Short Underhanded Poems

stand me
underhanded
stone glaciers
never planned me
?...

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underhanded 
attempts 
meant to
act as a 
means to 
an end 
just ended 
up to bring 
about the 
proverbial 
end of everything 
that was once 
established within 
this reality...

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I have a precarious delusion
That there is underhanded collusion
Which causes a teensy bit of confusion
In the form of a dendrite transfusion,
Poetry, a magnificent conclusion
There is no imagination preclusion.
In my own self-fan-fusion....

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Odd character that smacks God’s right hand.
Miserable wretches - the media
Is underhanded.
Spits in the wind; truth is
Suspect…fallacious videos, omissions
Itinerant…on the cutting floor.
Obama speaks —
No one hears his piece.

9/30/2021...

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Ultra-conservative
undertaker umpires
upperclassmen unit;
Unique undergrads used
Unceremonious
Underhanded unions--
Uncooperative!

THIRD PLACE WINNER
Written April 30, 2021
for "Pleiades 'U' Contest"
sponsored by Kim Merryman...

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This blemished record
Uncalled for and unjust accusations
When did you become a pompous lord?
Rise much higher
And you'll burn in the sun
Screaming my denial
Alone and unheard
Underhanded games were always your style
Can't even say a word
Is it that easy to look down on me;
Your forgotten prodigy...

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annoying
empty headed
yet vain
underhanded
and disrespectful
he sure knows
how to
make her mad
simply
utterly
plain stupid
just dumb as a post
how he gets under her skin 
and
infuriates her



AP: Honorable Mention 2023

Submitted on September 7, 2018 for contest HUMAN NATURE sponsored by EDWARD IBEH...

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I popped out of a pink egg carton on a fine Monday morn.
Entered an eggbeater contest, ended tattered and torn.
Drank egg cream, did the most marvelous egg dance.
Started to England and ended up in a chateau in France.
Had a swig of fancy eggnog, Italy is where I landed.
Turned into an exaggerated egg-atic, sneaky, devious, and underhanded....

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The koala did it I heard him say
He left his fingerprints at the scene that day
And was underhanded in what he did
The case is broken that’s why he hid

It wasn’t me who stole the car
Driving it away so very far
And you can see when we’re together
We are nothing alike as you can gather.

© Paul Warren Poetry


Koalas have fingerprints similar to humans....

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Itching for perfection
in a world that can't define what it means.
Searching for stability
in an unstable world.
The game is set up
for you to lose, long before you started playing.
But at least your being entertained,
while you stand there
being robbed.
It's useless to keep anything,
you can't take it with you.
you're left here to die.
Continue to smile while everyone
feeds you lies....

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"It hurts bald men as much as hairy men to have their hairs pulled out." 
~Seneca

The bald man moans
for his house, rooted up,
dripping above the sewer.
A q tip might plug it. 
Alcohol might fix it for weeks.

The hairy man sues
for his house, shooted up
miles above the hustle.
An underhanded tip will save it.
Alcohol could cover it forever.

Seneca's hair must have covered 
his eyes....

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Let’s exchange emails she says.
You are the only woman I have ever met
Who has not betrayed, lied, or cheated me. 
Most of the women I meet 
Try to steal my husband,
Lie to my face
Backstab me
or do something else mean and underhanded.
I can tell you stories, and they are all bad.
I have never had a good friend. 
But if you double cross me, I will come gunning for you.
I cannot imagine a sweeter invitation. 
I readily give her my email of course.
Eager to be friends with her....

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