War Free Verse Poems

Cells held secret ballots in my bones,
voting for mutiny in whispers.
Cancer, that drunk architect,
scribbled collapse into my blood's blueprint.

They built black gardens in my lungs,
where...

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I once had a special place by the sea;
My favorite place for God and me.
The only sounds I heard were the roarings
of the sea and...

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Humble home, or palace known? Scenes
Pass..  somewhere is the tick of clocks; or beat of
Metronome? The rhythm of possibility’s a
Crashing of waves. Some false?...

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I miss you.
Maybe I should tell you.
Maybe I should tear through the distance
with something as simple, as foolish,
as a “hey, you crossed my mind.”

But what...

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If tomorrow we never speak again,
I hope you still carry the softness of us in your heart.
Not the silence that followed,
but the warmth in our...

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Author Dana Redricks 
April 25, 2025

The questions that flood my mind. Who am I, what is my purpose, and where do I belong? I know...

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the pages of my diary hold the memories-
memories of you being cold and warm,
memories of that mysterious smirk,
and the day you deserted me

i unfurled the...

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I did not leave like a storm.
I left like sediment—
quiet, heavy,
having learned the language
of sinking.

You called it love,
but I was always the chalk outline
beneath your...

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Sun has made its big grand entrance. Great right? Right? RIGHT?! No, sun is something that happens by nature, Yes but its just beautiful outside,...

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..they were sent by those
who sat upon pedestals so high
whose life was sheltered and dry 
and saw the new days bright shining light

and they were...

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from the cities,
from the towns.
from the farms, 
 and from all around.
they swarmed in their droves
to sign their names away
to a story that was golden.
to...

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In this write my spirit stands.' To curse satans war on all
Humans.' For the move in taking babes from mothers breasts.' To g m crops...

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a rude boys awakening for paris jackson
the first taste of water was bothered
in sought minds lost
walked was the way
into darkness's hold
hold of myself leaving time

to...

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“as we passed her she did wilt
which caused in us sense of guilt
since our stance perhaps did cause
to put her heart’s joy on pause
though we’re...

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The human soul is not a commodity
The soul is a part of life. Just part of God
The soul is a part of God. The gift...

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