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Beast of Burden

Beast of Burden

A Poem by Stanley William shura


A piece about tenacity and futility.
The Land of The Free?

The Land of The Free?

A Poem by Tom Higgins


Comment on a film I saw which was shot by a member of the Missouri public and which shows the killing of a young, unarmed black man.
There Flows a Darkness

There Flows a Darkness

A Poem by Ashfallen


A bitter, dark lament of the terror of growing old alone.
Liberty's Laundry

Liberty's Laundry

A Poem by fern


Refers to the old video game Arkanoid, which involved a wall of bricks you had to break through with a paddle and ball -- so you could get to the next..
Desert of Broken Dreams

Desert of Broken Dreams

A Poem by Krystal Jones


A poem inspired by my anger at the futility of every day life.
Vain Conversations

Vain Conversations

A Poem by Briana Noël Manzano


The little cube of ice in my palm, So fragile, so brief Is melting too quickly for my desperate heart to keep up Slippery, diminishing, It dissolv..
Beware the Silence Spurned In Shadows

Beware the Silence Spurned In Shadows

A Poem by Max Meunier


beware the silence spurned in shadowsstalking every spoken thoughtdigging through the days discardeddoling out distorted truthsfrom the ashen aftermat..
A Tortured Soul's Ramblings

A Tortured Soul's Ramblings

A Poem by arezekiel


The first poem I ever attempted. I must've been 13, or 14. Still in it's original form.
Intellectual Apathy

Intellectual Apathy

A Poem by Erudite


This is about how I sometimes feel as if my constant desire to learn more is futile. I'm no genius, but I feel that my intellect is squandered by bein..
Titled

Titled

A Poem by Zatoichi


The unexamined life is not worth living.- Socrates
Catch Up

Catch Up

A Poem by V. Wayne


Thoughts common to us all?
When The Bullets Fly

When The Bullets Fly

A Poem by The Iron Horseman


An observation on the pointlessness of war and the increasing levels of terrorist violence in today's world.
The Admirable Arrogance of Creativity

The Admirable Arrogance of Creativity

A Poem by Asher Lewis Stam


Works of art are appreciated temporarily and then forgotten or discarded. Even with the knowledge of this eternal futility, humans have an amazing inb..
TRANSIENT

TRANSIENT

A Poem by Crystal David John


Life is but a passing wind - ashes that finally fly around - the poem depicts the futility of life that is so transient.