Stiffer Poems

Premium MemberMama Always Said Run, Joe, Run!

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Run, Joe, Run! And the people represent,
mama always said you'd be President.
  Somethin' else mama said was
  stupid is as stupid does
and I think we all know what mama meant!

Run, Joe,...
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Categories: stiffer, america, humorous,
Form: Political Verse

Premium MemberWalter

...She stares into the casket
open, not what he wanted,
but she did, even more now.
“Stiffer than he’s ever been.”
she snickered, silent, unheard.
“O M F G thirty years;
look at you in your blazer...
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Categories: stiffer, death,
Form: Blank verse


Young At Heart

...What did I do yesterday? Where did I put my phone?
My back is feeling stiffer yet and now my kids are grown
But I'm still a youthful soul, I don't need to see the mirror
For since I took my glasse...
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Categories: stiffer, old, youth,
Form: Light Verse

World War Ii Poems and Holocaust Poems - Iv - Primo Levi

...World War II Poems and Holocaust Poems - IV - Primo Levi

Shema
by Primo Levi
translation by Michael R. Burch

You who live secure
in your comfortable houses, 
who return each evening to find...
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Categories: stiffer, evil, holocaust, race, racism,
Form: Free verse

Last Dance

...Let us dance in the old fashioned way
bodies entwined, nothing much to say.
Two people in love just shuffling along,
to some old romantic, favourite song.

Oblivious to all, just us in the place...
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Categories: stiffer, feelings, remember, romantic,
Form: Rhyme


Premium MemberEmpty Shell

...Empty Shell

I caved in its head in my haste to be fed
On the candy that should be inside
But inside was hollow, that’s too much to swallow
So I smashed the damned thing open wide

Dad gave me...
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Categories: stiffer, bible, candy, chocolate, christian,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberSpider

...He sat up in the corner and he sensed impending doom
With two ‘two leggers’ flat against the wall across the room
His mother said don’t worry that you’re just a tiny spider
Stand your ground, my s...
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Categories: stiffer, funny, insect, scary,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberShe That Embraced the Darkness In Her Veins

...She That Embraced The Darkness In Her Veins

With her mind not sick of dark devious games
she opens dead doors, tossing in more painful blames
in newly acquired realm, no mercy was real
as darkn...
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Categories: stiffer, corruption, dance, dark, deep,
Form: Rhyme

Java Isle- Canzonetta Prime

...When sky is grey and east is clouded high
with ever coming stiffer breeze give mind
to take in sails and make things right with try
to keep bow pointed straight toward great swells kind.
Then we ...
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Categories: stiffer, ocean,
Form: Rhyme

Limn of Ballerina Feet

...Limn of Ballerina Feet


Slaving, aching in separate rooms of satin palace,
    Two haggard maids make faces wry while weeping sweat,
Their ten sore daughters with bloodshot i’s, callused
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Categories: stiffer, beauty, dance, dedication, dream,
Form: Rhyme

Veiled

...Eyes that are empty
As I look in the bottom of the glass
The color of sky blue
Behind fearful and sad
Underneath, a mystery
And I don't have a clue
What to do...

Embers burn and sparkle
Int...
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Categories: stiffer, depression,
Form: Free verse

Fredrick - September 12, 1979

...He was coming.
He was coming fast.
He was coming to pay us a visit.
A brooding, lethal monster 30 miles out.
He was coming straight at us
and nothing or no one could stop him

Our house was on...
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Categories: stiffer, house, natural disasters, weather,
Form: Narrative

To Melancholy

...Dog footed deep rooted fist and fouled
Cankerous flea infested unglorified scowled
Floating above the four walled space
Drowning not thyself but every chequered face.

Wing wilted uninhibited web foo...
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Categories: stiffer, angst,
Form: Enclosed Rhyme

A Decloration of War Rap Lyrics

...I tell u what shell b the first to tell you 
Tim is crazy he aint even jealous of the devil
he gots propellas on the metal
Rest aside those doubts about me
weapons of destruction I don;t even trust  ...
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Categories: stiffer, me, heart, heart, me,
Form: Rhyme

Heart Break

...Soul mate!!! Do not go that way
Seemeth it good but I know the result
Cries made with blood and lots of regret
Emotions tumbling out of a pained heart
Do not let the road entice you
The many good thi...
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Categories: stiffer, loss, heart, voice, heart,
Form: Light Verse

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