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Punch-in-the-Face Poetry

Punch-in-the-Face Poetry showcases poems that leave you sore, gasping, and possibly embarrassed. They make you feel like you've got something to prove. They bring you out swinging.

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[fragment], Ashe Vernon

People must think
that being a poet is very slow,
sincere and quiet.
But at night
the inside of my chest is
so loud,
sometimes I stay awake for days,
trying to out-howl
the hunger
inside it.

newgreyhair Poem Leave a comment May 21, 2023
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