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Unvarnished Truth Poems - Poems about Unvarnished Truth

The Black Experience
...Black History Month began as "***** History Week" Our holiday was adopted at a time when the country was bleak Created in 1926 by noted African American Historian, Carter G. Woodson Today, we cele......

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Categories: unvarnished truth, appreciation, black african american,
Form: Free verse
A Gentle Breeze of Guidance
...Your Rhythm, a gentle breeze swirls the emotions and guide me through maze of life, i learnt lately Your imageries, a telescope amplified the bitter truth But, wasn't it a gem to be seen Y......

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Categories: unvarnished truth, emotions, poetry,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Lay My Heart Bare
...Lay my heart bare, let it bleed and spill, Upon these pages, where silence once filled. With every tear, my story is written, In ink and in sorrow, my truth will be told. I rip my heart wide, l......

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Categories: unvarnished truth, beautiful, feelings, heart, imagery,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Jack Gets Passed Over
... While climbing the corporate ladder, Jill zoomed right by Jack. He got madder than a wet hen. Then, fit to be tied, so determined to soothe his hurt pride, he told lies on her. “Cheat......

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Categories: unvarnished truth, happiness, loss, success,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Two Voices
... In our heads are two voices. One is deceitful, judgmental... You're no......

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Categories: unvarnished truth, perspective, truth, wisdom,
Form: Didactic



Assertations
...Days come alive and I breathe fresh scents of freedom, of sacrifice floating fearlessly from your moon your aura, an attraction anointing my glisten, an unvarnished truth waiting to explode/exp......

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Categories: unvarnished truth, allusion,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member - Rusty -
...~ Bygone beauty - the spark still pulsates ~ - quote by poet Antique and retro ......

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Categories: unvarnished truth, beauty, history, old,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Tell It Like It Is
...Sometimes unvarnished truth is hard to take. It’s often just as difficult to tell. Truth may cause tears to fall and hearts to break. Withholding truth when there is much at stake is wrong. How......

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Categories: unvarnished truth, truth,
Form: Villanelle
Pages of Your Book
...Pages of your book By Michelle Morris 09/09/2022 The snowflakes come down Like a flurry of white hope Upon the grave that we stand around The ground silent like our souls The pastor give......

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Categories: unvarnished truth, courage, death, emotions, funeral,
Form: Rhyme
Artists
...Artists Alfred, by chosen father, vehemently denies the paternity and has had his statue erected in Faro. At last, he was honoured for being glorious bringing colour to an otherwise gloomy town......

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Categories: unvarnished truth, best friend, giggle,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Fool, Not King
...Ha! Please take down The eyesore You've mounted atop your head. You wonder why It feels much too heavy. Here's the unvarnished truth. B......

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Categories: unvarnished truth, satire,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Deep Wounds of a Narcissist
...The cold, unvarnished truth is often held back from the malignant narcissist out of reluctance, if not fear of how deep it's knife ......

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Categories: unvarnished truth, perspective, truth,
Form: Verse
Verity
...Verity Telling the truth to people close to you is a difficult feat, the accusations and repercussion can be dire. When you puncture the picture where they see themselves as helpful people.......

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Categories: unvarnished truth, age, angel, autumn, best
Form: Blank verse
Premium Member Imminent Roadkill
...Most police officers are genuinely good, decent people. I know that. Deep down, we all know that. Unfortunately, though, the bad apples among them have tainted their reputation beyond repair.......

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Categories: unvarnished truth, analogy, anger, black african
Form: Lyric
Premium Member A Covid Haiku-Octet Poem
...Why so many must die? Disparity…not death’s fault; Death loves all people… The truth has its ways, Be careful how you respond; Bigotry explodes! Together…we die, Together, we live apart; ......

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Categories: unvarnished truth, allegory, anxiety, death, grief,
Form: Haiku

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