Differencechildhood and old age,
in many ways are alike,
but with an antithetical difference.
when with time,
as children grow steadier in steps
and clearer in speech,
the old become,
staggering in steps
and faltering in speech!
...
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Categories:
analogy, childhood, irony, old,
Form: Verse
Him and IWhen I cry, he never judges
I hurt him, he ain't hold grudges
A keen listener he is
Uncountable secrets he keeps
He knows my scars, cuts and bleeds.
No matter how extreme my day is, happy or sad
I have...
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Categories:
irony, addiction, beautiful,
Form: Rhyme
Greatness? No, Thanks"Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em."
— Twelfth Night, Act II, Scene V
Some are born to crowns and gold,
With power strong and wealth untold.
Some will climb, with sweat...
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Categories:
fate, humor, irony,
Form: Quatrain
what a shame about his name! - bawdy warning
A fella’s promoted at work
His office sign makes people smirk
It reads W. Anchor -
Head overseas banker
His shortened name drives him berserk
Work colleagues all know him as Billy
His parents name choice, was so silly
He's named William...
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Categories:
humorous, irony, work,
Form: Limerick
Ventilating TruthIf ever we needed to ventilate,
it is now…the thickening tragedy
of lies have become too heavy
for the respiration of living truth…
Indeed…the dire situation
has reached lunging capacity
and the alveoli of reality
are sparking gut-wrenching
diarrheic retribution…
Breathe people…breathe…
check...
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Categories:
irony, allegory, america, analogy, extended
Form: Free verse
The anti-fa-ctual irony'We must de-industrialise i hear..By some pallid strange
Specimens; let this be clear' in order to devolve to sustain'
We must resort to mass slaughter? Oh the idiocy.' And such
Strain the cattle are creating co2.. its the...
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Categories:
irony, appreciation, education, endurance,
Form: Rhyme
ASSUMPTIONThey be;
"Steadily assuming"
Thinking what you're not
Their perception
A reflection of them
They're always assuming
From we pass and what they heard.
Your looks,
"Sometimes don't define you"
What you see sometimes
Might be deceiving
People do disguise.
Your pains
Some people's...
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Categories:
irony, africa, community, dark, deep,
Form: Narrative
Take it or NotIf this I may
I shall say
That only a fool
listen to a drunkard on a stool
If thy see your worth
In such fools
Thy might just perch
on such stools
Then some would say
From such a mouth
One might look...
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Categories:
irony, class, community, corruption, faith,
Form: Rhyme
THE ECHO RETURNS NOT
Silent is the echo as pride shouts
selfishness causing pouts...
self-conceit triumphs over jealousy bouts
self-glory reigns with discontentment...
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Categories:
irony, character, christian, god, how
Form: Rhyme
Stuck on RepeatLivin like I'm on the streets
Kuz I'm just too beat
never been sweet
Been a rough f*kn road since day one
Can't even pretend this is fun
This run is way over done
But the double yellow...
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Categories:
change, growth, irony, pain,
Form: Rhyme
The Essence of LoveWhat is love...?
It’s waking up at dawn,
Whispering their name before the world awakes...
It’s folding hands in prayer,
Asking the universe to keep them safe...
It’s sitting alone with a quiet smile,
Yet yearning for just one glimpse of...
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Categories:
age, irony, joy, love,
Form: Free verse
Walk with MeI wanted to tell you something—
Would you like to hear it?
Life is a short journey,
Would you walk with me through it?
When I can’t fall asleep,
Would you hold me close and help me sleep?
I’ve lost many...
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Categories:
angel, destiny, innocence, irony,
Form: Free verse
The Cruelty Of WealthWealth, a siren's charm, alluring and bright
A pillow's softness, a thimble's gentle might
It provides for earthly needs, a feast to behold
Yet, in its depths, a darkness unfolds
Oh, wealth! Where is thy dominion?
Poverty's cold grasp awaits,...
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Categories:
allusion, hyperbole, imagery, irony,
Form: Blank verse
A Dilemma of LoveLet me write something special about you today!
Should I write you as my longing,
Or should I pen down my emotions for you?
Should I write my life with you,
Or write you as my whole life itself?
Should...
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Categories:
age, first love, irony,
Form: Free verse
boy diva writes about?butterfights
on butterfly'd
stopping goodbyes
without saying
i has a song
not in your garden
long time you spent
washing all the dirts
evidence
"let miss thang be in control"
just as long as she's around
"but the old dead tree!"
what about it?
"it is gonna...
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Categories:
betrayal, city, dark, irony,
Form: Free verse
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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,