Best Enigma Poems

"I'm a conundrum. Or an enigma. I forget which." James A. Owen

In a white man's world, 
I've become an enigma,
feeling like I don't belong, 
trying to break the stigma.
In these mental maladapted creations,
against misplaced monachopsis damnations,
they stare at the colour of your skin,
like it's some...

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I'm rather hard to figure out
Not many really get what I'm about
I'd rather sit quietly than shout
I keep it real I'm not prone to pout
You might think me passive
Still I will act 
when others are subdued by doubt

Somewhat serious
Yet prone to smile
Not ecstatic I have...

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I can’t be branded and put into a box
I’m a rhyme wrapped within a riddle a complete paradox
I won't  carry the labels, or walk around with the stigma.
I am the great unknown a total enigma
I am an incomplete masterpiece, a beautiful disaster
I am the...

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Generous of heart, the morning his light, 
with a spirit of passion he shares his wisdom. 
He muses his manic state with courage - profound - Awen

Glowing, he sparkles, eyes twinkle, 
timid - unsure, rich in a maelstrom of ideas, 
and silent contemplation - Awen

Cloaked...

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Arriving there, open door to floors bare
Moist was air, dwelling effusive with peace
The enigma of time began to cease
Oblivion to all but ocean, just stare

Simplicity for a few days; nowhere
To go, timeless, watch Gulls instead of Geese
Yesterday's ravenous problems release
Now live on sublime seaside oasis'...

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Everyone is a blended mixture of
Elementals made up of 
Oxygen, carbon,
Hydrogen, nitrogen,
Calcium, phosphorus, and…
Trace elements
A divine recipe, perhaps?

Some are yet to be born
Some are young,
Some are old.
Some are people of color,
Some are people who lack color.
Some speak one language
Some speak many tongues.
Some are social
Some are...

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“Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth...”  by Oscar Wilde



Face-to-face, he lies;
truth locked inside his heart’s vault.
Is it fear of ridicule?
How did he get here?
Why is it he dons...

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Fingers nimbly tapping his
heart onto the page
a rich tapestry of heartache
gentleness and rage

perceptions that astound me
engaging my soul
first one way, then another
a fall down the rabbit hole

who is this gifted writer
who speaks in shortened lines
tap tap tapping out his magic
til my heart he entwines...

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Jueju 10-8-24 
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Enigma

My baby has no grave
Slipping from my womb 
Upon a crimson wave
Too soon to feel your heartbeat

A son or a daughter
Your eyes blue or amber green
Your voice, a mystery
You - unsolvable puzzle – eternal enigma

Your laughter – never heard
Your smile unseen except by...

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Lipstick red
a wet rose opens

A treeless leaf
turns in the heavy air
as if

seeking where...

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harvest moon
spindly pine tree's darkness
silence sleeps

1/13/2024...

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" The story of him and i 

Is a mystery that cant be , 

Chosen between love and lie "

...

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A feller I met with a twinkle in his eye 
Quite the enigma you see.
Said, "I ain't got no dough... not a single penny!"
Said he, "ain't got no cash... not a single plug for a cup o' tea."

"Couldn't buy you no drink / not even...

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I am but an unsolvable puzzle,
A strange enigma of shattered pieces,
Mute, voice restrained by an iron muzzle,
     Dreadful as despair slowly increases.
     Fragile feelings and thoughts,
     Scattered around like dots.
   ...

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Within a night, a simple crop field has been transformed into a  magnificent work of art, the overnight cryptic formations capture the attention of all as the large section of the crop has been tamped into marvellous morphic designs of art, rings and other...

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