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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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Darrell Collins
Categories:
unwinnable,
political,
Form:
Crown of Sonnets
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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Aarron Tuckett
Categories:
unwinnable,
extended metaphor,
Form:
Free verse
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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David Kavanagh
Categories:
unwinnable,
peace, perspective, war,
Form:
Monoku
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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Hilo Poet
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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Concetta Hardnett
Categories:
unwinnable,
age, art,
Form:
Free verse
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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Sotto Poet
Categories:
unwinnable,
analogy, appreciation, caregiving,
Form:
Free verse
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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Edward Ibeh
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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Adam Segal
Categories:
unwinnable,
business, desire, hope, passion,
Form:
Rhyme
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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Silent One
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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Jan Oskar Hansen
Categories:
unwinnable,
absence, anti bullying,
Form:
Blank verse
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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David Mchattie
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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Chisala Kataya
Categories:
unwinnable,
anger,
Form:
Free verse
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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Lewis Raynes
Categories:
unwinnable,
community,
Form:
Quatrain
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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Lewis Raynes
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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Joe Smith
Categories:
unwinnable,
dark,
Form:
I do not know?
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