Category Archives: Poetry

The parent category for poetry that fits the overall theme.

Growing Pains

A little girl born in the world of man A lesser being Made to understand Less touch and then a lesser turning head to see her pictures drawn to hear the words she said Within a family exists the world … Continue reading

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Byzantium

May as well have been In Byzantium All history’s glory Lost in tedium Of the lost but free Let me be the one To have finished what I have just begun All hyperbole And such drama here Might just be … Continue reading

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Uneasy Listening

Outside the rooms Time moves slower Sunlight has a volume Trickling as gold Through dirty curtains The clock beat is ominous Uneasy listening And if you were to lean Up against the wall to hear You wouldn’t hear What you … Continue reading

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Psycopath – for Prompt 32 – Bridge

They say there is such a short distance within the cerebral cortex to the amygdala Tenuous bridge of thought that shimmers with indeterminate, uncontrolled reptilian response These furrowed roads within are fortune’s fool and character as destiny trembles on this molten … Continue reading

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Final Cut

The final cut The final day Was slicing through everything Fear, hope, dismay Was a backwards glance Walking away The final cut The final day The final cut Without remorse Was denying everything What was worse Was a flippant comment … Continue reading

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Free

Free from thought Free from time Free from consequence Free from crime Free from circumstance Free from fear Free from sympathy Free from cheer Free from thoughts now Free from strife May as well be Free from life © Helen … Continue reading

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Go The Distance

I desire to go the distance of the fire Ambition is my true mistress I’ll not tire I prefer the higher mountain here to climb I’ll revere the call of reason not the rhyme I desire to go the distance … Continue reading

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Best Kept Secret

You have the best kept secret of all They’d never know or guess How far you’d stoop or fall You hide your crimes in plain sight The whiplash of comedy Is a beacon far too harsh and bright For years … Continue reading

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Recovery

The day dawns less grey Less oppressive seems the sun And lights that lead the way show simpler pathways here to run Your name is not a beating repetition in my heart No image of your leaving haunts each day … Continue reading

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Fair Play

You never knew fair play It never was your way For those who follow rules Brought derision and dismay You always played to win No sense of dark or sin All others were just fools Who never could begin To … Continue reading

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