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Your thorns Kaytee	You trying to light the pyre Me attempting to put out the wildfire I am the eye of the storm And you are the fury I longed for the...	Rate it (5.00 / 5 votes)
We Cry Together Frederick Joseph	Attempting to punch away our misfortune, until I can replace it With something she actually...	Rate it (5.00 / 4 votes)
life in blue collin kushner	Blue is me attempting to try Blue is a bird in the bright sky Blue is the color of a hot fire Blue is the color...	Rate it (5.00 / 3 votes)
No.shame Michelle Ritchie	Open my mouth attempting to shout But for the first time ever nothing comes out Smack bang face against the...	Rate it (5.00 / 2 votes)
Battle of Hatred Cheryl Sarty	Ostentatiously attempting to vanish the opposition Negating all advantageous aspirations Listening to one's own...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)
BLINDLY SEE Hubbs	It is so hard attempting to iron out the rough without the soothe Pressures only seemed to increase I was left...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)
Cultivating the Wind Steve Cochrane	To find each word my mind has "heard" Attempting to take form, As poetry that lives in me Begins to ride the...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)
DEADLY STALKER Phil Roberts	He slinks around the guileless streets Attempting to learn his way around, Looking up, to peruse the rooftops Carefully observing both up and...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)
Defender Joe Strickland	Attempting all that I can, Clutching tight to who I...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)
Ellie the Shepherd Robin Loving	She was showing-off now, attempting to cram Two more balls in her mouth, as she bumbled and...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)
I Go in Soon Russell Anderson	Attempting to be more fit at 60 than I was at 50 Patti turns on the news I see how it could be ...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)
In The Park George Hodgson	In the park I held a stoic expression Attempting not to display my depression But I had loved you and loved you dear But now you decided to...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)
Legion Royston	Men chained him attempting to subdue and prevent what those demons made him...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)
Long Become The Memories Lawrence S. Pertillar	Spend the expense, Attempting to turn back the hands on a...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)
longest poem Denis Martindale	The fastest speakers had their turn, Attempting what they could, Yet they grew hoarse to likewise learn That it did them no...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)
The Old Cumberland Beggar William Wordsworth	That, still attempting to prevent the waste, Was baffled still, the crumbs in little showers Fell on the ground;...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)
We Of Colored Skin Lawrence S. Pertillar	Instead of attempting to compare ourselves, To others wanting to wish, For equality and their...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)
Why I flinch Niki marie	A predetermined mechanism, Physically attempting to defend my physical self For at the hands of another My body has been beaten, been...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)
Why I flinch Niki Betsill	A predetermined mechanism Physically attempting to defend my physical self For at the hands of another My body has been beaten, been...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)
Why I flinch Niki Marie betsill	A predetermined mechanism Physically attempting to defend My physical...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)
Always Is Not Always Lawrence S. Pertillar	Attempting to do the best they can, Or even much better than others...	Rate it (3.00 / 1 vote)
My addiction Joss Deuerling	up to the sky for the ones out there still...	Rate it (3.00 / 1 vote)
"She's in, her way" Tonya Redd	Listen “Every day” is a challenge Attempting to defeat these battles...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
1-800-THERAPIST Treasa McAuliffe	Or disconnect The subscriber you are attempting to reach Is away from the phone Please try your call again at a later time ...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
A cold day in July Given Mamokadi Motimele	Oppressor seemed oppressing intentionally Attempting to contaminate it's endless love for her But why...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)