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  • Underneath the Surface of Optimism

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Author: Calpernia Charles

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  • The Prefect Dress
    Poetry

    Alluring Attire

    By Calpernia Charles
    March 10, 2025
    Would you gift me a gown that mirrors the beauty you see in me? One that hugs my curves, accentuating every detail you adore. ...
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  • Two hearts, one red and one white, joined together like a puzzle piece
    Poetry

    Reluctant Defiance

    By Calpernia Charles
    October 14, 2024
    I want so much to not want you, Yet with every breath, you flood my mind anew I try to shake these thoughts away, ...
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  • game controller on wooden tabletop
    CulturePoetry

    Perils of Gaming

    By Calpernia Charles
    September 18, 2023
    In worlds of wonder, they lose their way, The young and old alike, they play and play. But in this realm of endless delight, ...
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  • Woman wearing black lace
    Poetry

    Platinum Moments

    By Calpernia Charles
    March 6, 2023
    When you dipmy body singsback archesmaking my legs fall openlike butterfly wings When you dipmy body soarsand the soft moansescaping my throatis my call ...
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  • Person standing with cloth floating behind
    Self-Help & RelationshipsPoetry

    Cessation

    By Calpernia Charles
    February 27, 2023
    It comes with a numbness that is hard to understandTriggered by anger that has morphed into hateThe rapid flow of emotions now difficult to ...
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  • sunset
    PoetryMemoir & Autobiographies

    Cloud Fairy

    By Calpernia Charles
    December 19, 2022
    I hide amidst the rolling cloudsBecause it’s where I find you mostYour jokes and voice now memoriesBut here you are my friend I miss ...
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  • water dripping into a pool
    CreativityPoetry

    Void

    By Calpernia Charles
    September 26, 2022
    Void – to be withoutThe lack thereofNot validNothing of value Constant reminders thatYour hair should be bone straightVoid of its waves, kinks and curls ...
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  • Self-Help & RelationshipsPoetryMemoir & Autobiographies

    Unnoticed Deception

    By Calpernia Charles
    August 1, 2022
    Eyes ruby redHe lays in my bedGets in my headWants me dead He lures me inWith his musical hissAnd numbs my heartWith his poisonous kiss Coils ...
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  • man in a coat
    CreativityPoetryMemoir & AutobiographiesEntertainmentRomance

    clandestine crave

    By Calpernia Charles
    July 4, 2022
    public glancesall sharp and nastyyet behind those looksyour eyes scanthe landscapeas you take inthe rise ofmy ebony moundsand stare at my nipslonging to caressthem ...
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  • EnvironmentCultureCreativityParenting & FamilyPoetry

    Fade To Black

    By Calpernia Charles
    May 30, 2022
    Imagine,  there's still milk, juice, and snacks for the week in 17 refrigerators once fresh, but now soured.
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