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The Chronicles of a Tortured Mind 1 of 10
..."Who Am I" Voices in my head the unheard of They mimic, they pester, they lie All to just torture my mind Who Am I... Who Am I... I question I can no longer answer They'v......
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Brian Davey
Categories:
turn tail,
abuse, dark, deep, evil,
Form:
Free verse
I Stare Into the Water
...I Stare Into the Water I stare into the water (The water stares back at me) In harmony with Terra Mater, I expend no energy. Without a paddle or wind to sail, My prospects are unavai......
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Dennis Spilchuk
Categories:
turn tail,
fate, imagery, perspective,
Form:
Verse
Guardians
...I heard the promise of freedom, Became an eager volunteer, Welcomed you to my country When you arrived here. Now, my world is in ashes. My life in despair I worked in your cause But you just......
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Terry Ireland
Categories:
turn tail,
america, betrayal, history, military,
Form:
Rhyme
Alive At Night
...coyotes howl desert comes alive at night I shiver rats shaking tin cans junkyard comes alive at night I cringe wild zombies dance graveyard comes alive at night I turn tail screaming b......
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Caren Krutsinger
Categories:
turn tail,
10th grade, 11th grade,
Form:
Free verse
Let Us See If We Are Compatible
...Sammy was eager to please the woman of his desires and dreams. He pretended he liked camping, and pitch tents by mountain streams. She asked him about cats, and he pretended he liked them a bunch. ......
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Caren Krutsinger
Categories:
turn tail,
cat,
Form:
Rhyme
The Big Bad Wolf Nursery Rhyme
...The Big Bad Wolf Nursery Rhyme The big bad wolf is on the prowl. Those three little pigs have made him scowl. Will he charge the house made of bricks; or huff and puff on the one made of sticks......
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Mark Koplin
Categories:
turn tail,
nursery rhyme,
Form:
Rhyme
The 7 Faces of Me
...I have many names for myself And not just the ones you see If you saw all of my personalities You'd wanna turn tail and flee Not all of them are bad Most can be quite fun But one of them is qui......
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Betty Crawford
Categories:
turn tail,
bible, crazy, heaven, identity,
Form:
Bio
Dingleo and Ginglyet
...DINGLEO AND GINGLYET When the Dingly Doo Met the Gingly Goo, On the subway late one night. They fell for one another, A case of love at first sight. But the Dingly Doos an......
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Bryn Strudwick
Categories:
turn tail,
death, love,
Form:
Rhyme
Worse Than Amazon Women
...They advance on horses, giraffes, and unicorns. Helmets gleaming, war cries screaming. The women are here! A man yells. There are lots of screams and a bit of wailing. Some shudder. Others tur......
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Caren Krutsinger
Categories:
turn tail,
women,
Form:
Lyric
Turkey Dinner Turn Tail and Run
...A wild gobbler strutted into the woods, it did not see all the camouflage hoods, straight into a turkey shoot; trips over a gnarly root, with ruffle feathers made off with its goods. 11/1......
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Eve Roper
Categories:
turn tail,
thanksgiving,
Form:
Limerick
The Song of the Khayin
...“Glory! Great honour shall be mine! Wenestl shall be last of his dastard line! Sword unsheathed and bow taut-strung, We rest not while a Norvajael stays unhung!” Over glen and trail the quaver ......
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Hibah Shabkhez
Categories:
turn tail,
allusion, anger, appreciation, courage,
Form:
Verse
In the Key of Baby T
..."Run! Run along and play, Baby T!" Mama Rex told her little one, as she pitter-patted from the cave. "Wait! Did you brush your ... teeth?" she trailed off, Realizing Baby T was now out of ears......
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Gregory Richard Barden
Categories:
turn tail,
analogy, animal, youth,
Form:
Free verse
The Gnome Who Lived With Us
...I drew a sweet faerie girl with a half acorn hat Then I swept horrible kitchen floor in three seconds flat On a roll now, I wrote a number of banal, boring poems All to avoid a bossy, vindictive, ......
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Caren Krutsinger
Categories:
turn tail,
4th grade, 6th grade,
Form:
Rhyme
Shrieking and Wailing
...Madness has come to get me today. She whisked me out of the food line, and told me I did not have a chance. I am a loser, a dupe, a pawn. She put nails in my head, and drew blood from my teeth.......
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Caren Krutsinger
Categories:
turn tail,
10th grade, 11th grade,
Form:
Free verse
Maned Ruler
...A hyena lets out a chilling laugh As lionesses feed on a downed giraffe The felines will be outnumbered soon By these vile and spotted goons The lionesses have to turn tail As the hyenas......
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©
Joseph May
Categories:
turn tail,
animal, nature,
Form:
Rhyme
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