Richard Nixon
  for all his tricks, and
was impaled on the electorate's sword...

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solitude
. . . quiet 
black peppercorn
on a ribbon 
of tagliatelle 
I, on my path
sinuous striding
impelled by you
impaled by you...

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tilted over
skewered, impaled,
screwed senseless,
stewed to pulp.
Cheers to the blues, folks
here's to 
tomorrow's 
feud feast 
imbued...

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With washed away hopes
Drenched in defeat, ego cries
Impaled by the cold
Starts tumbling through the abyss,
Gasping for comforting thoughts...

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    Hyacinth and daffodil
      bloom on yonder verdant hill

    Though roses struggle to emerge
      thorns impaled on concrete's dirge
...

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Catapulting ice 
falling from my roofs gutters
dangerous to all.
Don’t walk or stand beneath it; 
or you may end up impaled!

...

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The lovely thorn bird

in truth so aptly named

death is his destiny born

a tragic ending

impaled on his home of thorns

sad and predictable end......

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Arrows fly causing chem trails, 
such crazy twisted cupid tales! 
Could have flown farther 
boomerang hit the archer;
Now they fall, a crush impales....

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A girl i desire
an ancient flame rekindled
sincere warmth impaled,
there the whole day perfection
a place i ne'er want to leave.

© Harry j Horsman 2013...

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Head unbowed,
heart impaled

Memory old,
Celtic tales 

Allegiance sworn,
 fealty burned

Voices call
—freedom churns

(Dreamsleep: February, 2020)...

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Impaled by her sparks
Dangling feet can’t touch ground
Hunger escapes me
Try to form words from lost mind
Must learn how to walk again



08/25/10
9:36pm...

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Flailing madly
Against the tide,
I am impaled
By the futility of life.

Slowly losing myself
In the bitter cold,
The devil's clenching fingers
Encase my soul....

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beam of many lives
impaled within gloomy seas...
dissolves each sunrise


perpetually
awaits the ending of day...
lone lantern of life

© Harry J Horsman  2011...

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Only four more months then spring will return
Pshaw! No problem, got patience to burn
A minor detail
Winter's impaled
Damn frigid stuff makes me squirm like a worm...

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There's more love in a bottle of gin than some men's whole body. 
A taste of the ever clear cleanse unkind words for a moment
Instead of being Snow White she's now off white impaled by love...

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soulless patch o’er socket
his trusty parrot on shoulder
red and green molting hues falling
a dead shot hole, smoking
perp impaled by the pirate’s hook

5/16/2019
68868LIND Form
Not for contest...

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dejavu disguised as dreams
infiltrate
reality careens
impaled on mountains
built on fear
screaming in terror
streaked in tears
papery shrouds
ripped away
shaking arms
embrace a new day  (C) MJR 2010...

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her eyes
lost
in
the
stars
we found her
where we are
she danced
on
moonbeams
we fell
in
her
darkened skies
our heart is impaled
lost
in
her
eyes
?












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I broke myself on your busy mischief
Impaled my heart in community spaces
Rearranged my timeline and still wait

Now, as ever seeing the carnival tricks
Elbows flash, i'm ready for the quick hit
I will never submit or quit...

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Blackened Crow circle
  frightened   hardly
     -plucking nightly
the fruits of her harvest

pitchforked hollow eyes watch
   behind the disguise 
   of a red worn bandana
        impaled 
   and left to molder...

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The wooden frame to which you’re nailed—
(Roman penalty)
With outspread wrists and spikes impaled
Transcends mere agony.

Between your brother thief and you
Upon His wooden span,
Sags a Shape soon raised anew…
Reprieving faith-filled man....

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Just in time for annal's first
Anthem of recovery from decadence
Nonsense summer shed, duty toes
Unencumbered line forward, pale impaled
Arctic abyss shrouds frozen flame
Regrets only as almost good intentions
Yields to hibernation of resolve.

12/31/18...

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‘Tis a morning for mourning.
Do you hear the banshee’s wail?
She shrieks of death’s warning.
Another being will be impaled.
Wooden stake goes through the heart.
Death severs consanguinities.
Yea, from here it is time to part.
Such is everyone’s destinies.
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That which lived within me hangs impaled on the thorns of your soul 
Day and night blur to muted shades of pain 
I walk but movement evokes only the illusion of life 
Fissured heart cramps the stomach 
Breathing continues without purpose 
O time, cast your spell and dull this hell...

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