Short Push Away Poems

Our brains push away
  as humanity pulls

Cerebrum benighted
  —emotion to school

(Villanova Pennsylvania: March, 2019)...

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I had not visited my art studio in a fortnight or more
There was a large box I had to push away from the door.
The paints were excited! I could feel their emotions sway.
They began to explode onto a canvas; yelling hip! hip! Hooray!...

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When my bipolar gets me down,
I do not take a med.
Crank up a disc of Johann Strauss;	
that gets inside my head.

I have been known to dance and hum
and waltz around the room.
That gay and happy music helps
me push away the gloom....

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I'm so confused.
I'm so distraught.
To know what I feel,
I'd be grateful a lot.
I'm so inspired,
but not enough.
I push away my emotions,
though they make me tough.
I'm so confused.
I'm so distraught.
Maybe I'm okay.
But maybe not....

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go,go,go
don't think slow
ya gotta bend
let your heart mend
erase your mind
don't put yourself in a bind

Stop negativity, be positive
That's the best way to live
or else life can be a pain
ya gotta push away pain
just to feel sane
and that's humane...

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Glistening skin,
Rays beating me from pale to bronze,
Slathering sun serum to push away,
Every beaming UV ray,
Rising earlier to start my day,
Bumblebees,
Humble me,
Find bliss by water,
Cruise from music to music,
Shower me with the beats,
Summertime is how we live....

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Not a sheep
Nor do I bleat
Yet you ask of me to follow
What it is you say
I quietly push away
Begrudgingly however
I appear to walk the same way.
Afraid to speak
For anger rises to a peak
Therefore I reluctantly pretend to be a sheep
And it seems as though I bleat....

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We often try to push away 
The difficult moments
Scared and tired
We don't want to stand 
Before things we don't like
And it's punishing
But there comes a time 
In the dusk of life
When you feel yourself longing until it hurts
For even the worst moment 
Of your life...

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Pushed to the front
I stumble on over places
Pushed to the side
I try to see your faces
The dead cold eyes
The dried up smile
Really seem to push away

Pushed to the back
I catch my step
Pushed into duty I didn't ask for
I try my best to act more
But you don't really care
Because all you do
Is push away....

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To hear your voice once more,
  would help me move on.
To hear those words of wisdom,
  would help my fears get by.
Those words of love I wish to hear,
  never come to me no more.
That soft voice helping push away,
  all those sad tears.
That loving sound you hold so deep in me,
  keeps playing over and over again....

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Do you love him? 
No.

I need him,
I want him,
My heart belongs to him.


Do you miss her?
No.

I crave her,
I seek her,
I strive to speak to her.


Do you forsake him?
No.

I repel him,
I shun him,
I push away from him.


Do you reject her?
No.

I leave her,
I discard her,
I sideline love to her....

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love can’t be taken
given freely, it grows strong
thriving flowers' ecstasy

dominators learn
roses push away with thorns
love usurped by force will die

unleash if you love
held in a bubble, love bursts
chains will only sever bonds

accept love given
adore the rose when offered
no greater gift is bestowed...

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Stretched out in the dewy grass,
I watch Mother Natures unpredictable display of power.
Each crystal, hangs in the night sky, gently twinkling.
Tonight, a frosted blanket of diamonds 
Brighten up the Gloaming night.
A valiant effort to push away the pathos;
Of her sometimes melancholy nature.
She will keep us on our toes forevermore....

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each day
i live to push away 
the thought
that one day
i may face
a world without you

so i strive to live in the moment
stretch out the present
incorporate love gratitude
as to never once regret
yet the day will come
but what’s to gain from worry



AP: Honorable Mention 2022

Posted on September 19, 2022 (written in 2020)...

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You are my enemy-
the worst of your kind--
You push away people;
You chicken out.
You make fun and laugh
at things you shouldn’t.
You think horrible things
And silently you are truly afraid.
“Run, run!” I say-
Hide from all.
Your friends think you are kind, sweet and innocent.
Only I know your truth—
Because; dear enemy,
I am you....

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Misty morning, foggy town
Dense vapors floating around
Tiny drops on screen door
Pearls of moisture all over
Humid air, sticky face
Discomfort of dampness

Magical moment walks in 
Transforms rapidly the dull scene 
Glories of the sun seep through
Push away the blurred view
Delighted grin welcomes the change
Counts the blessings in exchange...

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Day after day 
night after night 
the inner me i try to push away
but the true me always loses the fight


I hate the inner me
the feelings that aren’t true
causing me to see
the way i make my true love blue


I wish my inside me would go away
let me be the person i want to be
but day after day
i always lose the fight to be free to the inner me...

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My next brain needs a bigger cow catcher.
The one I have now barely clears wolves and bears.
I want a scoop that will clear a huge swath.
Can push away skyscrapers and fire stairs.
To be able to blade away snowplows too.
Would make my heart leap with sheer crazy joy.
A blade to whisk away all sad, all thoughts of blue.
A fifty-five foot cowcatcher of fun, oh boy!...

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I push you away like a kid swinging back and forth on a swing.
I love you so much but can't stop pushing you away from me.
Why do I push away the people that I love?
For it will only bring me more pain.

I wanna swing back and not go back and forth on a cold day.
So I will stop pushing and won't resist.
For they are trying to help me  not hurt me by letting me jump off the swing....

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I'm no longer the little girl I once where
I've grew into a young woman
who still have struggles 
And questions
I'm trying
I've even try to change myself
But I only became a person that wasn't me
I left love go from life
thinking I never deserve it 
I'm trying
I push away a lot of people away
From being so afraid
Of what may happen
I don't wanna be afraid anymore
but I always seem to be....

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The doors are so heavy
On the other side of freedom
I can barely hear my own breath
Behind the swinging piece of wood
But I will always hear your laughter
I sit outside with melodies
Replaying themselves in my mind forever
Waiting to catch a glimpse
But I only note the passersby
And not one of them is you
For you’ve locked yourself behind a mask
A heavy façade that I cannot push away...

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If I could hold you in my arms
Just one last time
To hear your voice 
As you say I love you
So I could make you smile
But now I can’t it’s too late
I wish I could say anything to you
But you just walk past
As though I don’t exist
Like there was never anything between us
I guess it’s her job now
I’ll just smile and hide
Push away the hurt and pain
Because maybe I’ll make it through
...

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One step into the ocean, two hands choking the air out of me
My eyes blur and go out of focus, my tears giving up on me.
Gasping for air, the hands grab me tighter
Reminding me all over again, that I’m no fighter. 
I try push away, I try to escape
But the water pushes me down,
I think it’s too late.
The world goes quiet, and I think it’s the end
But my hands let go, 
Saying “you’ve got another day my friend.”...

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She was hoping I couldn't tell her no but something deep down inside me couldn't push away the ghost 
Pertaining to estranged to her lovers taste
She couldn't explain the pain it gave her just to say my name
So I chosen the moment to just let it go
If I overestimated my heart would it be prudent to suppose
Conclusions are drawn up on the words that I spoke


Storm storm stormi be stormenal
Storm storm stormi be stormenal...

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I'm so afraid, scared
to fall deep, or deeper
into something I wont get out of
something I can't get out of
And I push away in subtle ways
I'll run to others for reassurance
trying to convince myself 
it doesnt matter
you dont matter
or that WE dont matter
...(but you know it does)
I'm so afraid to fall,
Or afraid that you wont fall back
All I want
is to be with you
All I want is you
But I'm too afraid
...I can't...

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