Courage Vanity Poems

A Patron's Vanity [A protest poem]---

By Cherbo Geeplay

How sunny the day becomes 
remains to be seen under these 
monsoon rains as a scarf hangs 
on...

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To the social worker, fierce and bold, a shield against the night,
Who fights for children, lost and cold, yet may not see the foster system's...

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The day I looked and saw sea in its entirety
I cringed at its depth and prayed for mercy

I saw the good, the bad, and the...

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Vanity upon vanity 
This is for the ones
With no soul 
The ones so greedy and selfish
The ones that are power intoxicated
The ones heartless
The ones with...

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What comes of Lady Sugarton  
                  ...

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I’m a path inside the wood,
And twisted by design.
Despite my aim for greater good,
By me there stands a sign.

“Not a Trail,” is what they read,
By...

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“What a beauty!”
his elevated appraise brought
his Love to join him reading
          the news article.

An elephant stands...

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Ernie exposed himself to Vi.
But she wore her 
Samurai sword
at her side. 
The Master of the slice, 
She didn’t think twice.
And Ernie was shortened 
and...

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To be Ignored (heads in the air, or maybe noses)

The toilet makes a swoosh, 
The drain makes a giggle.
Grandpa lets go a “big” one, 
and...

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Torah: Black Fire on White Fire, A Nafka Mina

Every Place, every Space,
In ink, 'tween signs, ‘tween lines,
Everywhere He, Where are we?

Ask, "Mi Hashem Aylai?"
Not, "What's...

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Too edgy to be cornered
Too angry to stay composed
Too focused to be distracted
Too valuable to be disposed
 
Too broke to be hurt
Too woke to be...

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she remembers
each morning
caking it on her face

gave her confidence
made her feel stronger
stronger than she really was

like warrior paint
she caked it on
primed to face the day



AP:...

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vanity is not my pain

am lost 
but not in their nets 
any more 

I just want to maintain 
my stand

cos their evil level 
I don't...

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Children are dying due to accidents,
Bomb blasts are taking precious souls at an early time,
Too many tears shed, 
Cries, mourning, weeping and lamentations,
Who are to...

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I'm a grit teeth beginner breaking out the cage,
growing strong and fitter with wit coming of age,
squeezing letters out of lemons got me in a...

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