Fire and FireTug-of-War
Alpha Dog
Carnivore
Locked our horns
Power struggle
Crown of thorns
Neither bows nor bends nor folds
Instead digs their heels
Leans in and holds
Under weights of worlds shouldered
Beneath catching fires smoldered
They juxtapose
Until the end
And so it goes
Protect; defend
Both yearning to submit, surrender
Though, coward, that would them then render
So instead they hold strong their positions
Each declaring their conditions
Never has...
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Categories:
conflict, hate, violence, war,
Form: Rhyme
My ManThe fingers crawled over
my lips, each step a crunch
on my parched soul -
lullaby for my desires
But where’s the wind ?
Where was it, before the drizzle?
The crawl slithered into sleek
curling my lips into his mouth
like a prey, I panted in his loop
struck by the venom of his kiss
I strangled reaching for the antidote...
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Categories:
violence, betrayal, blue, boyfriend, courage,
Form: Free verse
My PTSDIt's three o'clock in the morning, and I'm sitting here on the bathroom floor, reliving that day—reliving your death.
If only crying could ease the pain...
Maybe I would be able to live my life again.
Instead, I close my eyes and hear my voice blubbering to 911.
Dad is at work, so I know...
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Categories:
violence, anxiety, depression, lost, stress,
Form: Rhyme
The afterThe after
What happens after?
When what was loud is now silent
Where a place once filled with cameras go unnoticed
What once made history is now forgotten
Later
On TV they'll be a recap
The story will go
They'll manipulate the situation
Bonus if its told by a republican
They'll say
The police were peaceful, we'll be labelled as criminals
I guess it's...
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Categories:
anger, race, racism, violence,
Form: Free verse
Billy the Kid's PaI got to thinkin' about Billy the Kid
and the peculiar line of work he did.
If I were Billy's older brother or pa,
I would say, "instead of bein' a bad outlaw",
why not get yerself an education,
a 401K and three weeks' vacation....
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Categories:
education, humor, violence, work,
Form: Rhyme
monsterDaylight. Thank God. The monster comes at night.?
For now, I shake the strings loose,?
And try with my whole might.
Reflections of the night before—?
My eyes are swollen shut,?
Bruises, scars, maybe broken bones.?
Don’t show you’ve had enough.
The mirror reflects the bruises;?
I stare a bit too long.
?The monster's wrath shows on my face.
?Stay strong, girl. Stay strong.
I will...
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Categories:
abuse, courage, depression, violence,
Form: Free verse
DOMESTIC VIOLENCEWhen trust is broken
Feelings start fading
In love you become lazy or crazy
Can't confide in each other
A place of peace, calm or serenity
Now a battlefield, steadily pouring out aggression on each other.
Two hearts that caress and defend each other
Start bruising or humiliating each other
As they wrestle
The children watch, then start screaming
Don't...
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Categories:
violence, africa, children, christian, community,
Form: Didactic
Crayon Box DreamsA box of crayons new and ready waits
to block the yelling sounds outside the door.
The dreams a hundred color box creates
erase those sounds while I draw on the floor.
The shouting disappears, replaced by peace
when I draw a new dress for my poor doll.
Carefully, I choose a hue of cerise.
She'll feel so much...
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Categories:
color, drink, violence,
Form: Sonnet
My RealityI’ve lived and I’ve loved or so I thought,
came out broken, beaten and battered.
A false embrace a kiss of lies,
All loves games I bought.
Tried to be just who I am,
Not one would care to ease.
Friends, family or chosen mate,
Would bring me to my knees
Shut my mouth to obstruct the blow,
The Anger, fury and wrath,
The Inevitable...
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Categories:
violence, abuse, angst, anxiety, betrayal,
Form: Free verse
JUSTICEIs this really worth it
To be a woman in a country like this
Where we are forced to shut our scream
How will any girl see any dream
Multiple cases of assault and rape
But still many say it's all fake
Is there any more way to gain your trust
Many lost their lives..is it really worth
The scars which u...
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Categories:
violence, abuse, dark, lust, mental
Form: Couplet
Murder in the first degreeI can feel it crawling underneath, underneath my skin today.
Why should I even care now? its murder in the first degree.
You, you're not the person i thought you claimed to be.
why should i even care now? Its murder in the first degree.
Now i can hear it calling for me. From the land of makebelive.
why do...
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Categories:
anger, murder, obituary, violence,
Form: Rhyme
Tetrapod PerspectiveI wonder if it strikes them odd,
your ordinary tetrapod,
carnivorous or grass-fed,
to see such an enormous head,
on a creature with, but two feet,
who kills when he don't have to eat....
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Categories:
animal, violence,
Form: Rhyme
Blue RoseI wonder, Little Eddie, hypnotized,
can it be true you felt no pain at all?
Ten years of age, a figure formed too small,
and that poor Roadster, a gift you so prized…
How could your brother have so despised
your car? to pop its tires,—and on the wall—
smash it, scratch it, do everything to maul
that toy.—Is it true, you...
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Categories:
violence, abuse, boy, brother, children,
Form: Italian Sonnet
Tell - You Need To Be Heard
How could he honestly tell anyone
Who would actually believe him
A strong confident young man
Smiling on the outside ….petrified within
Excuses made for the obvious ones
With casual jest and smiles
Yet , it was so far from the truth
By a million miles
He absolutely adored her
In the beginning…it was so good
There had been a few incidents
She apologised….of course...
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Categories:
abuse, men, pain, violence,
Form: Rhyme
What Good To Celebrate VictoryYou should celebrate victory
You guys wear your best clothes
We will be wearing black
In condemnation with protest
You will drinking champagne
We will drink blood compact
In solidarity with prayers
You should perform good speeches
We will read the funeral mourn
You guys should hug and laugh
We will cry alone in unison
You return to your lavish homes
We will see the broken houses
Rich...
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Categories:
corruption, humanity, violence, war,
Form: Political Verse
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