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#771

Hic Cups

essentially. an inexplicbl onset of the hiccups frequently lasts for quite some moderate length of time. as my mind in a heightened state of literary permicuosnss, the whim arose to craft a poetic epistle...

I write much hic cup ado    About nothing, which involuntary explosive release    comes clear out of the hic cup blue nary a sponge bob square pants handy dandy bellows clue    where...

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#772

Troglodyte Trump

the frenzied action undertaken by the forty fifth president seems to trigger the prospect of a military conflagration, which countries who lash back would be justified to play whack a mole with this power...

Sic semper tyrannis ad mortem ("Thus always I bring death to tyrants"). Trump’s tyrannical unsubstantiated usurpation unleashes ugly Uber vagaries, venomous vitiating, viva voce vulgarity, wakening warring wicked woe begone wretched Xerses, yawping yelping yipping zeal. The...

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#773

The boss aka Bruce Springsteen

the musician known as "the boss" claimed a stake in the annals of contomporary rock and roll.  his early forays into the lamentable struggle per the under belly of society.


this cautious man (bobby jean) born in the u.s.a. grownin’ up in the badlands of atlantic city bonded with blood brothers felt born to run along backstreets in brilliant disguise that did cover me

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#774

To Love You Small To Love You Large

This poems reaches out to people who don't necessarily love themselves. People will tell you to stop thinking a certain way or comparing yourself to others, but at the end of the day it's...

For who you are And what you do There are things, Inside of you For those you simply can't control For those that simply take a toll  Your brain and heart, are two that...

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#775

In Death

Never really mourned my mums death outwardly.  I have  bipolar and keep eveerything to myself.  This is a release


She only saw my first born child My mum, that is, before she died

My memory of that abject time Is pastel shades and pantomime I acted from a well worn script The cup of...

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#776

Resentment of Contentment

We dont need to attain happiness, contentment should be enough for us to appreciate life


Conditioned from birth to believe the myth  You MUST worship the happiness monlolith Billions of visual lobotomies  Drive modern lifes dichotomies

In order to maintain this state  Please enter through consumer gate You must buy...

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#777

Dignity

I asked this man to lake me take this shot of him.  Got chatting and he told me all about his musical career


What do you see behind those eyes? A world of truth, a world of lies?

What drew you to this very place? To catch a breath, to see a face?

Does the world look strange to...

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#778

My Grandmothers Hands


My Grandmother's hands told many tales Of scrubbing steps and broken nails Hand-washing clothes in enamel sink Red football socks turned white towels pink When not baking cakes at the old gas stove

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#779

Poems to Enlighten

Life's lessons


~~Poems to Enlighten Dear Lord; God, Please help me to relay your significant message.  Clear me for your divine light to shine through. I must absolve myself to let the creative force do its...

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#780

I Know It Wasnt Your Fault

It's about my reflection of how life turned out due to his absence. Understanding it was my own doing.


Almost ten years its been .It seems like another life.  I think back and it's like watching a memory with a distorted perception. For this mental deception. guilt feels like a knife. Why is...

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