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Unwinnable Poems - Poems about Unwinnable

The Reaper Reigns
...Written By: D. Collins 3/7/25 For the non-believers he’s now here in the flesh. Seriously masquerading as a U.S. President. C......

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Categories: unwinnable, political,
Form: Crown of Sonnets
Premium Member The War Within
...Thoughts coil around my mind, Not chains—no, chains can be broken. These are roots, tangled deep, Threaded through marrow, Anchored in places I cannot reach. I pull. They tighten. I resist. T......

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Categories: unwinnable, extended metaphor,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member world peace
... when an impenetrable shield ~ is struck by an unbreakable sword in the collision not one atom is lost ~ and stalemate gets restored far better to have a standoff truce ~ than fight an unwinn......

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Categories: unwinnable, peace, perspective, war,
Form: Monoku
Premium Member Mirror, In The Line Of Fire: POTW
...''Reflection of two world faith's, they're [+ & -] for now, HAIL, the created who followed their rules, be 'change' in their faith that bear's silly nothings but rules & regs that [/'s not......

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Categories: unwinnable, analogy, games, imagery, life,
Form: Villanelle
Sessions
...Sessions Part one, Part two Part three, Part four To complete this story What more are you looking for? The perfect words The perfect sayings Can we see what's portraying In the insid......

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Categories: unwinnable, age, art,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Helping Hand
...Old pallid lady seen here, frail from cold, snow-slicked roads, sluggish old woman, a young guy, stopped, whispered, I'll lend a safe fist, life is an unwinnable battle? guide t......

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Categories: unwinnable, analogy, appreciation, caregiving,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Fall of Afghanistan
...Just like dominoes, Afghanistan falls; It was only a matter of time. American soldiers cash in their chips And head home on a jet plane After two decades in the trenches. An unwinnable war is d......

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Categories: unwinnable, conflict, horror, places, war,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Collections Reflections
...It’s time to clock in and start up the vacuum. This cash collector has walked into the room. Dropping the balances like bombs from a B52. Improving aged receivables and contacts too. Repairing ......

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Categories: unwinnable, business, desire, hope, passion,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Its a Part of Me
...Our lives are not immune to the impact of time, nor is our mind between the tensions of love and hate. That's why I curse this wanderlust heart - still searching for that wandering sta......

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Categories: unwinnable, emotions, introspection, life,
Form: Prose Poetry
War We Like
...wars we like Do we like wars as long as it is at our doorstep the Russians fought in Afghanistan and lost hands down the USA took over this unwinnable war so far it has lasted Twelve years wit......

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Categories: unwinnable, absence, anti bullying,
Form: Blank verse
Premium Member The Doppelganger Effect
...Something extremely wicked tears at the very fabric and nature of his form. Where he yearns hopefully for a small piece of demented sleep but his mind lies stripped and bare before the sto......

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Categories: unwinnable, funny, humor, humorous,
Form: Rhyme
When Things Start To Fall
...When things start to fall. That's when you'll see the true meaning of your own story. Complications only make you feel more and more ashamed and sorry. The only option you have is to keep standing......

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Categories: unwinnable, anger,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Wealthy Lie
...To exploit our folks in a capitalist machine, To encourage the rich and the poor. To make the majority always bow down to the few, To fight the unwinnable war. We live in an antagonist ineq......

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Categories: unwinnable, community,
Form: Quatrain
Premium Member A Racist Shopping Trolley
...I’m a racist shopping trolley, I’m proud and happy and clean. I don’t like hanging around with trolleys rescued from the river, Beaten up all rusty, and mouldy, and green. I’m proud I look af......

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Categories: unwinnable, racism,
Form: Rhyme
The Darkness
...The darkness creeping in, Surrounded by the light Not knowing where to begin Tired of this unwinnable fight. The darkness all around me, Just trying to get by Not knowing what to be If only ......

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Categories: unwinnable, dark,
Form: I do not know?

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