AN UNMOCKED ALLEGORY
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AN UNMOCKED ALLEGORY
(A Message In And For Each Day Of Ourstory)
Granny said that all things have a seed
and that every seed produces its own
thing to be reaped: good or bad:-
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Categories:
wheeled, allegory, black african american,
Form: Free verse
Confession of a Serial Killer
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they wheeled me in like a busted fridge
metal bolts, the stink of bleach
my hands were calm for once—
you'd think I'd scream,
but I'd already done all my screaming.
a priest mumbled junk at ...
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Categories:
wheeled, 12th grade,
Form: Free verse
Abandoned
...Abandoned on the promenade,
A big-wheeled trike did sit,
Forlornly waiting for the tyke
Who should be riding it.
I passed it on my morning walk,
When few are up and out
And seeing it, I wonde...
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Categories:
wheeled, lost,
Form: Rhyme
Madness to the Method
...Call me Mr. Sensible. Call me Mr. Reason.
You can always count on me, regardless of the season.
Consistently, I have a plan, built on a firm foundation.
I take care to work things out, based on s...
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Categories:
wheeled, crazy, freedom,
Form: Rhyme
Santa We've Been Outta Touch
...Santa Claus, we’ve been out of touch
and I don’t ask for very much
but I have needs, and I’m in Dutch
I want to see the light of day
oh, and can you give me a sleigh
and a way to forget yest...
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Categories:
wheeled, crazy, dark,
Form: Rhyme
WHEELCHAIR BOUND
... WHEELCHAIR BOUND
Dots appeared and disappeared
a single sunray flashed onto
wheelspokes, canvas seat
comfortably frayed
bought secondhand
her unexercis...
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Categories:
wheeled, body, care, change, character,
Form: Free verse
The Sunshine Singers Come to Play
...In dribs and drabs, in fits and starts,
the elders slowly congregate;
in the common room of the seniors' home,
they patiently sit and wait.
Some are wheeled in, some simply shuffle
in orderly fa...
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Categories:
wheeled, age, appreciation, celebration, humanity,
Form: Rhyme
WHERE LOVE LEARNS NO MORE
...Sponsor : Justin Bordner
WHERE LOVE LEARNS NO MORE
Where Love learns no more
two serpents crawling twine
one midnight black another
luminous wizardy white
entangled fanged bedazzled...
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Categories:
wheeled, allegory, creation, deep, dream,
Form: Free verse
UNMOCKED ALLEGORY: A MESSAGE IN AND FOR EACH DAY OF OURSTORY
...Granny said that all things have a seed
and that every seed produces its own
thing to be reaped: good or bad:-
At the time, it was hers and the bible study
lesson to be taught and remembered;...
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Categories:
wheeled, allegory, black african american,
Form: Free verse
Bullying and Racism
...Today, I called the Police assistance line,
I was connected to the Police Station nearby.
The Officer asked 'What happened?".
I said "I desperately need some advices,
I was verbally harassed for ...
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Categories:
wheeled, anti bullying, birth, bullying,
Form: Free verse
Categories:
wheeled, inspirational,
Form: Shape
Sixty-six years and six months
...My people set out sixty-six years and six months ago
Give or take; sure, liberties taken, but I'll give her back,
And if you want, they got a machine with occasional fact,
But back to forbodingly ...
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Categories:
wheeled, confusion, growing up, leadership,
Form: Rhyme
In the Waiting Room
...An hour in the waiting room –
You look around and see
All kinds of folks in varied states
Of some uncertainty.
The old and feeble being wheeled
By aides providing care
And little babies, so ...
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Categories:
wheeled, health, people,
Form: Rhyme
Beach 1 School 0
...Youth, I think it's time,
on your bike to climb
to rapture sublime.
Feel wind on your face,
freedom to embrace,
so that you may fly.
Watch the world go by -
on your two-wheeled high!
Turn l...
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Categories:
wheeled, beach, sports,
Form: Rhyme
Looby Loo - Christmas 2024
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Dear Santa, it’s Looby Loo, I’m still here
It’s a miracle, have been ill all year
I don’t want you to forget to stop by
As this old gal would then break down and cry.
I need decent...
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Categories:
wheeled, character, christmas, humor,
Form: Rhyme
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