Tag: poetry
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Changing the guard
You who stormed the beaches Loaded the cannons Got surrounded Held to last Broke through Won to the castle Breached the town Secured the bridges And marched to victory Thank you! You won the war You gave freedom to the trapped You healed the wounded You demonstrated self sacrifice You continued to patrol You showed…
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We are pets
I was born a dog I was born a cat I was made to play I was made to eat I grew up to be tall and fast I grew to be quiet and quick I can make noise and bite at danger I can perform stealth attacks and flee in terror I am the…
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Unearthed
Unearthed Who am I that you would care for? Who am I that you would seek for? Am I worth it? Maybe, perhaps not. / I was buried Underneath my evils Drowning in the tide Dragged out beyond the coast Land seemed like a dream For days on end Air was a foreign object /…
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To the something inside.
With life and purpose, What is it that drives me forward? What is it that makes a man? Is he defined by his muscles? His women that he conquered? The company he keeps? The foes that he has slain? Do you see the mountain of corpses that I stand upon? Have you seen the families…
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Do you understand
Do you understand what you have done? You went and got married. There was very little thought placed into it. You dated for six weeks. You said the vows. You celebrated. You got pregnant. Had a child. A beautiful baby girl. The surrounding family was filled with joy. You both found out that the husband…
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Doeth
Doeth the psycho wish forth kills?Nay he simply does.Doeth the baker wish for bread?Nay he makes.Doeth the poet hear rhymes?Nay he strings them along.Poetry doeth make a poet.
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Apex
To climb a Mountain I have seen a mountain I want to climb it To conquer it To claim it as my own For at the pinnacle is my destiny It is at the root that I see you You smile at me I smile back It is like lightning That we begin to ascend…
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Dancing on my…
If you have lived A life as long as mine You would know that Life fulfilled is a hard to do To dance throughout To feel joy To be loved What a life is owed To feel her hand in mine In youth with twists and turns In middle age with sways and spins In…
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I sought you
I sought after you, Long and hard, I craved your attention, I relished the thought of being together, I wanted to be near you. I heard your voice in the crowd, I saw your face through the thousands, I wrote you poems and stories, I was ignored, Or at least I assumed I was, It…
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