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Patience
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JP Thomas
| Verse |
urban, cheer up, earth, family,
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The Shop Window
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Bernard Chan
| Senryu |
urban, clothes, desire, money, poverty,
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Lines Written While Watching TV News
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Matthew Anish
| Free verse |
art, love, peace, urban,
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Dublin
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W.A. CHOLT
| Tanka |
city, urban,
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WISHES
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Chigbo Solomon Peter
| Rhyme |
urban, crush, culture, friend, society,
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TRAM BELL
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Sidney Beck
| Imagism |
life, philosophy, urban,
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Daft From Bath
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Nick Trim
| Rhyme |
urban, england, funny, giggle, hilarious,
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These Same MC's, Moulded Clay
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Nick Trim
| Rhyme |
urban, england, hip hop, home,
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Letter of Homeless
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Todd Aguilar Jr.
| Lyric |
urban, appreciation, growth, home, humanity,
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Resurrection
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Nick Trim
| Rhyme |
urban, hip hop, humorous, power,
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THE VAGABOND
by Line Gauthier
the vagabond
nowhere to go
no human ties
posted on August 20, 2018...
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Senryu |
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Categories:
urban, community, lonely, poverty, prejudice,
Velociraptor Victims
by Freddie Robinson Jr.
Here are the French Connection facts,
Monsieurs and Madames
No need for reverse English translation,
Ladies and Gentlemen
Step carefully ...
You’re now at the yellow tape border of...
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Narrative |
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Categories:
allegory, imagery, urban, violence,
Who Shot 2Pac
by Nick Trim
Remember that commercial tool,
that fool Ja Rule.
The miniature 2Pac image imitator,
packaged and bought up but in no way similar.
Was Suge or the Illuminati really behind...
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Rhyme |
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Categories:
urban, business, corruption, death, hip
Welcome
by Teagan Taylor
Vaporous hazy fog,
listless light,
permeated by the sound
of early birds.
Gulls cawing,
delivery trucks thumping,
competing as they
emit their harsh cries.
Singing the tune
of way wards movement.
Devoid of...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
urban, city, environment, good morning,
Late Evening Musing
by Matthew Anish
People pass by and moonlight causes shadows to
appear in the metropolis
Where are they all going?
I surmise that some are going to see family
while others...
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Ballad |
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Categories:
poetry, poets, urban,
The City
by Lawrence Sharp
There are too many of us.
Unyieldingly sane, unthinkingly sane, all too sane,
too few know this.
There may be enough,
there'll never be enough for you,
but we'll persist...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
urban,
IF EVER I HAD A COUNTRY : XIX and XX
by T Wignesan
IF ever I had a country : XIX - XX
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Dramatic Monologue |
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Categories:
urban, abuse, environment, nature, peace,
With My Jeans On
by Lawrence Sharp
Every night, as ritual would have it,
though I sleep uncluttered,
I'm sure to leave my jeans next to my bed.
I want to meet them with my...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
urban,
Rapa Nui Warriors
by Hamish Gardner
Rapa Nui Warriors stand bright and tall and stark
Monolithic dynasties enshrined in all our hearts
But what if I told you, til death doth do us...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
urban, allusion, anxiety, political, power,
The Elegant Echo
by Subimal Sinha-Roy
THE ELEGANT ECHO
On the busy walkway of the city shopping center
In the air of elegance ruffling her well-set auburn hair
She walks in style on her...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
girl, urban,
Aspie On The Tube
by Nina Parmenter
aspie on the tube
people colours noise smells heat
facefuls of London
27 May 2018...
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Senryu |
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Categories:
city, senses, travel, urban,
Song of the City
by Matthew Anish
Light streaming down
on the asphalt homeland
The day is full of promise
Sitting here in the local coffee spot
I am surrounded by people with...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
hope, urban,
Tanka New York City
by Matthew Anish
Trees start to blossom
Rising from the city streets
New York battles on
Thousands of eyes look upward
Joy in the metropolis...
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Tanka |
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Categories:
spring, tree, urban,
The Cordial Mister Dumpster
by Jessica Amanda Salmonson
Douglas Dempster the Dumpster King
Hates to be called Doug Dumpster
But he's to blame if that's his name
Denying it is a real stumper.
Mashes the trash, burns...
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Rhyme |
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Categories:
urban, environment, funny, humor, rude,
Traffic
by Wayne Kingston
weary daylight swoons
corporate bees swarm commute
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Haiku |
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Categories:
america, journey, urban,
RASTA CAN'T SMOKE IN PRIVACY
by Bud Cee
Everyday they watch him
Descending the stairs
But he doesn't feel uneasy
Despite the offensive stares
His eyes stay red
But that's the least of his cares
Rasta can't...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
drug, identity, prejudice, urban,
Neglect
by Fritz Purdum
You walk upon...
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Rhyme |
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Categories:
perspective, urban,
Unusual Occurrence in Gotham
by Matthew Anish
The news brings
tales of murder and mayhem
Yet city dwellers persist
in living their lives here
to the fullest
They go to restaurants, plays, movies,...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
urban,
Stuck
by Todd Aguilar Jr.
Stuck in the game
while being stuck in my brain
anxiety i battle every day
never seems to go away
mental health is serious i never play
about that situation...
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Lyric |
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Categories:
urban, anxiety, depression, growth, mental
Trim Shady Come Out And Playyyy
by Brenda Chiri
Challenge To Trim Shady Lets Flow
I'll murk you Trim Shady in slowmo
for talking crazy in my dojo
shouldn't have come solo
to try to best this...
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Rhyme |
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Categories:
urban, computer, dedication, england, hip