I’ve written these over the past few years. I’ve titled the group “A Study of Short Poems” because each one is slightly different from the one preceding it, and is meant to showcase different forms of short poems as well as different uses of forms. Take note of the rhyme schemes, the patterns, the alliterations, and in some the overall unity of the poem. 1. M ight I have your hearing U nilaterally feeling S uch an overwhelming thing I cannot help but sing C aught in act, I’m King. 2. H ere and now Despair O ft and soon repair P oint the rum and Dare E xpect the world, Care. 3. I shoot up a flare To Silence Hatred, Bitterness Indwelling But now Hope. To Listen, to Care To Silence I shoot up a flare. 4. In this icy room Seen out the window A Summer’s heat bloom But I am Freezing. 5. Childlike, I smiled Bright So very light Everyone could Feel ...