I've got
...I've got.....
I've got skin cancer,
bone cancer,
lung cancer too,
I won't ever let it beat me,
if it's the last thing I do.
It'll never define me,
there till my life is due,
Holding on to d...
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Categories:
skin cancer, absence, cancer, change, death,
Form: Rhyme
Sunburn Skin
...red orange ball of fire
rolling up down green tar hill
skin cancer is real...
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Categories:
skin cancer, appreciation, art, environment, sun,
Form: Haiku
holly day in May
...A Holly Day in May
the building is eerily empty today, everybody
has gone to the beach, even those in wheelchairs
I sit on the verandah in the hope of tanning
my scalp looks so white in the bat...
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Categories:
skin cancer, abuse, appreciation, baptism,
Form: Blank verse
nothing
...Nothing
Two o'clock this Wednesday afternoon
protected by tall walls, but I have to go
inside
the sun is too hot
It is about getting a deep, lasting tan
my vanity has no limit
gave me skin can...
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Categories:
skin cancer, absence, abuse, addiction,
Form: Blank verse
Avoid Skin Cancer- Slip Slop Slap
...We reach
The beach
Nice spot
Sand's hot
Flies swarm
Water's warm
Surfers crave
Big wave
We wish
no jellyfish
We learn
sun burn
hot sun
have fun
slip on
a shirt
slap o...
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Categories:
skin cancer, beach,
Form: Footle
Sun Dried
...I can feel my body cooking
It's drying out beneath the sun
A price to pay for such a tan
Skin cancer touches everyone...
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Categories:
skin cancer, cancer, sun,
Form: Rhyme
My Black God
...My Black God
is real as I could imagine
worrying about defective White People
vulnerable to skin cancer
and fading water-front real estate values
in this unholy
traumatic
WhiteWashed Anthrop...
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Categories:
skin cancer, dark, god, humor, lust,
Form: Political Verse
Ah Tis Nothing Greater Than
...Ah... tis nothing greater than...
malfunctioning heater
on that brisk winter day
recorded here as proof positive
regarding following reasonable rhyme.
While scrolling thru
poems crafted y...
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Categories:
skin cancer, 12th grade, angst, dark,
Form: Rhyme
Rosy
...Rosy cheeks, pink lipstick
She looked enchanting
Beautiful like a fairy
Enamored, he wanted to marry her
He was wealthy, she gladly accepted
Soon he realized without makeup
She was ordinary...
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Categories:
skin cancer, 10th grade,
Form: Free verse
A Day For Relaxing
...there is an internal laziness about the tree
That inspires my pen to dance along the side of my page
My muse attempts to make a grab for it
Let it be I caution her
She can be so controlling somet...
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Categories:
skin cancer, tree,
Form: Free verse
Weather Warning
...WEATHER WARNING
The sun, when shining very hot,
Can cause skin cancer, like as not.
So, if you’re out on sunny days,
Be mindful of its harmful rays.
And when sun-bathing by th...
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Categories:
skin cancer, sun, weather,
Form: Verse
Skin Cancer and a Songstress
...Death’s undisturbed progress.
And a doted-upon songstress:
In the musical battle field, Matchless Tigress,
Now being taught unforgettable lessons by Skin Cancer,
Her concerned doctors all robbed...
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Categories:
skin cancer, bereavement, cancer, death, fun,
Form: Rhyme
Catering Life
...The Catering life
It is sunny and warm on the terrace.
I sit with my face facing the sun. It is supposed to be healthy
vitamin D, and so on.
I`m not so sure, I have had skin cancer twice.
Once...
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Categories:
skin cancer, appreciation, chicago, color, corruption,
Form: Blank verse
Time Is Looking Up
...Time is looking up
Today, for the first time in months
the restaurant was opening, and we had a proper
meal served
by a real waiter, although they were obliged
to use masks.
good food on a b...
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Categories:
skin cancer, allusion, appreciation, august,
Form: Blank verse
Ah Tis Nothing Greater Than
...Ah... tis nothing greater than...
malfunctioning heater on brisk winter day!
Thee particular date being
December twenty eighth,
two thousand nineteen, I saith
the Jack of all trades
maintenan...
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Categories:
skin cancer, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse
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