Be Hard On Ourselves
...Sometimes for no apparent rhyme or reason
A sort of sinking feeling dampens the mind and heart
Not exactly, but somewhat similar to a nervous breakdown
Everything appears twisted, strangulated, an...
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Categories:
strangulated, caregiving, confusion, depression, future,
Form: Free verse
Wrung Out
...Hortense was an Opera singer,
Who thought she was a humdinger.
Every breath that she took,
Screamed like a strangulated chook,
The audience put Hortense through the wringer....
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Categories:
strangulated, 10th grade,
Form: Limerick
This Is Africa
...This is Africa.
Where people are being judge by their past,
And our hearts are painted with black.
Youths are cuddled up in early relationship,
And their lives are like the speed of an airship.
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Categories:
strangulated, literature, , western,
Form: Free verse
Asifa's Blood Pens
...Asifa's Blood Pens
(The Courageous Princess)
No! No! Wipe out the name of Asifa!
No more Asifa's on this earth to be born!
O Lord, my creator, my benefactor, my protector!
My parents chose m...
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Categories:
strangulated, child abuse, community, death,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Solitude
...Solitude
I grapple with patches of sun
On the shady soil under the tree
Filtered through the leaves
And the blue stars in night sky
For some lofty words.
As when do I propose my love,
I don’...
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Categories:
strangulated, allegory, care, community, dedication,
Form: Free verse
Secondus Satan
...Greedy Secondus Satan!
Down with Satan, Demon, hyena, python
Who have much money swallowed?
Whose swollen belles are but bottomless pit?
Must we sink more and more money into the abyss?
Or use...
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Categories:
strangulated, abuse, allusion, anger, betrayal,
Form: I do not know?
My Resolve
...My Resolve
I must, even when strangulated
I’ll wrestle laxity spirits
Trample financial boulders
Level opposition Mountains
Muster my breath against ill winds
Dry up the sea of worries
I must, even...
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Categories:
strangulated, strength, success,
Form: Free verse
Trending
...cut and paste attitudes
collage costume ball
of personality clashes
over glued
to cover tracks
experience of multitude
all pick and choosy
lightweight hyenas
with mismatched spots
pulling...
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Categories:
strangulated, life, people, social
Form: Free verse
Rockfield Road
...Rockfield Road
A blend of northern grasses fields
a forest of homestead trees; the saplings,
long overcome by maturity, bear witness
to the prayer of Native sons; to give back
what yo...
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Categories:
strangulated, education, native american, nature,
Form: Narrative