Short Stranglehold Poems

Like a thief in the night 
academia
wears enlightenment
as a mask
hiding its true agenda
— a stranglehold on the truth

(Dreamsleep: January, 2024)
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force, punish, burden,
insistent coercion, and threat,
compulsion, tension.

Stressful stranglehold,
urge, force per unit area,
fuss, influence, duress....

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There once was a frog from Quebec
Who was treated with such disrespect
A gull took him for lunch
But he dished the first punch
And choked the bird by the neck
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He spills his guts
in jagged lines of ink
Time hovers; minutes wink

His pen bleeds...
Will he rethink
  an image so bold 
  as to shatter the mould
    ~ break Poetry's stranglehold...

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Another day, another day, same old, same old
Life can still be exciting, but ya gotta keep a stranglehold
Don't fall into a rut
Live like a pup
Ya only got one, so make it riotous and uncontrolled...

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machinations of life
exert a stranglehold 
as the noose tightens
we choose to vaporise
whence fate as may be
is rendered innocuous
thus in, within but not of
earth life play underway 
with our ego immanent 
presence transcendent 
           ~
we have the cake
and eat it too...

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Stranglehold; 
The tough grip around that
Restrict movement and results
Asphyxiation!  
Narrowing the group 
Great possibility to 
Limit and tighten activities and
Execution!
Hold on attention, 
Overpower,
Lofty perch and 
Dominance prevailed!
23/08/19
Topic: Stranglehold
Name of sponsor:  Edward Ibeh...

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Move fast when given a reason to strike,
I go hard become my blood and turn cold; 
My venom exactly what it seems like,
as is the firm squeeze of my stranglehold; 
Upon disrespect my weapons hitchhike 
the nonsense you speak is becoming old;
I’m fighting a reptilian response 
brought on by all of my reconnaissance....

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Surreptitiously its
Tendrils caress,
Reaching out gently,
Ardently intertwining
Nonchalantly
Gaining ground.
Little by little, it will
Eclipse and smother
Heinously,
Overwhelmingly pernicious if
Left to become
Deep-rooted.


03.09.19

 Pick A Title, Vol 8 - Acrostic - Poetry Contest : sponsored by Edward Ibeh...

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Snow shoaling o'er the frozen land,
biting, bitter cold; broken branches 
stretched like fingers pointing nowhere 
in particular articulate the miseries 
of winter's stranglehold. 

Spring seems a light year gone,
her gentle breath a dream, but green 
shall conquer white and overcome 
its crushing hold when the crocus 
once reveals her lovely sheen!...

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Snow shoaling o'er the frozen land,
biting, bitter cold; broken branches 
stretched like fingers pointing nowhere 
in particular articulate the miseries 
of winter's stranglehold. 

Spring seems a light year gone,
her gentle breath a dream, but green 
shall conquer white and overcome 
its crushing hold when the crocus 
once reveals her lovely sheen!...

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Snow shoaling o'er the frozen land,
biting, bitter cold; broken branches 
stretched like fingers pointing nowhere 
in particular articulate the miseries 
of winter's stranglehold. 

Spring seems a light year gone,
her gentle breath a dream, but green 
shall conquer white and overcome 
its crushing hold when the crocus 
once reveals her lovely sheen!...

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Snow shoaling o'er the frozen land,
so biting, bitter cold; broken branches 
stretched like fingers pointing nowhere 
in particular articulate the miseries 
of winter's stranglehold. 

Spring seems a light year gone,
her gentle breath a dream, but green 
shall conquer white and overcome 
its crushing hold when the crocus 
once reveals her lovely sheen....

Read More

Snow shoaling o'er the frozen land,
so biting, bitter cold; broken branches 
stretched like fingers pointing nowhere 
in particular articulate the miseries 
of winter's stranglehold. 

Spring seems a light year gone,
her gentle breath a dream, but green 
shall conquer white and overcome 
its crushing hold when the crocus 
once reveals her lovely sheen!...

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Such a blissful feeling,
This satin noose around my neck;
Ready to surrender 
Are we really going to do this?
Nothing left but a whisper;
God, this could floor me
Leave me passed out cold;
Everything I have left to give 
Honey, hold on a little tighter;
Out of control, just a little closer
Level me like lightning; 
Do you mind if I taste your kiss?

Stranglehold 
Edward Ibeh
8/22/19...

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Lying is just a game like dice roll.
Never dealing with personal shame,
fingers crossed, the issues I control;
lying was just a game.

Always looking for who I could blame.
Partial truths were a see-through blindfold;
my world split wide open all the same.

Choking myself in a stranglehold,
I lost my mind, disgraced by lies' claim.
I paid the price for being so bold -
lying ruined my good name.


roundel, written November 23, 2016...

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Driven by hunger's thirst
I wade through the pasts fallen,
With blood dripping over my eyes
I see devils posing as the guardians of peace.

I step forward blindly
To look into the beast's eyes
I falter; he is a reflection of me
A mirror to the hate of being.

How to dehumanize a face?
In the hopes of forgetting my own
I walk towards realities looking glass
Remove my eyes-- shattering the stranglehold
For the reality I see comes from the beast in me....

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Out of bounds ,he was told. 
His impending death , foretold.
He should have showed self control
not wrecked the peace in our household.
His sony ps4 will now be sold 
My vengeance will unfold. 
He took more from me than gold. 
Oh I will scold he will be told.
I will kill him, hope I get parole.
My anger he will behold. 
His neck I will get in a  stranglehold. 
his crime you ask ! 
he took his sister's chocolate and eat it whole  !.


comp entry 12/08/2016...

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a young man bought a tight pair of fleeces
          and their stranglehold filled all the creases
               but the fit was so thin
     that he couldn't begin
to pump blood to his bits ... and his pieces

well, they made him look chic as expected
          though his girlfriend was feeling neglected
               cuz from belly through bum
     his poor junk was so numb
that he couldn’t QUITE get it ... erected.








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