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Taffeta and Pearls
I want to be a Princess in Taffeta and Pearls,Upon my head a crown with hair full of curls.A Prince in a tophat and tails,Living in a fairy tale.But only in my dream,My daydreams are unseen.So for now I will wish my life away,Wearing jeans and t-shirt for another humdrum day.
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Exam Stress
Don’t let today define your futureYou are not your four-digit candidate number, all computer generated,You are not your five-digit centre number, from the school you once attended.Print clearly your surname and name, your ultimate claim to fame,Don’t forget your signature, an autograph for the future.All in black ink or ballpoint pen.Read through your answers again…
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Everyday Mantra
Make peace with your yesterdays’Look forward to your tomorrows’Find love in all of your todays’
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Karma Win
I told you that the ladder was far too high,You tumbled off it and you couldn’t fly.I watched your demise on TV,I placed my hand on my mouth to cover my glee.You should have never called me common, That I would never amount to anything. Watch me dance in the rain,As my wicked heart sings.
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Poem of discontent
Who am I?2 days of Ofsted has left me with a Tiger in my tank.So, I wrote this poem and its rather frank Who are you? (Ofsted)2 days to destroy and desecrate,In your hands, you hold our fate.We await your arrival, another charade,With your eyes blinkered like horses, on parade.One head teacher already dead,I wonder…
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Another day in paradise
Quit now but don’t quit Why let them take you down The bruises will heal Their pack mentality will wane With the coming of age For now take their anger and their rage It’s not you it’s them trying to act like big men But all you can see is the child Finding its feet…
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Bad day
Scream quietly mouth wide open Stamp your feet in slippers To not arouse suspicion Cry if you must but do not sob
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Heartbreak
I read a book of heartbreak Poems so raw and untamed Names withheld To Protect The Innocent But we know them all the same
CPPoetry
Better to write it down than infiltrate your mind
CPPoetry 