The bane of a cold sore inside my mouth
...The bane of a cold sore inside my mouth
Sent my smooching life south,
whereby I felt like poor Georgie Porgie,
pudding and pie,
who kissed the girls and made them cry.
The medical term for c...
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Categories:
ulcerated, analogy, anger, anxiety, bird,
Form: Rhyme
Nuclear War Wished For
...A nuclear war wished for
There is among the youth of the West an ingrained boredom
a hidden wish to swipe away from the old world they live in
they can’t see for mist on windows and need to cle...
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Categories:
ulcerated, anger, anxiety, dark,
Form: Blank verse
An Apple Tree In Ukraine
...Just another apple tree in Ukraine,
My roots sink deep in frozen soil.
And then with spring, I bourgeon flower fractals.
I fatten my ripened apples that plummet to the Earth.
Just another apple t...
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Categories:
ulcerated, death, flower, fruit, tree,
Form: Free verse
Palliative Hallucinations
...The tip of a finger, barely touching ulcerated skin
Chamfered ache of reason, or finely balanced whim
Forced through a reality, where spoons become bent
Into the pleasure dome, they inject ...
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Categories:
ulcerated, allusion, confusion, pain,
Form: Rhyme
No More Jalapenos Sob Sob
...I used to eat jalapeno peppers,
banana peppers, and
tomatoes galore.
Hot spicy and
“oh my gosh” foods
is what I simply and
absolutely adore.
Prime rib? Okay
but beef cake it in
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Categories:
ulcerated, 5th grade, 6th grade,
Form: Light Verse
My New Boss
...I used to eat jalapeno peppers,
banana peppers, and
tomatoes galore.
Hot spicy and
“oh my gosh” foods
is what I simply and
absolutely adore.
Prime rib? Okay
but beef cake it in
...
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Categories:
ulcerated, sick,
Form: Rhyme
A Green Woodpecker
...At the far end
of the ward sat Dan
his legs gone.
Ulcerated, so much pain,
and waiting
for many weeks,
he'd said, “Yes”
to the surgeon.
Legless now
he sat waiting for what
to hope.
I...
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Categories:
ulcerated, care, destiny, endurance, health,
Form: Free verse
Ulcerated Colon
...THE ULCERATED COLON
U.C. I
I wander through my dark--a mournful soul--
chastised--and to the point of no return,
from feeling I may die--and less than whole,
with ev'ry beat of lif...
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Categories:
ulcerated, abuse, death, depression, health,
Form: Sonnet
The Ulcerated Colon
...THE ULCERATED COLON
U.C. I
I wander through my dark--a mournful soul--
chastised--and to the point of no return,
from feeling I may die--an Earthly goal,,
with ev'ry beat of life--...
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Categories:
ulcerated, age, health, life, sick,
Form: Sonnet
Ghoul
...Gangrenous decay
Hideous creeping movements
Odour of rotting flesh
Ulcerated weeping sores
Longing for meat from the grave
Jack Horne for Russell's Challenge contest, 8th October...
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Categories:
ulcerated, fantasy,
Form: Acrostic
Love, Like a Tooth Ache.
...Acute.
Cloying.
Ulcerated.
Trying.
Enduring.
Pinging.
Aching.
Icarus
Night.
(Perhaps this should be titled something like: "When Love Goes Wrong" or something. - Inspired by pre-root ...
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Categories:
ulcerated, health, life, love, people,
Form: Acrostic