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AcrylicI take a step back and look at my canvas with inches of acrylic paint piled on as a result of trial and error.
Something is off.
Are the tones mismatched?
Why is it unbalanced?
Do I no...
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Categories:
symbolism, anxiety, emotions, growth, identity,
Form: Free verse
Words • Your words taste like candy
• They put me in a good mood
• But alas, they cannot fill me
•Like a full plate of food...
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Categories:
11th grade, sweet, symbolism,
Form: Rhyme
RatI followed a rat,
I watched it burn.
I followed a rat into the church,
It saw a light but I watched it burn.
I followed a rat, dressed in all white—
The rat grew wings, but still,...
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Categories:
symbolism, analogy, angel, beauty, discrimination,
Form: Free verse
SILENCE SPEAKSThe chair stands still, but it speaks
It’s waiting to be sat on
The lock is rusty and left hanging
It’s waiting to be opened
Secrets untold but there’s more
Because it’s better off unknown
It’s already been said, over a...
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Categories:
symbolism, 11th grade, blue, peace,
Form: Free verse
Complex ChamchaCHAMCHA bowls low, his tongue sharp and slick,
OUTWASH of virtue, a torrent too quick.
MEDEVAC soars through chaos and strife,
PHELLEM guards trees, as bark shields its life.
LEUCOMA, the veil dims visions once bright,
EPITAPH whispers of days...
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Categories:
symbolism, change, death, deep, eulogy,
Form: Acrostic
ResilienceResilience
Just because I said
I don't want her no more
All night she chant evil against me
Lighting up candles in different colours
With intentions to curse me
Calling my name to invoke my...
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Categories:
symbolism, africa, courage, for her,
Form: Epic
Categories:
blessing, imagery, symbolism,
Form: Haiku
Rain sheds cloudy tearsThe sky grumbles throughout the night,
while the rainbow mocks in delight
as the rain sheds cloudy tears:
The plants smiled gladly in cheers,
Rats forced out of flooded holes,
while men got soaked to their souls.
The sky grumbles throughout...
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Categories:
symbolism, nature, rain, rainbow, seasons,
Form: Other
The Tale of Two PresidentsThe Tale of Two Presidents
Oh, what a sight to see,
The outgoing’s grace, humility!
He welcomed the incoming with open arms,
No grudge, no scorn, no petty harms.
“Congratulations!” he did declare,
A smooth transition? Oh, so fair.
No bitterness, no...
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Categories:
symbolism, america, character, friendship love,
Form: Free verse
Monster meatMonster meat
Nothing more than monster meat
That's what we are
A demons treat
Living in the city, stone beneath my feet
No where to hide from life
Tightrope walking on the edge of a knife
Monster meat
That's what we...
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Categories:
conflict, imagination, society, symbolism,
Form: Rhyme
TIGHT SPACEI’m stuck in a corner, feelin’ the walls close in,
Air’s getting thinner, can’t catch my breath again.
Every move feels like I’m breaking the frame,
Trapped in a moment I can’t seem to escape.
In this tight space,...
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Categories:
symbolism, abuse, addiction, anxiety, betrayal,
Form: Rhyme
Time Traveler - A Message for Humanity
(Day 1)
"O Wise Raven, Sage of the Skies, tell me what you have seen from your perch set on high."
"Mortal Man, I feel no compulsion to reveal to you that which I have witnessed with...
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Categories:
symbolism,
Form: Prose Poetry
Writing HaikuPencil in my hand.
What will I write about next?
Writing is a process.
...
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Categories:
imagery, poetry, poets, symbolism,
Form: Haiku
A TITLE UNKNOWNFor I knew not what to do
I know not what was meant to be
I cast my soul upon the infinite sea
And what may come back is unknown to thee
For beyond the horizon is a field...
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Categories:
symbolism, allegory, analogy, art, beautiful,
Form: Rhyme
Great Tiny AppleGreat tiny apple
Consequence of branches untrimmed
Will anyone bother to learn
That you are
Defiantly delicious?
...
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Categories:
hope, metaphor, prejudice, symbolism,
Form: Free verse
Specific Types of Symbolism Poems
Definition | What is Symbolism in Poetry?