One Way Ticket To Midnight, Lyrics
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Aaah — aaah — ahh — ahhh...
Ahhh — ahhh — ahhh — ahhh...
Let the final countdown begin
Proxy war in Afghanistan
Saudi Arabia vs. Iran
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Categories:
skyrocketing, betrayal, conflict, dark, death,
Form: Lyric
Lemme regale you with splendid and fabulous exuberance
...Lemme regale you with splendid and fabulous exuberance
Despite being an amateur
paperback writer wannabe,
whose storied protagonist
stars colporteur wannabe
(thinly veiled cover as yours truly...
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Categories:
skyrocketing, adventure, age, america, appreciation,
Form: Free verse
The Horror was for Love
...{"We sat in the veneer of our chimney that wasn’t infinite.
Eyes sealed, inhaling and exhaling the smoke.
It was alluring to witness, to sense the crackling of melancholy of the conflagration. Th...
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Categories:
skyrocketing, abuse, addiction, anger, anti
Form: Free verse
'One Bad Night' ain't All it Was
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How dare you try to shrug it off, Joe
as 'one bad night'
when you didn’t deliver...
...Just like you didn’t deliver on Afghanistan, or
on picking a competent VP, or...
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Categories:
skyrocketing, lost, old, sad, scary,
Form: Free verse
Shame and Guilt Sabotaged Mine Healthy Growth
...Shame and guilt sabotaged mine healthy growth...
and let yours truly not forget emasculation
that prickly emotional immobilization
whereby these lovely bones
subject courtesy senescence
upon...
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Categories:
skyrocketing, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse
Wonders of Love
...Life is short
But love can be shorter
I wonder if love could ever be overwhelming
I wonder if we could ever get tired of love
I wonder if we’d push people away because they love us
Is that wha...
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Categories:
skyrocketing, 10th grade, best friend,
Form: Metrical Tale
Adios Dear Dentist
...Adios dear dentist with shots, x-rays and drills
Adieu root canals, crowns, and skyrocketing bills
With just gums underneath
I'm outliving my teeth
G'day dear hot oatmeal, ciao vitamin pills
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Categories:
skyrocketing, goodbye, humor,
Form: Limerick
What Pandemic
...What 'pandemic?'
I never called it that
As for 'climate change'
Something for God to work at
Don't believe there's any 'polarization'
Isn't the world getting hotter?
As for 'skyrocketin...
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Categories:
skyrocketing, fun, silly, weather,
Form: Light Verse
To All the Firefighting Heroes
...Opaque skies, Smokey air
Gloomy times, Ashes all over
Burning fire, Steep terrain
Gusty winds, Fight extends
Double shifts, Lengthy nights
Unfavorable conditions, Hazardous sites
Skyrock...
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Categories:
skyrocketing, courage, devotion, fire, leadership,
Form: Rhyme
Societal Issues and Perilous Times
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Societal Issues & Perilous Times
By: Miracle Man
5/20/2021
Today, we are living in a world of chaos,
where many are engrossed in driving wedges.
Anyone who is different is fair game ...
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Categories:
skyrocketing, conflict, evil, god, life,
Form: Free verse
The Bull of Wall Street
...The Bull (El Toro) of Wall Street
With nostrils flaring and snorting hot air,
El Toro charges into the stock market,
Where capitalist investors
Feud with socialist harbingers
Who take m...
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Categories:
skyrocketing, inspiration, money, new york,
Form: Verse
A Wig Is Helping An Untiring Lawbreaker
...Growing are the grumbles
By a Gathering of Humbles:
A skyrocketing effort to change an unchanging Dinah,
In figures, now closely chasing the population of China:
The grumbles, a fast succeeding s...
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Categories:
skyrocketing, cry, judgement, sympathy,
Form: Rhyme
Kansas Pride
...We saw fields of yellow ten miles before we arrived, but the fields got brighter as we pulled into the farmer's lane. The flowers were nodding at us. They appeared to be giving the sun her energy; s...
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Categories:
skyrocketing, flower,
Form: Haibun
A Poem During a Modern Plague
...Every morning upon rising
Routinely searching my vital signs
As a poverty stricken person
Searches pockets for spare change.
The grim news reports,
The skyrocketing death tolls,
Mausoleums more...
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Categories:
skyrocketing, death, faith,
Form: Free verse
A Rising Leaf
...A skyrocketing leaf
Developing carefully in belief
By the creator chief
Passed on by in behest
A venerating tempest
With a delicate twist
Come face to face with
Great day companion
While l...
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Categories:
skyrocketing, life,
Form: Free verse
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