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Time

poem by Anthony Blake

Someone come find me In fire I’m reunited Here I’ll be waiting From now no escape A thousand shades of one’s love Save me from myself I see here and now Shut down, been waiting, for who Shadows in corners Reach th... Read more

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2034

poem by Kenvil Atkins

In the year 2034, there will be no more war The earth will have closed its door Mankind will go mad for what it once had In the streets, vultures gather how sad Preying on each other hiding in corners Once again dinosaurs will ru... Read more

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WORDS THAT MAKE N...

poem by Kenvil Atkins

I am writing this poem The words make no sense The verses don’t rhyme Three pennies in a pond The Matador has won The strife has begun Why it is so much fun Alligator on the run Day has just begun A backward clock is no fu... Read more

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The A to Z of Kar...

poem by AiR Atman in Ravi

What is Karma? Karma means Action It is the Law of Action and Reaction If we sin, if we do bad, we will weep What we sow is what we will reap Nobody can escape the Law of Karma It is Karma that is controlling the earthly Drama ... Read more

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A suffocating wish

poem by Z

The harder my fingers cross The less time passes between Seconds and yet I can’t escape the grip I’ve so Induced Seconds become minutes To hours Two is the number of times I wish each day to feel Less Oh how I wis... Read more

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NOT PROFESSIONAL ...

poem by Kenvil Atkins

I will write a poem do you care Not about me I fear Should I write about the community That wouldn't do its unity I know from the soul well that’s bold Know one will tell its untold unsold Noises in my head people are being we... Read more

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Morning Birds

poem by msbellepoetry43

MORNING BIRDS PLEASE Open your eyes, Make one with the DAY, and see the SUNRISE This your DAY to START OFF RIGHT, Once your DAY is OVER, you RESET the WHOLE NIGHT. Your ANITICIPATION is to have a GREAT DAY, As your... Read more

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Night Owls

poem by msbellepoetry43

For all the NIGHT OWLS of the DARK OF NIGHT!!! Staying out LATE gives you such a DELIGHT. Going to PARTIES, to the CLUBS, and the BARS Being a NIGHT OWL, is WHAT you are. Living the NIGHT LIFE is HOW YOU ROLL, Being... Read more

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I am a Soul, Soul...

poem by AiR Atman in Ravi

Who am I? Why am I here? What is the truth about life, my dear? I am not the body, I am not the mind Who am I? The truth, I must find! Most of us, just live and die We believe the lie that God lives in the sky We don't ask ... Read more

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Mice are similar ...

poem by Surur Prakash Bharadwaj

Mice are similar to Men, Das ideal model to visualise. Traits are not listed by God's pen. Friends as foe they see n slay as hen, Gracing forks n plates for delish demise. Mice are similar to Men. Das twain minds are as a land o... Read more

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Trees and Sages f...

poem by Jojo Luis

Being amongst tall redwoods, they are like the Halls of Life. Columnar, majestic, sages. A branch swings, with what the wind brings. They have so much to teach us, and they are more than their rings. "Wooden" you know it, that... Read more

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The Hydra System

poem by Charles Sperry

Copy paste the algorithm straight into your mushy brain Rant and rave to others rhythms cut and taste the rotten strain As we out ourselves and others Swatting stars we see online While we break our broken brothers Cruel cura... Read more

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Erato in Errata

poem by Charles Sperry

I promise to myself "It's just a poem." With every line my pen ascends the stage. My madness- buried, lurking under loam- Begins to rip and claw out of the page. And in this passion- wild and unfettered- A curse is given me while... Read more

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Haunting

poem by Charles Sperry

In a world of gears and logic I remain, a fragment Of what's gone on before And what is yet to come In electron streams I hide A choking whispering lament That recalls what you once were And foretells what's to be done - ... Read more

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Sparrows on Ash W...

poem by Charles Sperry

We are the birds Perched on the pinnacle of greatness Surveying all below Declaring Mine is the kingdom and the power And the glory Forever Amen Unseeing, ignorant Of the mountain of stone and sweat and paint and tears The... Read more

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Candles

poem by Charles Sperry

Sometimes life needs a little burn The reminder you're alive After wrenching iron plates off the rough concrete floor Or setting fire to the craftsmanship of a skilled cigar roller And the liquid peaty richness in a glass of disti... Read more

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The Hag's Bacchan...

poem by Charles Sperry

"Little Hansel, Little Grettel!" Comes the doctor's siren call "Oh my dears how you are suffering, here Just let me make it better. I'll Get rid of useless pain. Don't suffer there in vain." We step in for consultation "Take ... Read more

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Old Dry Bones in ...

poem by Charles Sperry

I lie in this my city bleak, abandoned, desolate The crumbling rot of grandeur past with no one left to care, Repeating the same, repeating the same, repeat of mistakes of before This burden grinding me to dust is more than I can b... Read more

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My Strange Addict...

poem by Alex Ketchum

We fit like puzzle pieces that construct a wall that protects our mental and physical well beings. We are connected spiritually. A true love that never fades. We see each other as a drug. Both of us needing that drug to live. We’re ... Read more

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Time to self love

poem by D'Vina Dietrich

She walked through life with her hands covering her eyes Neglecting to protect her own sanity from the cruel world Tripping over terrors and falling into holes of pain She didn't wanna see any of it Yet neglecting to look, she ... Read more