No MoreHe stares anywhere but my eyes
But boys will be boys and he's just a guy
I should smile and be happy
Because it means he likes what he sees
That's all that should matter to me
I shouldn't be greedy
Little girl, little girl
You don't know much about the real world
But little girls in this world learn faster and faster...
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Categories:
society, 12th grade, angst, lust,
Form: Rhyme
When Musing Becomes MusicIn whispers of lyric and rhythm, we find,
Resonate echoes, the heart intertwined.
To contemplate in shadows, where thoughts softly steer,
Soul steering moments, where dreams draw near.
Dance in the twilight, let melodies flow,
Listen intently, let the beat gently show.
Hear the instruments weave their stories untold,...
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Categories:
society, addiction, meaningful, muse, music,
Form: Rhyme
And Again TomorrowAnd again tomorrow
With purple flowers,
And the sun above
Or clouds and showers
Another day comes
To rise and to shine,
More than enough time
To breathe, to feel fine
Between dawn and dusk
A thousand minutes go,
Around and around
In moments so slow
Another night comes
To pause and to rest,
Gives us time to smile
Knowing we did our best
And again tomorrow
One more...
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Categories:
society, day, encouraging, life, night,
Form: Rhyme
and the good guys lostand the good guys lost
all of us "got feet of clay
we are tainted, corrupted
and who of us will not say
"no, not me, I will be trusted"
we've come a long way, 'never stay too long
we'll have the last word if only to be wrong
evolution has gone to hell
myopic, fighting for peace
ev'ry sucker for himself
all hail, this...
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Categories:
dark, sad, society, war,
Form: Rhyme
Instant SocietyInstant Society
Everyone is in a hurry.
Instant society.
Always demanding.
Never appreciate.
Instant everything.
Instant Whining.
Instant complaining.
Always needing something.
Greed needs more money.
Instant controlling.
Someone is always barking.
Angry world, never subside the pain....
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Categories:
society, anger,
Form: Rhyme
An Enemy of the PeopleO’ Hell!…to step aside, to slink along
the new-found, unstrolled alley road
and leave behind a heavy, long borne load—
Who would not, grinning, breathe a sigh of song?
InDeed, to risk the chances, Right or Wrong,
to journey off the main paths, tippy-toed,
and dare the dirty sidetracks, blithely rowed
by dank needles, gross junk,—who, but one strong?
Our dear protagonist...
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Categories:
society, character, courage, culture, integrity,
Form: Italian Sonnet
Let the Streets Flow with Blood
Advocate of rent control and $30 minimum wage
Free public transportation! Zohran Mamdani’s a media-appointed Sage
For all illegal immigrants, full privileges and rights
Defund the police, let NYC’s streets...
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Categories:
society, freedom, new york, people,
Form: Couplet
Steps from the Jungle
In the center a stone
made into a home
fire surrounds the perimeter
in the wild, man's alone
Steps from the jungle
...
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Categories:
society, dream, fear, fire, humanity,
Form: Rhyme
F the Doors OpenI am he who says goodnight.
Don't take me for a label.
At least I'm from a time when thought,
Use portents undue fable.
Vuck doors and rules to hide lyrics lying for a sadist,
Lest the sense of selves perchance; employ spells of'n alchemist.
I invoke the inner man.
I invoke to see that who wants for...
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Categories:
society, america, analogy, anti bullying,
Form: Free verse
DysmorphedI, looking in the mirror yesterday,
witnessed distorted eyes replacing mine;
and, too, the lips and nose, as if a sign,
seemed bent crooked, misaligned in some way.
And, as I, squinting, gazed on that display,
an unheeding hand groped at the outline
of the coldly reflective glass confine.
I watched it slowly mangle the red-clay
body which, lifeless, answered my dead stare.
Tearing...
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Categories:
society, body, depression, gender, identity,
Form: Italian Sonnet
In the eyes of society, the poet is dead, and the only one unaware is the poet himselfIn the eyes of society, the poet is dead, and the only one unaware is the poet himself,
Because his vanity binds him to verses like an invisible thread, a thread of destiny,
He writes his words on the sky of memories, unaware that they are merely shadows,
Shadows of a changed reality, where poetry no longer sings...
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Categories:
society, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
Our Society II
Categories:
society, adventure, anxiety,
Form: Free verse
Categories:
society, allegory, childhood, dark, missing,
Form: Free verse
Talk About the WeatherThe rules are simple
The rules are clear
Talk about the weather
But no politics here
Talk about the wind
Talk about the rain
But never, ever
Bring up social pain
Talk about the sunshine
Talk about the clouds
But don’t bring up
The political crowds
If you do
Best you prepare
Cause things get hot
And tempers will flare
Can’t no one speak
What they truly think
Cause fights break out
Quicker than...
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Categories:
society, conflict, irony, political, truth,
Form: Lyric
Isn't politics just another sport?
When love of sport turns to hatred for the opposing team
that's seriously taking the 'we' against 'them' too far
AP: 1st place 2025...
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Categories:
conflict, hate, political, society,
Form: Free verse
Specific Types of Society Poems
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