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Stairwell Poems - Poems about Stairwell


He Changed Me In the Stairwell
It's strange how a few short seconds can lead you in a whole new direction. It alters how you think and act and see you own reflection from a single moment on my life was forever changed like everything I previously knew had suddenly been rearranged. No one will ever understand just how I felt...

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Categories: stairwell, abuse, anxiety, betrayal, body,
Form: Blank verse
Premium Member Pumpkins In Stairwell
Pumpkins in stairwell I follow them down the steps Each has eerie glow From the small candle within Lighting up its soul on fire Russell Sivey...

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Categories: stairwell, holiday, life,
Form: Tanka



Premium Member At Top of the Stairwell
When I was a young boy of five years old, I became very ill. My parents took me to the Doctors shortly after Christmas. I was immediately rushed to the hospital and there I would stay for the next six months of my young life. Even though I had five siblings, my father would...

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Categories: stairwell, lifefather, me, home, father,
Form: Narrative
Once a Stairwell
I lost myself with you here Where the heavens and trees weave a canopy Of silhouette and starlight A safe haven of innocent love To which only I now reminisce Here I fill the void with phantoms Forlorn moments of you and I Almost remembered feelings of discovery Where exhilaration blanketed us In impulsively tossed protection On those oppressive and humid summer nights Sleeping...

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Categories: stairwell, angst, introspection, lost love,
Form: Free verse
Death In a Stairwell
I couldn’t wait to eat lunch with you tomorrow But now my heart is filled with sorrow The world has violently taken you away I watched as you crashed to the stairwell floor As your innards were sprawled all over the tile The red stain will remind me of this cursed night The night your life was ended I just wish our...

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Categories: stairwell, death, food, funny, loss,
Form: Burlesque




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