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#881

Misty Blue

The deep blue sea is just so entrancing to me.
Have you ever been underwater…? It’s a mystical void down there. It’s a cool feeling, the darkness below. It’s thrilling to me. Very invigorating. You just listen to the hollow abyss that is encompassing you. The zero gravity. Have you...

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#882

Beginnings

considering the possibility of a fresh start, a new beginning on the personal emotional landscape
Are beginnings ever new? Or do they merely hide disguised recycled rite of passage? Can we ever start afresh? And. I so. Would that not demand a death? A stab in the back of an old expectation, Or a...

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#884

Of Innocence Lost

I am very new to this and only began writing poetry again (I wrote 40 years ago as a teenager) to help process some childhood events. As a boy I was sexually abused by...
Of Innocence Lost Childhood is neither asked for nor desired, And yet is thrust upon one in due time, One’s family is not chosen but given, Circumstances for the most part out of one’s control, Yet they shape and...

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#885

Chemistry

Its about the love of nature , community , humans and how everything comes together through Chemistry. There also seems to be a connection between the universe
Chemistry 01 It was a bright sunny Saturday I had been to the library It was also the bank holiday I did not know what to do It was a lovely day to go to the park and...

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#886

Words Of Thought

My ex and I have always promised that we would be friends no matter what. We are always hanging out together and its been 2 years since we've broken up. Honestly its like e...

“Words of Thought”                    Ferburary 9,2017

He broke her heart once more,

Continued to do so.

She was hurt and...

He didn’t see that.

He saw what he wanted….

Nothing more unless it pleased him.

He said he...

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#887

Snow


The forecast projected snow and immediately I thought of her, Not necessarily in a way that a blanket provides warmth, although she is quite warm and that would be the perfect reason to stay in...

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#888

Cradle me oh Africa please do

I felt more compelled than anthing else to write this piece. 


 Cradle me oh Africa, please do - Somalian Baby

 

Laying on her lap, a pillow of bones

I hear her hearts groans

I can hear the words “I’m sorry” so loud

 

She says she failed me

She says she tried

She...

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#890

Holy Drawer


Like my feelings I keep my whiskey hidden Deep within the wooden drawers of my desk Under old drawings And behind art supplies It beckons to me Each night Welcoming me when I arrive home Tired And worn out from...

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