Short Refusing Poems
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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
frozen outliers
snow mounds refusing to leave
welcome daffodils
I smile at their brazenness
And they smirk back at my grin
Health care professionals,
refusing to have their.....
health cared for by professionals!!
no jab no job
a jab a job
oh my god
a crow flies by
our perfunctory glance
both stuporous and apathetic
refusing energy exchange
an opportunity missed
07-December-2022
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
the temperature rose
the skin cooking from heat
slow roasted lobster
prairie fields bone dry
the crops refusing to grow
from seeds to dust
Beneath the cover of defeat,
final victory comes late
Sustained only by a will
—refusing to give in
(Villanova Pennsylvania: May, 2016)
Severed from a
knotted past
the future’s line
went slack
Denying what
the morrow feared
refusing to
— look back
(Dreamsleep: June, 2024)
I'm refusing to lose hope
there's rising evil in this idyllic world
~ let me catch my breath
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Refusing to appease the host
while skin and bones hang on
His mind departed, his spirit free
— his words released in song
(Dreamsleep: November, 2025)
Looming large in my absence,
the silence screamed out my name
Present in my rejection
—refusing to play the game
(Villanova Pennsylvania: May, 2014)
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
Knowing they were
discreditable
He refused to examine
the motives
Refusing to examine
the motives
He discredited
— himself
(Dreamsleep: June, 2024)
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.
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
Chris lived in the folds of duality
Was told to ‘sort out’ sexuality
But he buried his head
In the water instead
Refusing to face life’s reality.
The peasant scrapes charbroiled stones from his field—
“Hope is a feathered thing” refusing to yield.
Inspired by “Hope Takes Wing” by Chetta Achara [2025]
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
time waits for no one to catch up
refusing to slow down or speed up
unruly and unstoppable, dependable
beating out her foretold schedule
marching at her steady beats
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.
Form:
Refusing to speak my mind
Its never quiet inside my head
Trash piled on trash on trash upon trash
And then you burn it all
And breathe the fumes
It turned my skin inside out
A ghost living in an old lighthouse,
Frightening people, what a louse,
For many years she did reside,
Refusing to budge, no matter what tried,
Until someone introduced a mouse.
In
August
sweltering
heat prevails as
summer stubbornly
digs in her heels,
refusing
to cool
down.
8/1/19
For Caren Krutsinger's August
Ninette contest
TO BE OR NOT TO BE
(Apropos Of Pondering Self)
Do not doubt yourself,
Cherish your God given gifts;
Believe in yourself:
No belief in self is bad;
Refusing to is much worse:-
Thoughts About A Train
There are thoughts I have about a train;
Used by passengers maybe might refrain;
Stop using;
Do refusing;
On Washington State, wreck left a stain.
Jim Horn