Best Twist Poems

It wasn’t that I’d done you wrong
I'd welcomed you into my heart’s home
I'd cherished you
and I had fed you 
I'd protected you
I had let you dream your dreams
in comfort
in safety
and I had loved you:
You were my own

And yet….
day upon day,
you waited for the opportunity
to confess
knowing...

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The Build UP

One two…I want you
Three four...Kiss me more
Five six…tasty licks
Seven eight…I can’t wait
Nine ten…Come again!

The Cool Down? ;)

Ten, nine…that was fine
Eight, seven…still in heaven
Six, five….I feel alive
Four, three…more for me
Two, one…I’m undone!

Eileen Manassian Ghali...

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A bakery on each corner
I remember in my youth
As Cinnamon floats on air
En route to my sweet tooth

The double dip of honey
On a ring of dough and glaze
Could summon my direction
Through a concrete city maze

Glass displayed the treasure
Of powdered edible jewels
Flavors beyond measure
Consumed my walks...

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Winter days are cold and gray while summer’s warm and bright. 
Snow covered mountain tops melt away when the time is right.  
Pouring rains and hurricanes will stir up now and then.  
Storms appear from year to year no less than dear old...

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Silence shutters in through the fresh air
streaked windows painted in despair
star struck visions seek the light
hidden inside the distant night
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Smoke-filled eyes blink
gasps trying to think
a whisper heard
no just a bird
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so missed
a twist
sighs
why
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-...

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Oh those muddled webs some weave

     When folks get more than we perceive

         While truth hoards dust upon the shelves

          The gears enmesh to...

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Life is full of twist and turns they start from the day we are born. When we are born 
there is a lot we don’t know. But the older we get the more are knowledge grows. Life 
is full of twist and turns so many...

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Vaccines are all carefully made
To fight what should make us afraid
Some hate the syringe
And now they should cringe 
As hosts the bad germs could invade...

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Just as it is said that power corrupts, so does the lack of it, possibly,which may also just destroy, if it does not corrupt first, or even if it does. let us hope for the best or at least better. this world needs a lot...

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Good people at better point won't rest,
Better people want, always the best,
Every where,I want some more request,
This world is like Oliver Twist!...

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(Talking to the mirror)
I done just about had enough of you,
I know what's coming next,
so get it over with quick, will you
I'm not giving up my lunch money again,
and no more of your homework gets done by me
Today is my personal holiday,
starting today, I'm living...

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Kind refreshing words,
like a soothing balm on wound,
make my long face beam.

sharp piercing words,
like great Esimuda's sword
twist my face to frown.








Esimuda was a legendary figure in my tribe's folktale. He was a warrior with a sharp two-edged sword....

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Poetry Soup is THE place to hang out
If you're looking for a place to twist and shout
It's all fun and games
Just let go of the reigns
Jump in with both feet and splash about


© Jack Ellison 2015...

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The ground was blanketed with fallen leaves
that crunched under their feet as they ducked
into the bushes and secluded spots behind thick trees
The forest was their domain the comforts of life
as fugitives in hiding they could survive,
it beat capture  and torture.

Emerging on the path came...

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As I stand here in front of my closet , starring in to the space...
I wonder which black dress to choose, and how I am going to face..
All the guests that will be there , at your final resting place...
I look in the mirror and...

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