Deeply SleepingChorus
I'm deeply sleeping
while she's breathing;
two breaths mixing,
two hearts beating.
Verse I
The wintry night totally dark and cold
embraces us, it can never make us shiver;
we keep warm and feel behind delighted
each heartbeat measures a minimal fear.
Verse II
The many secrets of past loves remain inside,
we've buried all evidence, too afraid to reveal any
of them that...
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Categories:
irony, anxiety, betrayal, dark, desire,
Form: Lyric
Burning salty TearsOh Almighty God
end this genocide on Gaza
move Israel away
Al Juman style haiku © 1/12/2025
hate is an internal cry
burning salt drips of anger
steaming for justice
Al Juman style haiku © 1/12/2025
...
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Categories:
irony, 7th grade, animal, bullying,
Form: Haiku
As Far As It Pains; As Much As Its Gains
A lost sheep wanders...
The shepherd once wonder;
In the jungle of silent Lion,
...
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Categories:
irony, allegory, anxiety, betrayal, dark,
Form: Rhyme
my muse
finally shut her trap,
did the job
of being herself,
letting me
observe
in the quiet—
god,
the yapping
made her,
too human
it's like she thought
she was the artist.
now look:
line breaks
sharp again—
enough to keep
breaking
backs, morale,
slogging
the ten-ton-taken-for-granted
stones
up-up-up
Sisyphean hills,
still—
I miss her
jibber jabber....
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Categories:
irony, muse,
Form: Free verse
Talk About the WeatherThe rules are simple
The rules are clear
Talk about the weather
But no politics here
Talk about the wind
Talk about the rain
But never, ever
Bring up social pain
Talk about the sunshine
Talk about the clouds
But don’t bring up
The political crowds
If you do
Best you prepare
Cause things get hot
And tempers will flare
Can’t no one speak
What they truly think
Cause fights break out
Quicker than...
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Categories:
conflict, irony, political, truth,
Form: Lyric
The Fly on the WallThe despicable fly thinks he is tall
Because he landed so high on the wall
But I’m about to show him just how small
He truly is when I make him fall
All because of a fly on the wall.
With a paper rolled tight with a band
Held firm in my good right hand,
I’ll send that dirty fly to the...
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Categories:
irony, funny, hilarious, humor, humorous,
Form: Rhyme
LOSTLost
In a tangle of thoughts
Briar thick thorny thoughts
Daring me to venture further
A sweet scent of roses
Bidding me rest, relax
Let the thoughts come to you
For they seek
The playground of your mind
Long for the challenge
Of confusion’s conundrum
Sneer at the strict interpretation
Of simplicity’s duplicity
Wait for the flowers of thought
To bloom
Knowing that their beauty
Will soon be
Lost
...
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Categories:
irony,
Form: Free verse
on second thoughts
if you want to do something logical ~ at least think about it first
if this advice feels illogical ~ it’s probably just your bubble burst
by
David Kavanagh...
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Categories:
irony, perspective,
Form: Monoku
Truth At HeartWhom am I in the endless plot of fate?
Your perfect perfection used as bait.
Whom am I to reject perfection’s grace,
Amidst my turmoil in karma’s embrace.
I sought not, yet there you stood,
A calm in my storm, I never understood.
You were the answer to my whispers unheard,
A soft light to which my shadow was led.
An eternity I...
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Categories:
irony, break up, fate, i
Form: Rhyme
simply not two-yes but-
Categories:
irony, words,
Form: Free verse
Echoes From the Past, lyricsProbably occurred about mid semester in 2018
Epic perhaps, there was a missed opportunity?
From a challenge contest to pen another poem
But this is stuff that men say in an asylum
At the time my ideas were a jumble of mess
Could this be part of a hero's quest?
The state governor jerry was speaking on campus
An acquaintance...
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Categories:
irony, jesus, memory, nursery
Form: Lyric
Fueling the Fires
Categories:
hate, irony, rights,
Form: Couplet
Be Mine?I’d say I know my partner pretty well:
She’s cool, so smooth, and outshines every light?
that merely grazes her—O’! what a sight!
If just that you could see what I can’t tell!
My partner is that holy, hallowed well!—
A muse and martyr, wisp and wanton sprite,
if you could catch an honest glimpse, you might
then think I’ll...
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Categories:
irony, desire, drink, humor, introspection,
Form: Italian Sonnet
What a Catch
I wore enough makeup
you'd have thought
I was in witness protection.
first dates are like that—
turned out he was the one
that got arrested.
...
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Categories:
character, irony, memory,
Form: Free verse
My Raw Inner EchoIn the late 2018 to early 2019
Epic perhaps, there was a missed opportunity?
From a challenge contest to pen another poem
But this is stuff that men say in an asylum
At the time my ideas were a jumble of mess
Could this be part of a hero's quest?
The lame duck state governor was speaking on campus
An acquaintance shared...
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Categories:
irony, me,
Form: Rhyme
Specific Types of Irony Poems
Definition | What is Irony in Poetry?
Poems Related to Irony
twist, paradox, wit, humor, satire, criticism, repartee, quip, mockery, taunt, banter, ridicule, incongruity, burlesque, jibe, contrariness, raillery, reproach, derision, contempt, mordancy, sardonicism,