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The British

by Benjamin Zephaniah

Take some Picts, Celts and Silures
And let them settle,
Then overrun them with Roman conquerors.

Remove the Romans after approximately 400 years
Add lots of Norman French to some
Angles, Saxons, Jutes and Vikings, then stir vigorously.

Mix some hot Chileans, cool Jamaicans, Dominicans,
Trinidadians and Bajans with some Ethiopians, Chinese,

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After The Funeral (In Memory Of Ann Jones)

by Dylan Thomas

After the funeral, mule praises, brays,
Windshake of sailshaped ears, muffle-toed tap
Tap happily of one peg in the thick
Grave's foot, blinds down the lids, the teeth in black,
The spittled eyes, the salt ponds in the sleeves,
Morning smack of the spade that wakes up sleep,
Shakes a desolate boy who slits his throat
In the dark of the coffin and sheds dry leaves,
That breaks one bone to light with a judgment clout'
After the feast of tear-stuffed time and thistles

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The False Reality

by Nora La King

In my mind
A reality of love,
Of perfection,
Holds me ever so tight.

I live in the world
In the reality
In the delusion
Of my beautiful, false
life.

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Translation Of Petrarch's Rima, Sonnet 134

by Sir Thomas Wyatt

I FIND no peace, and all my war is done;
I fear and hope; I burn and freeze like ice;
I fly above the wind, yet can I not arise;
And nought I have, and all the world I seize on;
That looseth nor locketh holdeth me in prison
And holdeth me not, yet can I 'scape nowise;
Nor letteth me live nor die at my device,
And yet of death it giveth none occasion.
Withouten eyen, I see; and without tongue I plain;
I desire to perish, and yet I ask health;

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Closer Than It Seems

by Yasmeen Kamel

I hold my tears, but they slip away,
Like fragile dreams that couldn't stay,

I let out a pained sob,
Feeling my heart ache and throb,

Why do I feel so sad,
Even though life isn't bad,

All I want is to feel at peace,

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Recent Pain Poems

Closer Than It Seems

by Yasmeen Kamel

The False Reality

by Nora La King

In my mind
A reality of love,
Of perfection,
Holds me ever so tight.

I live in the world
In the reality
In the delusion
Of my beautiful, false
life.

......

Coins

by Miranda White

Coins aren't my favorite thing
They are either shiny and bright
Or dull and dirty
But I know better
The shiniest ones and most bright
Turn out to be dirty and dull on the flip side
Dirty and dull
No use for something that isn't pretty
They give quite the impression
Until you realize all their flaws and imperfections

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Surprises

by Miranda White

Life goes fast.
I don't know how long it'll last.
People enter your life.
And suddenly they're gone.
Life is full of surprises.
Flip a coin.
Maybe the ending will end in your favor.
Or maybe it'll end for the worst.

Slipping

by Miranda White

Slipping.
Faster and faster.
Why won't you stay.
You don't need to go any faster.
I can keep up.
Promise me you will wait.
My hand is slipping may we please go slower.
Your hand moving away faster.
Please I want to hold onto you longer.
You're letting me go.

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