Read full poem →West London.
Anti-Desperation.
Immorality.
Dictionary Entry
The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope.
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Common Phrases
. desperationdesperation quietdesperation sheer
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Poetry examples for “desperation”
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Read full poem →Like coming to a sudden railroad station.
I changed from hand to hand in desperation.
I wondered what machine of ages gone
Read full poem →high repute by them. He died in Indiana, raving in
desperation for his folly in forsaking the truth for an old
woman’s fables. Richard M’Nemar was, before his
Read full poem →I would be a merman.
Not in desperation
A momentary diver
Read full poem →Defy then with even more
desperation than ever--being
lean and frozen!