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Beautiful GirlsI see the way your body dances through the halls of our home, how dirty you are. dirty little girl.
My teacher said this is not what we do. Mom tells me this is bad.
They’re wrong....
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Categories:
abuse, angst, child abuse,
Form: Free verse
Split ScreenTwo people are on the screen which one is your dream? Two dresses are hanging on the door which one did you picked up on the shore; two cabs are waiting at the gate which...
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Categories:
absence, abuse, adventure, appreciation,
Form: Narrative
A Distant Goodbye
Make changes to break the cycle
Be mindful, always aware
Never create a fearful unsafe home
Always protect and care
Fear as his dads car pulled into the driveway
Watching the removal of his dads belt
Knowing what was coming next
Not...
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Categories:
abuse, addiction, change, family,
Form: Rhyme
rainbow allianceRainbow alliance
On a barbed wire fence between Chile and Argentine
hangs thousands of plastic bags, some of the bags from top shops
London, New York, Paris, and Bonn.
Here are Japanese, Swedish bags, Arabic bags, and...
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Categories:
7th grade, absence, abuse,
Form: Blank verse
I’m hungryIn a time where innocence should reign,
This little girl faced trials, her heart in pain.
Her upbringing, not necessarily the worst, I’d say,
But love and stability seemed far far away.
Naive to the world, she sought to...
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Categories:
abuse, anger, betrayal, child,
Form: Free verse
The Compassion I Didn't HaveWe thought life would have been
so simple: flowers and hugs,
sentimental nights and songs;
then, reality came with its pain...
we were no longer that invincible,
rather two people so gullible!
The compassion I didn't have
hurts inside, now it's tearing...
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Categories:
absence, abuse, break up,
Form: Rhyme
dependenceDependence
Looking out of the window
at the doctor's waiting room
his receptionist had gone outside for a smoke
she wore black underwear
under a white nylon dress
Faux pas?
What do I care, who dresses in a black T-shirt
jeans and a...
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Categories:
absence, abuse, anxiety,
Form: Blank verse
a female worldThe female world
There is a new low in the Trump hatred
by the political class, a new court case
has turned out to be a titillating show
where a prostitute appears as having
the time of her life, as she...
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Categories:
abuse, addiction, angst,
Form: Burlesque
Gummy on solanaIn the realm of Solana, a gummy's in charge,
A silly meme that's living large.
It's making folks rich, breaking the mold,
Turning regular folks into millionaires bold.
A funny candy leading a financial spree,
Who'd have thought it? It's...
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Categories:
abuse, 12th grade, 4th grade,
Form: Bio
Still Waters Turn with the TideBeneath the tranquil surface, secrets hide,
Water still like a mirror, calm and wide.
Yet deep below, a tempest starts to form,
A storm is brewing, nature's wild alarm.
Waves undulating, with a rhythmic dance,
Whispers of the wind, a...
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Categories:
abuse,
Form: Couplet
EVE DAMNED EDEN, MAD EVEEVE DAMNED EDEN, MAD EVE
Madam, I’m Adam, to which Eve then replied
You’re just a mere man, not to be deified
I am not born from any bird rib
Evil, a sin, is alive - no fib
Ignore...
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Categories:
abuse, integrity,
Form: Limerick
Black Snake
I saw a black snake twice in my dream
Exactly what his presence seemed to mean.
Escaping from the same place as mystery
Tell me why
Automatic killer coming from the dark side getting things done
Hillbilly style
I was fool...
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Categories:
abuse, books, conflict, life,
Form: Free verse
the tribeThe lost tribe
Holocaust, the ongoing tragedy
this time, it is the Palestinians who are victims
from a tribe that has learned that if one has
to survive, they must be ty, able to tell
lies and cynically plays on...
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Categories:
absence, abuse, addiction,
Form: Blank verse
When Silence SpeaksWhen silence speaks in broken dialects, to harmonize hurt,
I ponder, would the sky unravel synonyms for serenity,
amidst piercing thunder that strikes through raining regrets~
upon flowers, swaying forsaken, to butterfly ballads?
But will oblivious...
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Categories:
abuse, dark,
Form: Free verse
Backwards Spells of FEAR Part I
so easy to fall, and so hard to break free
somehow as a child I knew
it was as if they knew my name before I had a clue
at 10 reading books about orphans
free from the...
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Categories:
abuse, addiction, child, fear,
Form: Free verse
Specific Types of Abuse Poems
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