Turn Off Your Head Lights
That’s not the light you're seeking.
Words cannot live
with your brain all lit up like that.
Let those dark parts of your body,
those body-prayers mostly ignored,
gift to you a poem.
Most of your better images
are born in that low-grade radiance
of flesh and bone.
After the glow
you can fill in the gaps
but not too much
or you’ll cover up
what you should
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Categories:
turn off, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Lower the Heat, Turn Off the Lights
Every dollar that I spend
Is one less for you in the end
Think about that concept friend
It's not that hard to comprehend
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Categories:
turn off, funny,
Form: Rhyme
Turn Off The Noise and Shhhh SHhhhh Shhhh
Have you ever thought to sit down and just think?
Have you ever thought to just lay down and let the wind blow to you, kiss you, hug you and be with you?
Have you ever heard the thought to just let the sun shine unto you with his brightest light?
Have you ever thought
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Categories:
turn off, america, anger, anxiety, art,
Form: Free verse
Do Not Turn Off The Lights Yet
Do not turn off the lights yet,
Tomorrow's Suns will shine.
The rain will beat, the sun will bite
A moment too soon, these stains will fade.
They care not, because they are blind
to your tulips. And you sit on life's edge because
no one perceives your scents, stay calm,
Do not turn off the lights yet.
Every trial makes
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Categories:
turn off, 1st grade, anxiety, confidence,
Form: Free verse
Turn Off Annoying adds forever
Braising traumatic brain injury pain
easily distracted by too many ads
the sheer notion of being creative
is having a creative space to write
sincerely fight flight beyond plight
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Categories:
turn off, allah,
Form: Quatern
Turn Off Your Tv
Turn off the TV
Turn off your TV device
And let us face reality
Can't you see too many
Illusion in this screen
The news are similar to
High blood pressure
The media are not far
From immoralities
And all we watch are
Programmed
I guess I need to see reality
It shows exactly the point
We truly needs
It is
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Categories:
turn off, africa, dedication, deep, freedom,
Form: Epic
Turn Off Your Tv
hypnotherapy
the power of suggestion
subliminal clips
mystery of human mind
such propaganda
turn off your TV people
your heart needs your attention
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Categories:
turn off, spiritual,
Form: Choka
Turn Off Your Lights
That’s not the light you are looking for.
Words cannot live
with your brain all lit up like that.
Let those dark parts of your body,
those body-prayers mostly ignored,
gift to you a few poems.
Most of your better images
are born in that low-grade radiance
of flesh and bone.
After the glow
you can fill in the gaps
but not too much
or you’ll cover
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Categories:
turn off, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Turn Off the Room
I met a man on the road today
otherworldly, gamin, fey.
A gimlet look in his jaundiced eye,
he held my gaze and I questioned why
he wandered here,
a mendicant man of pleasant demeanour,
when, from his coat, he produced an ocarina
and proceeded to play a tune so jolly
yet full of pathos and melancholy
that my soul was transported
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Categories:
turn off, drink, fantasy, fun,
Form: Free verse
I Did Not Turn Off Commenting
To any of you this happened to, get busy.
Notify PS.
There is no point in me posting~a thing!
I am in a state of distress.
Why struggle to pen at all....
When you all get false notications?
There's not one thing I can do.
But this leaves me stewing at the Soup.
I just renewed my membership, too.
To keep being part of
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Categories:
turn off, angst, poetess,
Form: Free verse
Please Do Not Turn Off the Light
Please do not turn off the light
I’m thinking that perhaps you might
Just leave it on so I can see
Although it’s really not for me
It’s hard to see when it is dark
And I don’t want the dog to bark
So leave it on so he can see
And that will be ok with me
Then after I have
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Categories:
turn off, children,
Form: Rhyme
Turn Off the Tv Goodnight and Go To Bed- -
bargain teasers
creature features
bedtime peace time
showtime on time
school night, sleep tight
TV off, turn off
nighty, nighty
goodnight, goodnight
sleep tight, sleep tight
12/4/19
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2019©
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Categories:
turn off, analogy, anxiety, childhood, destiny,
Form: Footle
Light-Switch
LIGHT-SWITCH
I was ignored in the light
So I hid in the dark
I was shamed and sly
So I told myself a-lie
Full of despair, now I grown out my hair
Like Samson my strength in follicles
My feelings recreational
Neither longer truth nor dare
This chapter in my life sparks
Memories no longer in the dark
For you see I am a sinner
And
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Categories:
turn off, analogy, appreciation, confusion, depression,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Nothing To Turn Off
NOTHING TO TURN OFF
Crashing red lights having already entered my brain,
Insisting to stay no matter how much thoughts do complain.
Prancing white apologists entwined with remorseless killers,
Muttering useless explanations of a cause so very long dead.
Watching assassination of spirits while minds are orphaned,
Living forever alone surrounded by nothing that cares.
Switching globes yet still finding blindly looking
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Categories:
turn off, metaphor, word play,
Form: Narrative
Turn Off the Alarm
Breach alarm klaxon blaring
There’s nothing to see ...
just pretend like you didn’t hear
that warning sound
Don’t be alarmed:
Take a couple of these Valium chill pills
to help calm your nerves down
Do you like the soothing, Geiger music in the background,
can I get you anything synthetic
to make your erratic heartbeat soften it’s amplified pound?
You’re in a
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Categories:
turn off, allusion, imagery, truth, wisdom,
Form: Dramatic Verse
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