Short Refusing Poems

MENTALITY.....CLOSED.

REFUSING...TO OPEN...UP.


CAN'T..TEACH ..THEM...NOTHING....

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Refusing to ever 
say hello

The coward says
—goodbye

(Dreamsleep: March, 2020)...

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Failure
E, Loss
Cheat, Copy, Can't
Trying, Refusing, Losing
School
A test of Life....

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The old dog waited
By the front door, unmoving
Refusing death's call..

...

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Fossilized cadavers
Unable to be cremated or buried
Refusing to disintegrate into oblivion...

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there were warning signs
my heart went passed the red flags
blinded by passion
refusing to yield...

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You are violating 
My rights 
Under Human right law
Refusing my right to get angry
Enjoying your’s...

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If the kids sleep during nap time, it is the best. 
If they don't, they're guilty of resisting a rest....

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Dried old
Leaves ending 
Sweet autumn
The last ones to fall
Refusing to die
Still clinging to life...

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He is always seen as crazy for refusing to marry!-
After his late bride died on the altar.  
...

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deep within
that vital part of me
refusing to die




AP: Honorable Mention 2021

Posted on March 1, 2018...

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frozen outliers 
snow mounds refusing to leave
welcome daffodils
I smile at their brazenness
And they smirk back at my grin...

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his reflection shows 
crow's feet and sad, worried eyes
the unguarded twin
he turns away in alarm
refusing to face this man...

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Health care professionals, 
refusing to have their.....
health cared for by professionals!! 
no jab no job 
a jab a job 
oh my god...

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a crow flies by
our perfunctory glance
both stuporous and apathetic
refusing energy exchange 
an opportunity missed

07-December-2022...

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Such a silly, stupid dog
(Not nearly as smart as me)
You just grin and wag your tail
Refusing to face the fact
That life is complicated...

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the temperature rose
the skin cooking from heat
slow roasted lobster

prairie fields bone dry
the crops refusing to grow
from seeds to dust...

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i sit forgotten
swallowed by a silence
that's blue and still

time refusing to budge



AP: 3rd place 2022

Posted on September 21, 2022...

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Beneath the cover of defeat,
  final victory comes late
  
Sustained only by a will
 —refusing to give in

(Villanova Pennsylvania: May, 2016)...

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Looming large in my absence,
  the silence screamed out my name

Present in my rejection
 —refusing to play the game

(Villanova Pennsylvania: May, 2014)...

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Donald Trump, of course, has his pride
Refusing to see the Bright side
When Trump has an "hunch"
He eats Pros for lunch 
Whilst his Eunuch Choir try to hide...

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I now know where I have never ever truly belonged.
Refusing excuses or reminders from others anymore.
Never again will I believe their own critiques or lies.
...

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Jerry Packard was an entomologist
for which he was far from an apologist.
He's glad he faced down
his professor's frown
for refusing to become a proctologist...

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Small wonder I’m your master
You just grin and wag your tail
refusing to face the fact
that life is complicated
Such a STUPID dog...

For Silent One's contest...

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So graceful and kind
So honest and true
While she sat down for me 
She stood up for you
Only by refusing to move
When ordered to
She paid the price
And satisfied our dues....

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