Short Subtext Poems

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An Afterthought

nameless,
       moving on
a footnote
      of his 
         yesterdays:
now
immune
  to the pain,
a subtext
    of flesh&blood
long lost
in
fading
       memory
Categories: subtext, life,
Form: Verse


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A Conceit

the joy of
         the unexpected-
a cryptic
           riddle
a surrealist 
           allusion
naive
yet lucid
with hint
           & subtext:
a dreamlike
          fallacy
a perfect symbol
in quiet
           pathos,
a touching,
             vivid
footnote 
         to my story
Categories: subtext, writing,
Form: Verse
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A Postlude

gentle one
       so
          friendly,too
what is it?:
is it
     innocence
in embryo-
thoughts
       transformed,
a subtext
echoed
from
    the
       past:
so remarkable
so unusual
yet
     low key,
instincts
        articulated
candid
pertinent
succinct
and to
       the point
Categories: subtext, friendship love,
Form: Verse
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Prick

always runs from the truth
can’t leave well enough alone
has no desire to build or create
does more harm with a lie than a knife or gun

never admits to having horns and a tail
filled to the brim with subtext
wants others to do the explaining
will stab you in gest

spends a lifetime trying to prove otherwise
finds it feeble to give an apology
will sleep with just about anything
will bury you for free
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Categories: subtext, evil, self,
Form: Free verse
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The Champ

A ring's the thing
  of which you've dreamed
A fitting culmination 
  to a season's perspiration

Ticker-tape parade is next
  Wild cheers, the subtext
Hit the banquet circuit hard
  To your frame you add some lard

A new season begins
  Your team can't buy a win
The fans jeer and boo
  at an out-of-shape you  

You sweat and you strain
  but all hope's down the drain
The lesson you've learned?
  ~ Those boos were well-earned
Categories: subtext, celebration, loss, sports,
Form: Rhyme


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