Clown

Ivory makeup
Hide the face
Terrifying to some
Maniacal smile
Nightmare facade
Ready to steal souls
Brings joy to others
Red honking nose
Accidental antics
Silly and oblivious
Laughing for the soul.

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Loser 

Failed
Thought I could win
Engaged a losing fight
Odds stacked high
Outclassed 
Fell into the trap
Humbled my only wound 
Dusted myself off 
I didn't lose
Learned the lesson
Gracious in defeat.

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Conversation

Serenity shattered
Phone chimes loud
Answered swift
Ignorant and privileged
Doesn't care
Squawking unfiltered
Voicing secrets
Nobody should know
Everyone in on it
Glares have no effect
No peace commute.

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Zombie

Infected rise
Lumber through the streets
Slow and methodical
Chasing memories long dead
Habits from another life
See fresh meat
Turn ravenous
Must eat
Chase their human game
Don't stop till captured
Hunger always remains.

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Game

Playing the game
Zone in 
Ambush waiting
Target acquired 
I'm the prey
Surrounded
Odds stacked
One against many
Kinetic dopamine hit
Enemies slayed
Level up.

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Potato

Humble vegetable
Versatile and nutritious
Masters and amateurs use
Sliced
Chipped
Roasted
Fried
Boiled
Perfect accompaniment
Indulgence snack
Hail King Potato!

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Broken

Thought I was bulletproof
Didn't see the attack
It was you
Broken trust
Nothing I do satisfies
Interior in your eyes
Judge me
Order me around
Tear me in half
Tired of hero role
Just tired of us.

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Virtual

Slaves to the screen
Granting virtual dreams
Algorithms command
Listen and watch
Fed into cerebellum
Emotional trance
Strangers and Ai friends
People screaming
The aether answers back
Counterfeit tidings
Society infected.

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Starving

Void screaming
The fights smothered
Must feed
Must eat
Survive wasteland purgatory
Friends and neighbours race
Food delivery arrives
Fight over scraps
Rich and powerful watch
Their gaze on land
This prize they desire.

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Hero Decides

Revealed
Secret identity
Villains know
Protect my friends
Family in danger
They don't stop
I cross the line
A life taken
The choice
The price
Had to be done.

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