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Just a Poem (Free verse) by Damien
The universe: it supplies our lives
Leaving us to fly if we proceed to try
But do we revise our true nature disguised
Do we really reprise our efforts devised
Or are we enticed by a life of âstyleâ
Are dreams worthwhile if we leave them contrived?
Maybe the subconscious is the prize to realize
Life is but a utensil to revive,
Fight and evolve this world in sight
If we fail to improvise we may lose humans that rise
Oh what a surprise our inaction decides
I personally must arise to be capable of helping outside
In every second of my mind I am fighting the lies
I am trying to confide the thoughts I write with pride
So recite it I will but I must apply it world wide
Despite what you say I must hold my sight high
As to criticize with bad intention will only confine
So I will help in any way that can make your day
Or spread, and I state: our minds ARE grace
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Arithmetic Mean: 5.3333335
Weighted score: 5.0397344
Overall Rank: 7169
Posted: April 29, 2005 4:58 AM PDT; Last modified: April 29, 2005 4:58 AM PDT
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Robert Pinsky posts a new poem on his Slate.com page every week. They're always pretty good, and you can see them here: http://www.slate.com/?id=3944&cp=333
A recent one has one of my favorite bits of poetry ever:
how scrufty, how
anciently scabby
we, he and I;
how worn, how
self-devoured,
balls and all,
balls, balls and all.