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Stars Crossways

...They came together, love entwined,
When stars in heaven were aligned.
But their love hit a hurdle,
When their vinaigrette failed to curdle,
Their blitz emulsification ill-fated,
leaving oil and ...

Categories: unsupportive, angst, crush, lost, lost
Form: Rhyme

Coming Courageously Home

...I'm returning home
from a bag it yourself grocery,
and listening to an African-American novelist
respond to questions,
actual open-ended real NPR questions,
like old school inquisitive journalis...

Categories: unsupportive, conflict, courage, health, hero,
Form: Political Verse

12 Regular Things I Encounter

...1
I am in the park
Holding her hand
The parents staring horrified
Because they are

2 
Homophobic
The only choice 
Is being supportive or unsupportive
And please don't tell me

3
That yo...

Categories: unsupportive, girlfriend,
Form: List

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

The Journey

...The Journey

Watching her suffer with a limited life
I did not cry

Caring and cleaning with all my might
I did not cry

Groomed and abused before my teens
I did not cry

Putting daffodils...

Categories: unsupportive, abuse, loss, moving on,
Form: Bio

My Sister Says

...My sister says
               my father was a good man --
but, how should I, 
                        who never "knew" him
    (except as a far-from-good man)
          buy her stories?
       ...

Categories: unsupportive, absence, addiction, anger, bereavement,
Form: Free verse

Stand Up

...Time to stand up
No more sitting and waiting for the blaming
Don’t want to feel like I have to give up
For the ones that love to do the shaming
Never see the good only what wasn’t done right
Tha...

Categories: unsupportive, me,
Form: Rhyme

The Leftovers

...I was cleaning my room tonight  
and came across a guitar pick,
one of your used.
		
A further search 
among broken staple cartridges,
multi-colored plastic coated 
and classic metal paperclips and 
...

Categories: unsupportive, introspection, loss, lost love,
Form: Narrative

Natural Imbalance

...We’ve all  been a part of universe,
though not as older as nature,
& its not wise to think of only us as adverse,
as we’ve got something as imperfect as this creature.

We’ve always been aware o...

Categories: unsupportive, imagination, philosophy, visionary, universe,
Form: Free verse

Nalini (My Best Friend)

...She is filled with hope
She has courage
No obstacle can with hold her
She follows her dream
Goes for her goal
No matter what people say
She keeps her head held high,
Eyes straight,
And keeps ...

Categories: unsupportive, faith, inspirational, uplifting, people,
Form: Free verse