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Leverage

I don’t raise my voice.
I raise stakes.
One quiet word
can tilt the floor beneath you.

It’s not about force--
it’s about weight.
Where you place it.
When you shift it.
Who you let believe
you’re not watching.

I learned early
the value of silence,
how it echoes louder
when someone leans in.

Let them underestimate.
Let them smile
like they’ve won something.
I’ll be the hand
on the fulcrum.

They’ll call it

Categories: underestimate, power, silence,
Form: Free verse

How I need you

I need you Lord in every way
But I underestimate how much I need you

I need you in every thing I do
I need you when  I go to bed

I need you to sleep peacefully
I need you to wake up every morning 

I need you to say my prayers
I need you as I set to work

Categories: underestimate, appreciation, blessing, christian, confidence,
Form: Free verse

Don't Underestimate

Don't you think blindly
The rifle has its own eye
To kill somebody.

Categories: underestimate, confidence, fear, integrity, military,
Form: Haiku

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Eyes

I am a little innocent baby,

Categories: underestimate, 8th grade, 9th grade,
Form: Rhyme

Don't underestimate Paradox

Paradox

Appears and

Burns the story

And itself..

A shocking

Turn of events

In a story...



Stories are

Appearances

Of knowing..

Paradox points to

Not-knowing

Which may 

Empty these

Appearances...



Paradox

Is a sudden

Pointer

In a story

To the immediacy

Of emptiness

In all stories...



Paradox

Sets a fire to

Separation's hold..

Impossibility

Is the new story..and

Possibly peace...

Categories: underestimate, celebration, irony, truth, words,
Form: Light Verse

Do Not Underestimate the Skill To Sort

If you want clarity of thought,
Then sorting is a skill you should give some thought.

If you want to increase your chances of becoming rich,
Then sorting is a skill you should give some thought.

If you want a tidy house,
Then sorting is a skill you should give some thought.

If you want to move up the ladder at

Categories: underestimate, age, analogy, appreciation, art,
Form: Grook

Never Underestimate My Cousin

Never underestimate the nerd of the day.
She will be jumping around with a happy hi hey!
Her computer skills will be the best you will see.
I know that she is also clever as she can be.

They call me a nerd she says –this is a delight.
It feels good on me, it actually feels quite right.
I am

Categories: underestimate, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme

Never Underestimate Your Dragon; He Might Become a Great Professor Someday

An abandoned dragonling I did find,
I took him in and built a metal shed
for this dragonling to lay his head;
he grew to have a profound mind.

When dragonling was about four,
books he actually began to read
and he did it with amazing speed;
through all books we had, he’d pour.

One day while reading something humorous,
his laugh let out

Categories: underestimate, adventure, animal, fantasy, humor,
Form: Rhyme

Do Not Underestimate Her

sure she looks frail
but don't let her age fool you
she has your number

Categories: underestimate, age,
Form: Light Verse

Don'T Underestimate Me

Sometimes I have to reaffirm that I am both a masterpiece and a work in progress. 
I am in charge of soothing myself when no one else will.
I am in charge of holding it together even when those I thought had my back do not in the long run care anymore (if they ever did).
I

Categories: underestimate, anger, angst, betrayal, heartbreak,
Form: Free verse

You Underestimate Me

You underestimate me all the time, all the time 
But I will not let you send me out of my mind
because you don’t have a clue.
You are like a empty seashell laying on the seashore waiting for the sand to fill up in you. 
You have no thoughts of your own concerning me,
You  don’t

Categories: underestimate, girlfriend-boyfriendme, me,
Form: Dramatic Verse

Never Underestimate

Look up to the skies
Gaze far past the stars
And don't believe the lies
Of the darkness that hides Mars

There is more there than seems
More than all would know
So many possibilities
So many places you can go

Never underestimate
The world and universe
Think about your fate
And don't treat it any worse

Don't give yourself a limit
For the skies have none
Try for

Categories: underestimate, inspirational
Form: Quatrain

Never Underestimate

when you're pestered by a glib insurance dude
    and you wanna be alone without being rude,

when every corner you turn leads to a deadend
    as you flee from your probation officer, my friend, 

when you're chased by your most dreaded creditors
    and their shadows close in

Categories: underestimate, funny, people, urban,
Form: Rhyme