What Love DoesI need words to catch this fire,
this burning that eats me alive
like a wolf in my chest,
this storm that turns
my bones to water.
But words give me only
small, broken things:
love, need, want
each one is a tiny box
trying to hold the sea.
Still, I shout,
because this love is a wild horse
kicking to get out,
the sun breaking open...
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Categories:
society, love, words,
Form: Free verse
The Offspring Of The Floating PotheadsThey inhale the poisonous substance,
adduction had no power over resistance;
their brain's responsiveness is too slow:
look at them: their glance is so mellow!
This is the offspring of the floating potheads,
they renounce everything that means strides;
they sit in a relaxed pose with mindless eyes:
soldiers fight the wars, while they enjoy puffs. "
Vacant glances and sunken...
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Categories:
society, addiction, culture, drug, family,
Form: Rhyme
Price of FreedomAn old man once said:
Freedom isn’t free
As a child, I grew up,
never understanding those words.
As an adult, I learned,
the tree of freedom is watered with blood.
I thought we had paid enough.
But as trees wither without water,
so does freedom without its tribute.
As such I hoped,
we could pay with sweat and duty.
But once again-we choose red......
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Categories:
society, freedom, philosophy, political, sad,
Form: Free verse
So it's come to thisIt's right out in the open for everyone to see ~
puppets bought and paid for
dancers strung and played
delusional parrots with microphones
hostages read the demands of a madman
while maintaining somewhat of a poker face
It's never been so obvious : integrity has its price....
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Categories:
society, anxiety, corruption, integrity, political,
Form: Free verse
Two Caught in the Draft of a Door AjarWe're mannequins peering from a storage
bin. We slouch across from
the "No-Food" paper sign.
Its message sags to a pulp taped to the shoulders
of a glass door. Shoppers,
incoming, their shared orange
squirts juice. Our mannequin-custodial
grins bar us from the lips' sweet 'oh'.
Crowdsourcing emboldens shame, our French kisses hung
on tangy wind chimes breezes tongue.....
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Categories:
food, kiss, pride, society,
Form: Free verse
MirroringThe human race, the most successful dynasty on earth.
Five-foot titans, jaws gaping,
eyes too wide to see their own reflections. Apex predators.
The first to fall were the animals
shadows with breath, their bones paved into myths.
Then the land,
bled dry to raise glass towers,
trees fell disgusted by the massacre.
The human race, the most...
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Categories:
fire, philosophy, society,
Form: Free verse
I RANI ran not out of fright,
I ran not because I was chased.
I ran not because I felt compelled,
Nor from some urging to flee from something or someone.
I ran not because others did,
I ran not because I'm an idealist at heart.
I ran not because...
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Categories:
society, confidence, encouraging, freedom, hope,
Form: Free verse
THERE SHE GOES, MY BEAUTIFUL MUSE[Verse 1]
The lithium, the satellite
The blood moon in a sleepless night
The reels you posted, burning bright
Still echo in my chest
The AI wrote a lullaby
The sea caught fire, the wires lie
But somewhere deep behind my eyes
She dances like the rest
[Chorus]
There she goes, my beautiful muse
There she goes with nothing to lose
There she goes, and I light...
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Categories:
society, conflict, confusion, love, muse,
Form: Lyric
Poisoned sheepThey claimed this world, Its not
what it seems to be.
So it started to unravel,
bursting at the seams.
So I lied in a wake.
Unable to slip away.
So I'm begging you now
go back to sleep.
counting your stars
while they poison
your sheep.
Once the wave is set
it's doomed to repeat.
Thats where they linger
hidden within your dreams.
Just waiting for...
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Categories:
society, Lullaby, meaningful, mental illness,
Form: Free verse
Love Of Money, Mistrust, And Betrayal Causes Heinous Crime In SocietyThe greatest snakes is not in the woods,
Rather, it lives in the family
Or in the circle of friends.
In this life, whether in work,
Family, feelings or friends
Honesty is still the best policy.
Those who are not tried in the fire,
Are worth not for gold but a metal
They become Judas, Ananias and Sapphira.
The love of money always betray...
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Categories:
society, betrayal, money, political, trust,
Form: Other
Sometimes The Strongest Leader Born In Time Of DifficultySometimes, it is in the most difficult times
That the strongest leaders are born.
Not by chance. But crisis,
Vision, and transformation.
Look at the life Moses in Egypt,
He was born out of circumstances.
Out from the Jews united aggrieved prayers
In Egypt Pharaoh's wanton slavery of the Jews.
Look at the life in a beehive without a Queen.
The ordinary workers...
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Categories:
fate, leadership, political, society,
Form: Prose
Take of the MaskTake Off The Mask
Running from pain?
Hiding from a ruthless society?
What have we become?
An outcast
Always offended
Take of the mask
Be your own man
Set yourself free
Don’t be molded by hate
Don’t follow the crowd
Walk on your own road
Just be you
Don’t need many friends
You can’t...
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Categories:
society,
Form: Rhyme
A Little West Indian River History"There's a river meandering through the mind,"
older than the Englishmen who raised a bridge
over its Constitution, a nude Indian sped away
from a warring Englishman behind
absconding by canoe to an adjacent isle
but smallpox caught the indie afore ammunition
"There's a river meandering through the mind,"
that witnessed the grapes of wrath in '37
and suffered its wine,...
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Categories:
society, city, history, nature, river,
Form: Free verse
Oval windowElders sit at the fire place
Members of parliament sit at the parliament
Pupils sit in class room
Students sit in the lecture room
He that sitteth at the fire place of the elders
Should not sit to gaze
But keep the fire burning
Collecting firewood
Lest the fire burnsout
New students light up a candle
From...
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Categories:
blessing, care, character, society,
Form: Free verse
Beat the Drum SoftlyBeat the drum softly, and beat it with heart,
Lay down a rhythm that rises from soul;
Small though indeed is the size of our part,
That which it is, we can still play in full.
Loud are the clashes that crash from the street,
Ominous thunder that thrashes from storm;
Myriad pacing of multitude feet,
Let still not chaos be your...
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Categories:
society, analogy, city, life, music,
Form: Sonnet
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