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A Hooked Fish
Nervous I sat,
waiting to be called.
I wasn’t sure what it was he said,
but it meant a lot to me.
Then I realized,
he was not talking to me.
Oh well,
I will be next....
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Categories:
me, scary, spoken word,
Form: Free verse
My PainHey dear friend!
In the truth you know, that I've shared with you.
Don't you dare lie,
and tell me that you understand my pain.
Course truthfully, YOU DON'T!!!
Please tell me it's gonna be okay,
NOT "I know how you...
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Categories:
spoken word, emotions, encouraging, fate, love
Form: Free verse
WANNABE ACE ROTHSTEIN THE CARNIVAL BOSSYOU CLAIM TO BE ACE ROTHSTEIN A BOSS
COMMITING HIEST ON DISABLED ELDERLY
PERSONS BREAKING INTO MOBLE HOME
GOLF CARTS AND MEDICATION BOXES
RETRIEVING ANTIDEPRESSANTS HIGH
BLOOD PRESSURE MEDICINES HEART
MEDICINES AND VIAGRA PUSHING THESE
MEDICATIONS...
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Categories:
spoken word, freedom, remembrance day, spoken
Form: Free verse
Best SisterIt is your heart that I admire,
Bigger than the universe
Brighter than the morning star.
The role you play as a sister,
Fills my life with a craft.
It is your understanding I admire,
Bringing missing pieces to my puzzle.
The...
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Categories:
spoken word, emotions, i love you,
Form: Rhyme
Retirement PartyThis piece was originally a challenge made by a friend to freestyle a poem on the spot, because I told her I was retired. This is also my first piece in nearly 10 years. So...
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Categories:
spoken word,
Form: Rhyme
Stole From US
In the twelth hour
We're pursuing generational wealth
From a generation who stole
Everything from us
The clock ticks closer to doom
But we're no closer to finding our own reality
When dreams are nightmares
Fueled by foreign wars
I thought it was...
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Categories:
spoken word, america, anger, conflict, fate,
Form: Free verse
Tempered Tongue
There are words that I’m slow to say,
Bound inside and kept away, so
My tempered tongue I won’t betray.
Without much thought an ass will bray;
Many with their jawbone slay, so
There are words that I’m slow to...
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Categories:
spoken word, emotions, feelings, humanity, spoken
Form: Villanelle
Talkin' the Night Away, Back in College in the 70's
I remember back in the day
talking the night away
with all of my Jewish friends
Could Hitler’s Germany ever happen again?
...
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Categories:
spoken word, education, friend, hate, history,
Form: Couplet
IncarnateThe Pentecostal Biblical Version
The Secular Version
Part of The Protestantism Christian Sect;
A Christian group of souls is gathering
Pentecostal Faith church group in prayer,
...
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Categories:
spoken word, analogy, appreciation, bible, blessing,
Form: Verse
Battler
I am losing the war against myself
Who I am vs who I am supposed to be against what I am
It exhausting when your opponent is a fighter
Its exhausting fighting the mirror
Cuts...
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Categories:
spoken word, angst, deep, depression, fate,
Form: Rhyme
The making of a villainHow to mold a villain?
They say it takes a village to raise a child,
Yet with a whisper, a villain can be styled.
the steps are simple,
Tell them gravity's grip is no chain,
Assure them they can soar...
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Categories:
spoken word, abuse, evil, hurt, leadership,
Form: Rhyme
Walking the Tightrope
Walking the tightrope so narrow
Careful not to lean to either side
Public safety over here, freedom of speech over there
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Categories:
education, fear, spoken word,
Form: Rhyme
Check the Message
When a tripping tongue
sets a tail to wagging
Check the message brung
see what it’s bagging
...
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Categories:
society, spoken word,
Form: Rhyme
Talents And GiftsMany Many
Exploring time
Unwind
The Talent that Jesus gives
The gifts that are present
Its time
In an absence
Made known.
...
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Categories:
destiny, future, spoken word,
Form: Free verse
A Cinematic Vision-I Saw God But Now WhatYes, I affirm, I have seen God
But He appeared and then disappeared
This knowing that transcends mind, left me awed
But until what’s imbibed is assimilated, by fears I’m seared—Unseeking Seeker
Espied my footprints in desert sands, longing...
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Categories:
god, spiritual, spoken word,
Form: Rhyme
Specific Types of Spoken Word Poems
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