Women and fire and dangerous things.
Jumping to the top of a raging waterfall.
Traveling the rain slicked streets on two wheels.
And kissing hello like the French.
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To see death up close and popping.
To be specific, simple, and electric.
To partner with the ring of feeling.
To develop the world’s biggest worry.
To come down fifty percent more.
To listen to the sound escape your grasp.
To find the hope that keeps you right there
Swells from the nothing and pulls you in.
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A free verse poem has no set pattern for line or stanza length. Rhyme is not used, or it is used sparingly. The line length and the rhythm or the lines are dictated by the natural rhythm of speech or other concerns such as emphasis on a particular word, image, or idea.