Short Misconstrued Poems

I am an ego-maniac
With a self-esteem issue
They call me a braniac
But I really need a tissue....

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Misconstrued actions replayed,
Misinterpreted words sung,
Unspoken hatred nurtured,
Anarchy is inevitable.



March 15, 2022...

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Words taken out of context
Meaning misconstrued
Feelings fractured - yours and mine
Hearing turned off - 
but we are not that different
Are we?...

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Often we feel
Things are unglued--
Nothing is real,
And it all seems so strange.

Faces conceal
Moods misconstrued;
Voices reveal
What our words cannot change....

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MISCONSTRUED

I got to the gate and heard the word wait
So I waited, then realised you meant gate
I opened the gate and you say you're late

Indiana Shaw . . . : /...

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He misconstrued my intention of friendship
Forver sealing our fate to be acquaintances
Married to others with a nagging sense of loss
Keeping our mates at bay away from true intimacy...

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projecting false 
imagery upon 
the screen of 
time creating 
an unrealistic 
impression of
the supposed 
good old days
was the misconstrued 
dream land in which
the old self lived...

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The world your editor,
each season your pen

Heartache your publisher,
verse to amend

Days left to punctuate,
nights misconstrued

Memory the binding
—time as the glue

 (Dreamsleep: April, 2020)...

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This sophisticated depravity
Is clearly out of clarity	
A calm calamity
Or so it seems to be

A misconstrued conception
That includes the exception
A well meaning deception
That this is all it’s meant to be...

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Laughing
All in fun
Between good friends
Misconstrued by those
Left out

Laughing
Hurts some
Misunderstood
Can destroy sensitives
Laughing

Laughing
All in fun
Delightful to 
Some but sad to others
Laughing...

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emotions
thoughts and words
misguided
misaligned
misconstrued

soulful
chiropractic
adjustment

sudden
surge
of
recalibrated
bloodflow

all is well again



AP: Honorable Mention 2020

Submitted December 26, 2017...

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Previously seen in Opium dreams,
These scenes of Deja-Vu
Future reference balance beams
(The Present misconstrued)
In retrospect, I do reflect,
"Did I see the warning signs?"
Time is met with sheer suspect
As Life rewinds the past unkind...

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Monday, wake up feeling jaded,
Tuesday, try to see what's true
Wednesday feeling more persuaded-
For Thursday's new point of view
Friday seeming more degraded
Saturday, question what I knew
And Sunday: look what I created!
A week I've sadly misconstrued......

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with half a home, broken girl
you live your life in two

your feet will always roam, tired girl
with a definition of happiness so misconstrued

always giving, selfless girl
how long till you run dry?

perpetually smiling, bluffing girl
will anyone realize it's a lie?...

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The Christians
and the Gnostics
can either sect be right
Would God omniscient 
have created
such violence and blight
To kill and maim
rape and burn
for scripture misconstrued
Defies the spirit
and the mind
— disproving Him anew

(Villanova University: February, 2024)
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I thought I loved you

Love? This wasn't love
Only a bunch of emotions misconstrued 
Vainly groomed
Endangering my heart and mind too

You probably thought you loved me too
Only to find out it wasn't true 
Until I'm sure I'm stable and true, I'll no longer think I love you too...

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Turning down every invitation…
the invitations stopped

Ensuring the freedom I always craved,
alone inside my thoughts

Misunderstood and misrepresented,
my feelings misconstrued

And needing to live within myself
—no enmity toward you

(Villanova Pennsylvania: April, 2020)...

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I want to be wrapped in nature's hue,
Lost in its splendour,
Embraced by its candour,
I'm feeling blue,
I'm being misconstrued,
My world is latent to them,
They can't come into my realm,
I'm ascending the pinnacle,
I'm chauffeured to the miracle.
I'll smash through every obstacle.



February 28, 2023....

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I've written poems to speak my mind.
I've written poems of many kind.
But when they're read and misconstrued.
It's like passing out and getting tattoo'd.

It's someone else's thoughts, not mine.
I'm not upset, truly, it's fine.
That's part of the enjoyment of reading rhyme.
It's subject to interpretation every time....

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Lucky for me,
fortunate for you.
We found our destiny,
intentions so true!

Chances we took,
accidents on cue.
Caressing so cautious,
words misconstrued!

Our fate bound,
our luck running out.
Careless we whisper,
outcome in doubt!

Is this coincidence,
meeting by chance?
I never felt the karma,
of love at first glance!!...

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Miss Conduct rocks on her high horse
And vitriol soon starts to course
Right through all her veins
She always complains
There’s never a hint of remorse

She’s always so nasty and rude
Her language is often quite crude
She sure likes to holler
But thinks she’s top dollar
Her actions can’t be misconstrued

10/14/21...

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Like a dose of penicillin,
beverage extraordinaire,
it warms you when you're chillin',
just relaxin' in your chair.

In times of tribulation
when you cannot see the light,
choose the tried and true libation, 
a brew'll set you right.

The healing virtues of this potion
must not be misconstrued,
every Englishman'll tell ya
that a cuppa'll fix your mood!...

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You sprout quickly

ready for your debut

setting an example

for all to see.

Your two arms intertwine and meet

at one point, one body.

I see your beauty,

you rose amongst thorns.

The other grandiose angiosperms

envy your resourcefulness,

your readiness, your confidence.

You stand out like a red moon,

your beauty misconstrued.

Nevertheless, I love you....

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Audiophile



Sound
Manipulates my mood
From more than apathetic
To less than subdued
Bound
Some quite prophetic
Some misconstrued


Sound
Dancing in the waves
Swimming in the sea
It’s sinking in me
The depth of it saves
Drowned
Got caught in the flow
And lost sight of land


Adrift, and at peace
Til the music dies
And the silence consumes
My half-open eyes
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...for my fellow Englishmen


Lanky penicillin,
beverage extraordinaire!
Warms you when you're chillin',
relaxin' in your chair.

In times of tribulation
when you cannot see the light,
choose the tried and true libation -
a brew will set you right!

The healing virtues of this potion
must not be misconstrued;
it's every Lanky's notion
that a cuppa'll fix your mood!...

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