Best Contraband Poems
Libyan Air War: Confetti and Contrabandallied jets litter
civilian shields cover ground
loyal thugs forage...
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Categories:
contraband, war
Form:
Haiku
Another's ContrabandDo you play inside the Corn Flakes,
or are corn stalks more you game
Is that Hersey Bar the answer,
or the cocoa or cocaine
Do you clerk for someone’s feelings,
inspiration all be damned,
Your legacy an afterthought,
—of another’s contraband
(Grantham New Hampshire: February,...
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Categories:
contraband, betrayal,
Form:
Rhyme
ContrabandRow upon row
upon row
of caged men
some growl
others mutter
still others silent,
lifeless...
the banging starts
crescendos
the din incredible
is it a jailbreak
who smuggled
freedom in...
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Categories:
contraband, freedom, prison, sound,
Form:
Imagism
ContrabandDo you play inside the Corn Flakes,
or are corn stalks more you game
Is that Hersey Bar the answer,
or the cocoa or cocaine
Do you clerk for someone’s feelings,
inspiration to be damned
Your legacy an afterthought
—another’s contraband
(Grantham New Hampshire: February, 2017)...
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Categories:
contraband, meaningful,
Form:
Rhyme