Short Mediocre Poems

Mediocre
Is to me
Just a lazy
Ass to be...

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Some write and satisfied 
with good enough 
while others still strive 
for perfection....

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I am a mediocre creature 
I glittered like gold
everytime,
when your fingers crawled over my skin......

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My poems are mediocre,
I no longer have the time.
No longer will I express my self,
With another silly rhyme.

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People are making
movies, music-
They are living
their fullest lives,
living a dream.

I am ruining mine
to write
mediocre poetry...

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my alligator loves to play poker,
he's a lot of fun and quite a joker,
because of that sly grin,
he always wins,
and my card play is just mediocre....

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There once was a man that was lackluster
Who's life was one giant cluster
Writes a suicide note
He slits his throat
Blank stares are all his family can muster...

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Words that do not speak to me
       Fine poetry may very well be

     My taste, middling mediocre
       No literary bona fides
     ~ This wild card's a joker...

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My love is greater
Than her petty attitude
On mediocre

Russell Sivey

Entrant into Brian Strand's "ONE FROM YOUR ANTHOLOGY" contest

2/11/2012...

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There once was a young lady
I tell you she was somewhat shady
She played some strip poker
With brother's friends mediocre
In walked her mother quite shaky    ...

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Who sets the standard?
Who accepts this? We all do.
What is good enough?

My 'good' is your 'bad'
My best is 'mediocre'.
What is good enough?

What is good enough,
Is your best, your very best.
That is good enough...

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God forbid that I should offer a word of advice
On how one might make a mediocre poem sublime
Or to suggest that fewer words might as well suffice
Tell me once and you’ve no need to tell me twice.

written September 24, 2021...

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Play hearts?
  No smarts

Blackjack?
  Lack knack

Go fish?
  You wish

Try bridge?
  Ask Midge

Old Maid?
  Afraid

Cribbage?
  Priv'lege

Euchre?
  Nuke her

Hold 'em?
  Fold 'em

Psst:
 Poker?
  Mediocre...

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fly through 
all dimensions,
the scale
is broken.
mediocre is lost
in corner.

my name,
is the only 
constant.

vital is mind,
a game of hide 
and seek.

seek until find,
art is a chime,
blow and you shall 
hear the resonance 
of 
time...

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Wind within their fur
In jungles, Savannah’s, nowhere mediocre
Lazy they are not, for sure
Dragons of their own right
Cats crave the WildThing fight
At night these angels hardly sleep
Tread during day, the feline will creep
Such is the WildCat a’neat....

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Silent confessions,
Of things we don't mention.
My emotions, run wild

Mediocre possessions,
With daming silent confessions,
His emotions, ran wild

Is it mere reflections?
Of those things we never mentioned?
Our emotions, are running wild.

24102017...

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No wonder you're all sad.
They've stolen your childhood and replaced it 
With homework and grades. They don't
Let you dream any more, they crush it
With the pressures to be mediocre yet
Pretend they want greatness from you.
That is wrong.
That is so wrong....

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A heart too gentle
A mind too deep
A beautiful soul 
Forever asleep

Eyes full of sparkle 
A heart full of love
Now shining brightly
From heaven above

Always too beautiful 
for a world so mediocre 
Your peace brings us comfort 
But without you
We’re broken...

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Why all these games?
Lame excuses 
from a mediocre dame!

Okay!!

We can play, 
I've won this contest before,
you attention whore!

Score!!

Despite hesitation she's at my door,
at four, in risque lingerie.
I'll feed into this charade!

well played!!


Jared Pickett
3/5/2014
Asavvy1...

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The timid 
find courage
in the well
— of another’s fear

(Valley Forge Park: February, 2024) 


Call Me Ishmael

Mediocre writing
spawns editing 
The Great Works
— born unchanged

‘Thoughts of: Bob Dylan, Laura Nyro, John Lennon, Steve Winwood, Kris Kristofferson’
(February: 2024)
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Poly-Ticks is Greek for " Plays with Dicks",
Whilst all carries on as before,
Stop! A moment please, I insist,
Name me one worthwhile person in that whole crowd,
Cite a single act of which they can be proud,
They're mediocre, half wits who haven't a clue,
But do you know what's worse? They rule me and you....

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mediocre 
existence 
fell into 
it without
noticing 
it was 
happening 
fell in a hole 
of my own 
making 
created a dull
future through 
past missteps 
made 
did not 
understand 
the future 
ramifications 
of my actions 
at the time
if i had i would 
have not made 
may unwarranted 
decisions...

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   Perfect is a distant goal
       Perfection exists,
    We realize it very distant ...
     Better than we conform
     in being apprentices,
     Improving the imperfect ...
     We are still very mediocre ...
     We will be more mature, better,
     When we accept it
      No despair ...!


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("In the Beginning There Was the Word and the Word Was Good", 2019, original pen and ink)

Borderline

I’m only borderline
Dabbling in 
Mental instability
A fan at first
Opening a portal
Eventually possessed
In my own way
To create 
And create and create
But on the border
Is only mediocre

(11/18/23)
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Clear days of old,
Antebellum.
Not too fancy,
Mediocre.
Bright color seen
Perfect warm nest.
Young harmony
Child fairyland

Secondary,
Tall pine in back.
Conspicuous, 
lone pompous rose
Toxic ivy
Marigold patch
Null pottery
Stream overflow
Taste pure water

Ordain infant
Adore always 
Wife trustworthy
True nuptials
Man unyeilding...

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