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- Dream Catcher at allpoetry
To catch a dream I often schemed
but visions rarely paused - In Golden Eyes at allpoetry
Alone, I thought, I’d ever be,
the gods would not relent - He Said She Said at allpoetry
He Said …
I’m not the man I used to be, - Ashes at allpoetry
I don’t pretend to understand
all the reasons why - Vacant Rooms at allpoetry
There’s part of me where want abides
a niche, a cove, a place to hide - Now I Understand at allpoetry
lazy summer days
cattails leaning in the breeze - On Friday at allpoetry
- Angel Company at allpoetry
I prayed the Lord would send me someone I could call friend - Those Monthly Bills at allpoetry
Those monthly bills, oh how they irk but they’re the cause of why I work - Blade of Steel at allpoetry
Pressed hard against this blade of want old scars remember…. - Two Roads at allpoetry
- Of Heart and Soul at allpoetry
Though time conspired with distance to steal our moment in the sun - Solitary Man at allpoetry
Admittedly my thoughts aren’t pure when born of mortal yen - Harvest Time at allpoetry
At least we had a moment to share upon this earth. - In the Damp Tangled Sheets at allpoetry
She warned me that She wasn’t very good at CPR - Castles in the Sand at allpoetry
When looking out on ocean waves my mind is set adrift - Married and Looking at allpoetry
I’m past my prime and fear it’s time to fold my tent, move on - And There Was One at allpoetry
The ladies raved and gladly gave with pleasure all they had - Wounded Gull at allpoetry
A wounded gull now hobbled lame across the sands, unnoted - An Empty Bed at allpoetry
Beside me here is empty space reserved for dreams come true - Crayon Dreams at allpoetry
Oh Pattyann I yearn for thee but my patience’s wearing thin - Essay on Love at allpoetry
Love and sex, though intrinsically linked are not equal. In most cases it’s simply a matter of how much value does one place on their union. For in marriage or any intimate relationship one with - Strangers at allpoetry
She smiled with her eyes and for once, I knew why - Whispers of the Night at allpoetry
Whispers of the night still slumber where hands were clasped, content - On Black and White at allpoetry
It matters not at all to me what color drapes the soul - No Deposit, No Return at allpoetry
Oh Lord, I pray You tell me the reason I’m so sad - Asylum of Love at allpoetry
Asylum of Love What good is love kept secret? - What He Knows at allpoetry
3:08am He wakes - A Working Man at allpoetry
In better times I paid my way no charity for me - Bubble Gum Heroes at allpoetry
I began collecting baseball cards as soon as I was old enough to walk behind my mother at the grocery store. I would beg her to buy me a nickel pack of 5 cards with a stick of gum while she was in li - Only Time Will Tell at allpoetry
Time won’t take you by the hand and blaze a bold new path - In The Beginning at allpoetry
We are no different you and I in God’s great master plan - Winner's and Losers at allpoetry
You don’t have to say “I love you” I’ve heard the words before - The Night Will Come Again at allpoetry
The night was closing quickly, seemed time had quit his job - The Other Foot at allpoetry
I left my shoes on her back porch my car was down the road - Duty, Country, Honor at allpoetry
His beard was long and tangled His hat sat all askew - Have Some Whine at allpoetry
Just yesterday I was employed, the darling of my beau - I Wouldn't Change A Thing at allpoetry
Ascending mountains, you and I to heights beyond the mist - Old Flames at allpoetry
I wish I had a penny for every time I pined - A Four Letter Word at allpoetry
In school we’re taught when we should speak and words we’re not to use - We Need To Talk at allpoetry
This will only take a moment We need to talk…. - Last Night at allpoetry
Last night I saw you crying your tears came down like rain - Moving On at allpoetry
I often sit and wonder just why this came to be - Wistful Thinking at allpoetry
Well she was just forty-one, had me on the run - Forever Is A Long Time at allpoetry
How long should one wait for freedom from guilt? - Going Down at allpoetry
You found a greener pasture in a wallet that was filled - Me, Myself and I at allpoetry
A poet, a poor man, a preacher I’m not - Ocean Currents at allpoetry
- Have You Ever at allpoetry
Have you ever loved someone and she feels not the same - The Old Home Place at allpoetry
When I was a young boy in this house love thrived - Nothing Else Mattered at allpoetry
From the moment we met that night in the suite - The Cable Guy at allpoetry
The cable guy is calling, his orders neatly stacked - The Lady Has Class at allpoetry
There’s no room to argue, the lady has class - What Nots at allpoetry
There once was a man whose wife did complain about leaky faucets and sinks that won’t drain - She Called Me at allpoetry
She called me this morning before the first cup - Webs Of Woe at allpoetry
Entangled in a web designed by loneliness and idle time - Old Wounds And Warm Blood at allpoetry
Facing each other, the dark and the light ‘Cross battles lines drawn in coal black and white - The Salesmen Are Coming...... at allpoetry
Circle the wagons we’re under attack Secret the silver, ensure it’s intact - Wooing You Anew at allpoetry
I dream of the day I’m able to sway my lady with words I have written - It Takes A Fool at allpoetry
It takes a fool to break the rules society holds dear, - Bedroom Sighs at allpoetry
If ever you should need someone to stoke those inner fires - Risqué Appliqués at allpoetry
And by design, no finer line was made for appliqués - Twenty Tears Ago at allpoetry
I remember the day we laid you to rest - Bounty and Blame (by poetryality & leo2) at allpoetry
Does time wrap itself in moments of speed, and carry us wayward into destiny? - Teardrops and Inkspots at allpoetry
Alone She sits… - Redlined And New Memories at allpoetry
I knew I only had one chance I asked her out to dine and dance - Still Alive And ..... Well at allpoetry
Overworked and underpaid is the constant state I’m in - Much Ado About Nothing at allpoetry
The universe is missing….. I wonder how they know - Happy Hunting Haunts at allpoetry
She was such a pretty thing just sitting over there - A Piece Of Pie at allpoetry
I only want a small piece of that pie up in the sky - Happy Birthday Dee at allpoetry
At the door and knocking her hair in dainty curls - Adam and His Eve at allpoetry
Adam and His Eve In morning time they’d take a stroll - Reality VS. Fantasy at allpoetry
Reality and fantasy with ecstasy beside - I Survive at allpoetry
I can not change the past I can only live with its offspring - Dedication at allpoetry
In Other Words and After Thoughts If I may be so bold - Fell Face First In Love at allpoetry
Candle light and roses / were in my lofty plans / but no matter how I posed it / she chose another man / My dreams went bust, I tripped on trust / and fell, face first in love / - If God Were A Baker Man at allpoetry
Rich man, Poor man, Beggar man, Thief / Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief.... / IF GOD WERE A BAKER MAN / He would take some sugar, / then sprinkle in some spice / Add a cup of caring / an - Behind Closed Doors at allpoetry
The moonlit corridors / can’t hide those sparkling eyes / Behind closed bedroom doors / are where those treasures lie / The sweetest serenade / sung softly, still astounds / From lips the offe - What Friends Are For at allpoetry
One who overlooks / my faults and silly quirks / One who doesn’t mind / her hands down in the dirt / One who sets the table / and washes that last dish / One who fans the flames / of passion’ - Teach Me at allpoetry
Teach me how to laugh and smile, / and teach me how to cry / Teach me how to reach for stars / beyond the grasp of skies / Teach me how to love and live / and all the reasons why / Teach me how to s - New Leaf at allpoetry
My destiny is not my own / for others hold the key / I’d lock the door and hide away / only they, would find me / I tried my best to make ends meet / but money could not keep / So now that noose fit - Two Roses For Me at allpoetry
Two roses for me and this one’s for you / oddly enough three follows one, two / One rose is to love and the other to kiss / even I, the fool, already know this / One rose is to hold, the other uplifts / ne - Morning Joe at allpoetry
Coffee is the ticket / to my Nirvana land / A cup fresh from the pot / will calm my trembling hand / My cup of morning java / I can not do without / It’s like my cigarette, / addicting there’ - Dear Mom at allpoetry
Dear Mom, / You probably wouldn't know me now / this year has not been kind / I've struggled 'til my conscience's raw / and nearly lost my mind / I lost the job I thought I knew / and with - Because Of You at allpoetry
When I peered out through bloodshot eyes / the world looked different then / It took a while to realize / it was I, who was wearing thin / I brushed my teeth and combed my hair / hoping that woul - Sincerely, Leo Long at allpoetry
With her / I missed my chance / or more accurately stated, never had one / but the lady opened my eyes / to whole new world / Who else would free you from a ‘present’ prison / then incarcerate you w - No Need To Say Goodbye at allpoetry
Oh yesterday when you called / I was set to tell you all / that I could no longer bare to be alone / We must have had a bad connection / Did I hear your voice inflection / telling me you knew exactly - Diary of a Stalker at allpoetry
I know you know I’m watching / and follow every move / this is not a hobby, this is what I do / I know you know I’m listening / when sitting in the back / this is not a theory, it’s just a simple fac - Who Made Him King? at allpoetry
His voice would shame the diva / His looks would charm the beast / His fame would spread across the globe / even angels kissed his feet / This little lad from Tupelo / you might have never known - Second Place at allpoetry
I will not be the best man / if money is your thing / To open doors to riches / and buy you diamond rings / I will not be the last man / and surely not the first / To woo the pretty lady / for b - We Don't Wear No Sneakers at allpoetry
We don’t wear no sneakers / our feet are leather shod / We don’t talk like Yankees / or foreigners by God / We don’t take no bullshit / unless it’s in our yards / We don’t beat old ladies / for their - Coloreds and Whites at allpoetry
Once upon a time…….. / To cross the line you were a fool / and ne’r the two should meet / Coloreds here and whites go there, / the tenet for elite / To cross the line you risked your - A Writer's Prayer at allpoetry
Through the night I labored, / my mind would not shut down / Fleeting fancies frolicked / like sinners heaven bound / Trash cans spilling over, / the ashtray full of butts / Spoons were dirty dancin - America the Gullible at allpoetry
Have you ever noticed how widely the world grins when there is even a remote possibility that some of your good fortune will wind up in their pocket? The opposite is also true, when ill fortune befalls you. You rar - A Spade Is A Digging Implement at allpoetry
I love the female private part / they cover with the mesh, / the shiny hidden underworld / with felt like folds of flesh / I love the female private part / and all those things around it / Those cur - Wishes And Kisses at allpoetry
Message me this evening / when you have time to chat / I miss the conversations / over this and that / Call me in the morning / to let me know you’re fine / All these miles between us / weig - Beer, Bread And Butterscotch at allpoetry
When you’ve thought about it, / how empires rose and fell / Does it really matter / what’s left to tell the tale? / Beer, bread and butterscotch / are all a man can use / Pyramids, a waste of time - Just Around The Corner at allpoetry
“Just around the corner / and down the road a bit / Outstretched arms await you, / the ‘Open’ sign is lit” / “Thank you sir”, he mumbled, / and offered me a smoke / “Will I be so ‘welcomed?’, - Law and Order at allpoetry
Sitting in a court of law, / my fate in other hands / Fearing that the scales will tip / upon the State’s demand / My lawyer had me thinking / I may still have a chance / “Their case is really - Deeds Undone at allpoetry
Flipping through the pages / of times when I was young / Dusting off the mem’ries / of deeds I left undon - Wannabe at allpoetry
/ / / I wannabe a poet too / to grace the written page / with similes and metaphors / they’re all the AP rage / / There’s just one thing that holds me back / this numbing of the mind / Every time I wri - Simply Man at allpoetry
- Sprigs of Spring at allpoetry
If I could sing a sprig of spring, - Wild Bill Hickock at allpoetry
Filled full of lead, shot in the head
with aces and eights in hand - Just Because at allpoetry
- Atilla the Hun at allpoetry
There once was a man named Atilla
who had a fiercesome flotilla - Across the Streams at allpoetry
At moments we were free back then - On Fishing at allpoetry
A fisherman I never was
although I wet some lines - Letter to Momma at allpoetry
- Cream Pie at allpoetry
- Between the Lines at allpoetry
- Kissmet's Kiss at allpoetry
A constant state for me it seems
is caught between desire and dream - Plausible Denial (explicit language) at allpoetry
Perhaps I should confess my sins
and tell the shrink my woes - Walked Away at allpoetry
He offered all he had to give
but she could not be swayed
