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State of the Union
... We have to scratch and claw through life, ‘til we can chip off a little bit. Then hold on tight with two closed fists, and we must never let go of it. Put it back for a rainy day, and never ......
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Jerry Brotherton
Categories:
short end of the stick,
poetry,
Form:
Lyric
Work In Progress 13
..."You are fixing to walk the same road I have little girl ,"she said to me".He loves me", I stupidly and hopefully answered back.I don't even want to go into the many ways she was right and I was wr......
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Vickey Rhymer
Categories:
short end of the stick,
humanity,
Form:
Free verse
It's a Stash
...OK, here's the take. Actually it was a steal. My roommate took my stash. I need to hash it out. Yet, it a deal already gone. Just like a three and half minute pop song. So here is a retake. Like a re......
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Alex Nelson
Categories:
short end of the stick,
america, betrayal, confusion, deep,
Form:
Free verse
Short End of the Stick
...Short end of the stick. Taken for granted. Not given the benefit of the doubt. Wrongly accused Taken advantage of or used Stolen from, so your going without. Lied to and played Done dir......
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Jacquline Musgrave
Categories:
short end of the stick,
encouraging, forgiveness, self,
Form:
Rhyme
Ode To the Women On Brown St
...i want to write a poem for the women on brown street, the ones who work at the diner i go to every sunday with my parents, the ones who keep the dulled butter knives hidden up their sleeves and th......
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Michele Sherman
Categories:
short end of the stick,
analogy, anger, corruption, depression,
Form:
Free verse
When Me Is Not Enough
...Life's going great even though you've got a lot on your plate you keep things straight, believing you can handle any amount of weight. You're a strong tower, work hour after hour problems arise y......
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Milton Robertson
Categories:
short end of the stick,
appreciation, beautiful, change, destiny,
Form:
I do not know?
Confused
...Eyes is spinning like a game host not sure what to think much more best to sit with on a side walk with the poor probably care more than the poor or hungry for the green , cash if u don’t get what It......
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Adrian Burrage Ii
Categories:
short end of the stick,
emotions,
Form:
Free verse
Senior Planning
...At Seventy-eight it will click You're got the short end of the stick If you want some fun Better get it done "The End" appears pretty damn quick!......
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Rico Leffanta
Categories:
short end of the stick,
old,
Form:
Limerick
A Semi
...A semi usually refers to a very long truck But in the land of hooha, it means no such luck The short end of the stick For Richard or Dick But some are unfortunate and that really sucks<>...
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Jack Ellison
Categories:
short end of the stick,
allusion, fun,
Form:
Limerick
Too Damn Old
... I was here when television wasn’t… Movies in color were still a new thing Cars were mostly black I was here when jet planes weren’t… Telephones were bulky and hung from the wall Most......
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David O'Haolin Whalen
Categories:
short end of the stick,
age, change,
Form:
Monorhyme
God, Why
...God, can I ask you a question? I know you give the hardest challenges to the ones you think can get through it. But why me? What if I’m not strong enough to play your waiting game? What if I don......
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Braydon Andrews
Categories:
short end of the stick,
anxiety, christian, depression,
Form:
Blank verse
Life After
...IF THE CALL THE BITTERSWEET IT WOULD DIE IN DEFEAT. CHANGES ARISE UPON ME WHERE AM I SUPPOSED TO GO ON THIS JOURNEY. FEARFUL AND EXCITED AT THE SAME TIME NOT KNOWING WHAT IS GOING TO COME UPON ......
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Quondreika Cheatham
Categories:
short end of the stick,
beautiful, blessing,
Form:
Concrete
Braiding Dawn With Eve
...In "Braiding Sweetgrass" Robin Wall Kimmerer favorably contrasts Skywoman's creation story with Eve's less abundant vocation. In our shared Right hemisphere, Skywoman "created a garden for t......
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Gerald Dillenbeck
Categories:
short end of the stick,
allegory, creation, earth, gender,
Form:
Political Verse
Big Prayers
...When there is rain, it can create a powerful waterfall. As much, when there is faith, it can create a powerful prayer. We ask God for things large and small. We ask to heal a sickness, to be strong i......
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Adam Lakebrink
Categories:
short end of the stick,
heaven, hope,
Form:
I do not know?
Cry
...Here I am a mess of emotions Afraid to let them out I don’t want to feel out of control Yet I am not sure that there is any Stopping that if I Cry In a room full of people And I still fee......
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Jeanna York
Categories:
short end of the stick,
cry, emotions, loneliness, sad,
Form:
Lyric
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