Mindful of Struggle
...Mindful of struggle
between heav’n and hell,
do not wrap thyself in immorality.
each day’s a choice
to don a belt,
a breastplate, shoes, a helmet,
hold up a Roman-sized shield,
and wield a two...
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Categories:
strangulates, angst, bible,
Form: Didactic
The Ballad of the Slums
...The world hurtles on unmindful
Leaving behind those who cannot keep pace
So many are under constant grind
To earn a square meal a day
On deserted streets many roam
Their stomachs empty, their ...
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Categories:
strangulates, angst, dark, fate, irony,
Form: Free verse
I Am a Prisoner, Rescue Me
...I am living in a walled prison,
Held captive by selfish, heartless humans
Please rescue me, please set me free
I beg to you, please help me!
I am alone, lonely, no one to talk to
G...
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Categories:
strangulates, 10th grade, abuse,
Form: Free verse
The Missing Season
...The Missing Season
27/07/2020
Whiffs of summery air grow startlingly unfresh
Dying like a withering dream yet almost deathless
Ruffled by an impasse of a senescent, uncrossable viaduct
that ...
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Categories:
strangulates, change, confusion, destiny, seasons,
Form: Free verse
The Face of Time
...the face of time stands
still beyond yonder silence
its breath like ice strangulates
its presence stifles
all men must stop before it
as time wonders aimlessly
time balances all wills
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Categories:
strangulates, conflict, deep, time,
Form: Choka
Thoughts
...Thoughts commenced in me
like a train of rain drops.
Tried I to make them alive
But scattered they,hither and thither.
Disturbed me again
like thunder and storms.
Tried I to make them ablaze...
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Categories:
strangulates, blessing,
Form: Free verse
Freedom
...Freedom
Bitterness seeks to squelch freedom with words.
Take not up thy rifles, loathsome trifle.
Liberated hearts, expressions conceived.
Observe! Speak! Be heard! Please, never stifle.
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Categories:
strangulates, life, social, uplifting
Form: Quatrain
Shifting Sands
...Using me,
I take a refuge in desire.
‘Seeing act’ strangulates.
I suffer in the mists of defeat,
there is no evidence.
One attachment catches the conflict.
The fading light of moon burns my...
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Categories:
strangulates, daughter, dedication, devotion, education,
Form: ABC