Short Repressed Poems

water no less..
sugar now repressed...
an oppressed fortune......

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Buried in my womb
repressed by rampant anger  
Loved by suicide....

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repressed weep
impossible in ignite
of a tearjerker

12/20/2020...

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If happiness
is the opposite
of sadness

Is repressed sorrow
expressed as gladness...

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The creative process 
  in a repressed spirit…

Its pressure a magnet
  —attracting the light

(Villanova Pennsylvania: Watching the 3-Hour Eagles Documentary: June, 2016)...

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Pity the poor women of Afghanistan
In the hands of the ruthless Taliban
Repressed and put down
In a shapeless black gown
At the disposal of any overbearing man.

written August 12, 2021...

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The chorus of criticism
echoes unblessed
Where millions hide waiting
misled and repressed

Destruction and mayhem
the rallying cry
With freedom the villain
— in hope’s genocide 

(The New Room: February, 2025)
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Thoughts appear in bubbles
I scratch and cross them out
Cover them in scribbles
Suffocating self doubt

My mind is full of scrawls
Of half formed thoughts and thinks
Reminders of shortfalls
Repressed soul distressed ink...

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neglected
rejected
   dejected
   wretched -
regret
expresses
     stress
     in
     fret
and
trembles
     as
       repressed
         spleen
cheerlessness
enfetters
tension
  in
    vehement
       violence...

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She can love you so much

yet fraught with fright

to fall in love;

like she could guard the

stars with all her soul

and tend the flowers

with all her heart,

but she would refuse to

believe that she could

pluck one...

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When reckoning 
skies loom in 
ashen flecks, 
embers of flames 
bleed repressed rays, 
and demons
of disgrace clamor,
like wailing wind 
against the 
eclipsed dark. 
For light in all 
its glory is the true 
monster disguised
in luminous moonrise....

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Her flame
spread upon
his heart
red on red
he faced

No prayer
in hand
or a cup
share forth

His full moon
ran away
leaving heart's

On fire
To seethe, where

Her pass hurts

9/23/22

Pick-A-Title, Vol 32 - Poetry Contest

Sponsor-Edward Ibeh

N/A...

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A rhythmic waltz is a lover's dance.
   Matching steps, eyes in askance.
The answer, discretely given
   for a heart's desire is driven.
Love cannot be repressed
   It will always acquiesce.



June 27, 2022
Bite Size Poem No 48 Contest
Sponsored by Line Gauthier...

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primal energy coiled
like a snake sleep-
ng goddess of lov
intelligence of complete
maturation electric cur-
rents rising up we
were on the gree
n earth chantin
emotional upheavals sur-
facing repressed desir-
es boiling up spreadin
into a whole body re-
lease of massive
blisssssssss...

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Demented movements, 
Reciprocations of rage, 
Frantic gestures,
Livid, sultry eyes enraged,
Rushing sensations igniting
 Within a heart beset
With parasites of aggravation,
Incensed, repressed by a 
Rigid inflammation,
Scarlet flesh bleeding
Upon ashen skin,

Tormented within,
Hence inhabited…...

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Ear against a crack in the door, 
“I’m leaving, I don’t love you anymore”
“Please don’t go, I’ll try my best”
I guess the flame has been repressed.
She scurried, hearing the doorknob turn,
Hoping he’s lying, her stomach churns.
One last look, their eyes lock in place
No goodbyes will be spoken,
No more happy face....

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Dying Nation

Anguished, frustrated
Cowering Inside,
Trapped in cobweb
Nation's life.

Disentangle, escape
Tightening grip,
Handcuffed by
Society's whip.

Hypocrats, Scandals
Stymieing progress,
Repressed opinion
Honesty undressed.

Bomb-Blast, massacres
Breaking events,
Delighted vultures
Hunger content....

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The watchful smile withers away,
His abandoned post welcomes all to stray,

Repressed skeletons wade through plagued by a horrific cringe,
So ink filled by an emotional syringe,

Dispenses color across this stale page,
Extinguishing this manifesting rage,

Reorganizing my closet once more,
Mending the pieces of my shattered core....

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repressing violet memories
suppressed love of blue
formation of reactions
rationalisations
earth is revolving
around the sun now
are you absolutely certain
todays science
tomorrows ridicule
displaced reactions
inhibited intellectualisations
sun is sinking into
the womb of the
waiting barren sea
the pinky twisty tongue
taste of salt and tears...

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My brain‘s sprung a leak
Words are tumbling out
Good, bad, happy, sad
It doesn’t matter
They fall onto the page

I can’t sleep
Repressed for so long they’ve rallied and escaped
Running free, punishing me
At any cost 
They force me to write

I can’t focus
Words flow through my mind
Verse, lines, lyric and rhymes
Holding me hostage
They show no relenting...

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The desolation, 
You bring me,
Is pain, pure isolation,
Can't you see?
You were it,
You were the one,
But I didn't fit,
And now we're done.
All the lies,
You softly spoke,
All the guys,
It makes me choke.
Holding back years,
Of repressed rage,
Flowing tears,
Soften my cage.
We said we'd change,
I'm working on me,
But you're deranged,
Oh, can't you see?...

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Commercial success	
A spirit repressed
Your shell now
The substance below

The glittering fame
Of a deepening shame
Darkened chards at the surface
To glow

Commercial success
Demanding spiritual redress
The light burning down
To its core

With the evening in shade
And emotions now grave
Your soul choking on its
new lore

(Villanova Pennsylvania: March, 2015)...

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What has happened to the Golden Rule
That gold is tarnished
People don't care anymore
You don't agree
So they hate you
You have no right to exist

Evil has raised
Its ugly head
Any good from God
Must be repressed 
Destroyed

I'll shout you down
I'll do unto you
Before you do unto me
People want to be angry
God does not exist

The Golden Rule
That gold is tarnished...

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Her broken rules
Couldn't feel the same
Tastes of choices 
I gave no way
Broke back when it ended
She learned over him
I defended
Another's warm weather 
Her level, hurt
Nothing to train it
A societies blemish
Miss prepared
No loves an affair
Gradually
Losing
Being worthed
Inventions
Untapped muscles
Repressed records
One day
Forgotten
Another's stain 
Unbothered...

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To live non-affirming
to live not at all
To hide in the shadows
and creep down the hall

To live uncommitted
new doubts to contend
All time intermittent
repressed till the end

To live without friendship
alone on the rock
A wandering echo
reflections that mock

To live undecided
with doubt your best friend
a future derided
—the present pretend

(Dreamsleep: November, 2022)...

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