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Considering my What Ifs
... I was going to become a teacher I thought it was my calling I was young and thought it best to go to university straight out of high school before I'd go to teachers' college Well... thing......
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Line Gauthier
Categories:
sidetracked,
career, future, graduation, high
Form:
Free verse
Is This a Lie
...Is this a lie? Do you believe the truth, in fact? Is this a lie? Substantially, you do belie the whale of a tale is fact-packed. The honest truth can be sidetracked. Is this a lie? ......
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Kim Rodrigues
Categories:
sidetracked,
truth,
Form:
Rhyme
the sorcerers apprentice
...The old sorcerer was teaching his apprentice a lesson about the moon, but as usual the subject drifted, this time, to witches. “How would I know a witch if I saw one?” The apprentice asked. “It’s ......
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Anais Vionet
Categories:
sidetracked,
fantasy, fun, humor, write,
Form:
Free verse
Lost N found
... Forever putting things down. Glasses, Books, And pens. Never able to find again. Sidetracked around the house. Lost in thoughts. Starting to complete a search of a ......
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Kim Stone
Categories:
sidetracked,
10th grade, 11th grade,
Form:
Rhyme
Walking a mile in these shoes
... Walking a mile in these shoes, Some of us say it's learnt behaviors and that one becomes accustomed to treading through these life's interferences of one's decrees. Walk a mile in these sh......
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Michaela Renee Solomon
Categories:
sidetracked,
6th grade, anger, anxiety,
Form:
Bio
Paper, Pencil, and No Distraction
... I consider myself a technologically savvy old geezer. With a simple utterance of “Hey Google, show me cute puppy videos” my world is filled with hours of mindless entertainment. I can do Facebook, ......
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Jerry Brotherton
Categories:
sidetracked,
poetry,
Form:
Haibun
True happiness
...True happiness By Michelle Morris 27/01/2024 True happiness is rare For humans are eternally striving Getting sidetracked by the shallow When we should rather focus on mindfulness True ha......
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Michelle Morris
Categories:
sidetracked,
blessing, encouraging, happiness, inspiration,
Form:
Rhyme
The Purranha
...The missionary had a cat, which travelled in the hold That missionary sat beside a lady with a cold She had a pointed hat and sneezed when they were due to land Her book of spells flipped open and......
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Terry Flood
Categories:
sidetracked,
animal, fantasy,
Form:
Rhyme
Blues Boating Home
...Human history is difficult; hard pressed, discovering and rediscovering, connecting and reconnecting feelings about therapeutic needs and sacred wants for trauma-prevention peace trust joy ......
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Gerald Dillenbeck
Categories:
sidetracked,
culture, earth, health, integrity,
Form:
Political Verse
Cousin Johnnie-F
...We were children of the 50s and early 60s, first of the boomers. Our parents knew of wars and more wars, much lack, and hard work. They were either directly sent off to war or worked hard to suppor......
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Curtis Johnson
Categories:
sidetracked,
childhood, cousin, family, love,
Form:
Quatrain
I Held Fast To My Plan
...I had a firm plan. The first three steps were sidetracked. Mismanaged, mishandled, they blew up. I am flexible. I went another direction, trying to prevail. Wanting my original plan. It did not h......
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Caren Krutsinger
Categories:
sidetracked,
10th grade, 11th grade,
Form:
Narrative
The Adverse World
...I sing my songs with rageful joy in mind, Forgetting the past struggles, aches and sorrows That intertwine with my mind’s eye, leaving all of me behind Forgiving others of their wrongs for better ......
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J.W. Earnings
Categories:
sidetracked,
angst, emotions, endurance, feelings,
Form:
Free verse
Missed Signals
...(Ring.) "Hello?" "Can you hear me?" … "Hey there." "How have you been?" … "I know, I know, It's been a minute, hasn't it?" … "Yeah, I can't lie, I don't know why. After all this time,......
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Brother Bhunru
Categories:
sidetracked,
break up, crush, girlfriend,
Form:
Free verse
Rants of Inspiration
...Me - I don't know what to think anymore. Life has become an endless tunnel of confusion, worry, and in the end, all I see is darkness. Random Person- Trust in God and through him you'll find a lig......
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Onyx Perth
Categories:
sidetracked,
confusion, dark, depression,
Form:
Rhyme
Pause
...Pause... Inhale. Exhale... You can't undo things that have been already done. You can't make decisions when they don't make a sound. You can't turn back when you're already there... You can't ......
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Lei Strauss
Categories:
sidetracked,
life,
Form:
Free verse
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