Ballad Violence Poems

Everyday you see strangers

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The Ballad of Love Distorted 

The horse’s ears flicker in silent rebuke
His rider is tense, taut, confused. 
Raw frost shining in soft silver rhythm 
And...

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I've been so close to death,
so close I could almost taste it,
I almost drew my last breath.
I remember every second
and I hate it.

How could someone...

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The chorus blazes, 
chaperoning the gloomy pollution of mortal extinction. 
Bridges of anxiety rupture harmony, 
as havoc reigns from the skies of Ukraine. 
The breaks...

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He died for freedom and the righteous cause of liberty.
He gave up his own life so others could enjoy liberty.
"OOH What a lucky man he...

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He was a nice quiet gentle man
He had family friends wife and a daughter too
But Rayshard Brooks was also a black man
He was just waiting...

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Oh Lord, they laid George Floyd down
They put a knee to his neck 
and pinned him to the ground
for nine minutes they held him on...

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Unburden you’re soul
Get back control
From everything in your head
Racing around and creating dread

Do you feel it biting away
Always always wanting it’s say
But get rid of...

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A change is gonna come
Not black or white but everyone
For each life matters to someone
Let this day be a meaningful one

I have heard the anguish...

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British people asked for 30 minutes to eat their breakfast before being evacuated from Terrorist Threat.

When in Britain I like to sit down
To a full...

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I dont want to die
But i dont want to live
Atrocities done
I can not forgive
Let go of the past
Quit reliving the pain
Lies and betrayals 
Stuck deep...

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Samson reborn within
brand name garden variety
twentieth century *****sapien
hirsute trademark characteristic
electrified, empowered, enamored
mirrored reflection validated

substantial flowing luscious tresses
superseded body, mind, and spirit triage
prioritized as most...

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People choose your side
Know that you are satisfied 
And if you are defeated 
Wonder if at home you’ll be greeted

But returning will not always work...

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Preacher E. Lye



He wears his white collar backwards
Piggy attenuated pagan wives’ tale
say the trigger Finger Man
has snake eyes in the back of his head

Got a...

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The Gunslinger 

There once was a honest man, a man of iron and steel
Vengeance filled his heart, a lust for blood so surreal
No one knows...

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