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#351

Transgression


When did I not receive

the product of the sum

of the gospel?

It must have been the day

I missed the train

crossing into the heavens. 

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#352

Squeezed Out

First published on Rebecca Goss' blog for Children's Heart Week (https://rebeccagoss.wordpress.com/)


You’re primed for that final dive

towards the light; but my heart

 

is misbehaving  – racing yours

in misplaced sympathy.

 

We move from home

to hospital:

 

“Blue light,” says the midwife,

“Blue light, please.”

 

And it’s only afterwards

I understand I could have...

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#353

My Humor

I was inspired to write this by my personal experiences.
My humor and jokes are my only defense. I always use them when things get tense. They are a tool I use to get people to like me. But it just hides the things they can’t see. To...

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#355

Mutely standing by


The benevolent sun was burning bright And the street was stunned with a sudden fright, The kid was lying in a pool of blood But the car did not stop, it went by splashing water...

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#356

The eyes of a black man

well goeorge floyyed

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#358

Love Yourself

My whole life I had little to no self confidence or esteem due to abuse I had suffered. In order to move forward in my life, I am learning to love myself and...
When you come from a life Of trauma, heartache, and pain Will you continue to strife And live life in vain? Not knowing there is another way to live Thinking you’re doomed in a life of sin Wondering if...

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#359

Gratitude and Caution


I am grateful Of course I am How could I forget air rushing out of every sun kissed pore as I swore through ecstatic tears - I'll cry every day for this Hindsight is...

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#360

THE NARCISSIST

This poem was written about a person who lacks empathy.
The definition of a narcissist is a person who lacks empathy They believe that they are perfect, and they are always right They take pleasure in criticising, and finding fault in others They can...

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