Unchained Poems | Examples

Unshaken, Unchained

A voice that sharpens in debate’s embrace,  
Feet that once danced now quicken the chase.  
Pages and gavels, the world's in my hands,  
Bound by the law but free where I stand.  
Dreaming of justice, unshaken, unchained.

unchained

none of your thick walls 
can succeed enslaving me ~
I'm an idea

Earth's Loss Heaven's Gain

Liberty, freedom, unchained
Plenty, riches, love sustained
Repentance,Forgiveness, not stained
Abiding, sheltered, in safety contained
Faithful, fruitful, on the right path remained
Knowledge, truth, wisdom, attained
From sin, self, and evil refrained
True Love, delight, joy, unfeigned
Heaven, eternity, eternal life, gained

Unchained

I had one tile left 
of my fake floor
once that tile broke
all was gone
just raw earth
under my toes
and the sad grief
of an after war....

I walked away 
leaving behind 
my old bonds
my old life
carrying with me
my heart and mind 
and myself unchained
for the new time.

Jessica

Lincoln Unchained

Lincoln unchained slavery
and saved The Union.
Let us not disunify
at this point in history.
The devil’s, hard at work,
trying to spread hate -
his boiling hot butter
on bread. E V E R Y O N E
can vote. God bless America.

11/7/2022

The Apparent Sincerity of Unchained Men

Misspent by inclination,
treed by ambition,
I fled the woods thirsting for the desert,
only to drown in a deep water ecstasy,
later to awaken in the vineyard,
free of fright, bound by the new day's light.

The unchained man bowed his head,
sincerity apparent, no deception transparent.
But the rock in my heart would not soften.
My suspicion would stay, no fears allayed.
This unblinkered seer,
this transcendental man,
had clean fingernails.
 
Draw your lines, number your principles,
look through me and ponder the stars.
Perhaps you do read future history.
In a world scrubbed white that coin may trade,
but you get no supper until I get paid.
 
The strange attractor left the table.
He blasted through the clover
and felled the shamrocks,
separating forever the last leprechauns in love.
Brutally, he balanced the books.
 
Now I see the unchained man's dream:
A land unfettered by growing things,
that sterile paradise where simplicity is king.
The numbers add up easily in a desert fantasy.
Convulsed with joy,
I close my eyes adrift at sea.

The Unchained Goons

We have great preachers in the shape of unchained goons
They speak on YouTube
They abuse and threat People
They often beat weak rebels
We have great reformers in the shape of unchained goons.
Note. Unfortunately crowd encourages absurdity and violence.
Moral. Stray dogs can't be reformers.
Lesson. Stand up and don't allow them to treat you like animals.

Unchained

Ultimate freedom comes,
Unlocking silver chains,
Untrodden ways traversed
Unfolding new beacon;
Unmindful of the odds~
Unyielding come what may!
Undefeated and strong.

2 May 2021

PS Syllable Counter - 6 syllables per line

For “ Pleiades-U Poetry Contest”
Sponsored by Kim Merryman
2nd place

Unchained Melody

A gentle murmur from receding waves
the tender sound
of your voice
rippling 
words.
Sand
trickles
through my toes
as time goes by
I think of you and hunger for your touch.


*Words in italics from "Unchained Melody"
as sung by The Righteous Brothers
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Visual 2
Contest: Double Tetractys 2
Sponsor: Eve Roper
        Placed 2nd
© 5th September 2020

Unchained

A melody unchained in my mind 
a movement uncloaked 
and I'm undone 
missing of musings esteemed 

write for me a song so sweet 
a soliloquy of love 
painted in a mid-day dream 
where two hearts come and breathe 

where yesterday's meet tomorrow 
and today is forever young 

nature's sung within the treetops 
swaying aside your hips 
oh how I long to kiss your lips 

mouthing of words that are right 
written in the heat of night 
or day 
I say, I will stay 
n'er stray 
to a wondering eye

Unchained

What strips away
 often more important
  —than what we chase

What we discard
 often the magic
 —in winning the race

What we forgive
 often the difference
 —between joy and pain

And what we love
 God's given key
 —to a life unchained

(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2018)

Ins and Outs Unchained

where were we
**** I forget
oh yeah, the spiral
don't laugh we're taping
and thanks to the forensic miracle
of instant replay
we are able to to what Ed
say again, Johnny
what Ed
again
what
laugh track
let's dial the operator
he/she might know
number please
that's OK operator
I'm numb enough already
laugh track same one
we made it to the 21st cent.
two TV's under every roof 
one for the right eye
one for the other one
what is next is next
coming at you in 3-D
unleashed and incontinent
pain being generally unidirectional
no brakes no reverse,
I know a big problem
OK you inky extrapolators 
two implies many
hold on this gets slippery
one can live more profoundly 
with improper syntax
you'll need a TV for each retina
he says retina a lot
sometimes you just have to put up with
a happy ending



From "Engine of Didactic Beauty" available on Amazon
http://tinyurl.com/nhfk6dr

Unchained

He stares into the lighthouse fire
an ant in the hole
Against his throat rests the wire
a life that his beloved stole
When suddenly the sparks' igniter
is pieces of a whole
Far from his ancestral shire
he digests the mole
Betrayal for something shining brighter
he takes time to patch his soul
She stole from him his final lyre
but he will regain control

After all that's transgressed, there's nothing left
No longer will he be drowned in the reft

Unchained

There once was a time
And a place 
With a different name
And a different face 

Bound by the shackles
And Kept out of sight
The fire it crackles
At the dawn of first light

Remnants of love 
Shattered about
They fit like a glove 
This, there is no doubt 

Left for the wanderer
Who must have a key 
Not wanting to squander
What only the wounded can see

Take a piece if you must 
To heal your wounds 
And rebuild your trust

For this is the beginning 
Of a new day and life 
Your path is no longer thinning 
The end, of misery and strife. 

Strong as the ox
And faithful as the bow
A paradox
We all should know 

The fire it crackles 
And burns out of sight
You're free from your shackles 
As day turns to night. 

A key to give 
From he who once lost his soul
There is more life to live 
After love has taken its toll

Evergreen 2 Unchained Melody

Evergreen # 2 Unchained Melody
Now
the night has fallen
The sounds of guns
engage and rage in my sight
I confess, my love
the fear that all men know
their life could end
I hear your prayer
I…I need your prayer
Godspeed your prayer to me.

Duty calls a man
many times, many days
Duty calls a man
just like me
But when the guns are done
endless fog, blackened sun
this lonely man again
you will see

Now
I wait for fire
and thunder, thunder through the night
I must stay alive
While I endure the hunger
that comes from weary eyes
and long goodbyes
I hear your prayer
I…I need your prayer
Godspeed your prayer to me

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