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Poetry

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  • Ocean Waves
    CreativityPoetryEntertainment

    Rescue

    By Scarlett Faye
    February 19, 2024
    Silence escapes my lips.The cold, unfeeling airfrom the world stealingevery bit of breathfrom me. I struggle againstthe waves of sorrow, prayingfor relief andsalvation. The ...
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  • A quail pen on a paper beside an ink bottle
    MysteryPoetryMemoir & Autobiographies

    I’m not Here

    By Chidinma Nwonye
    February 12, 2024
    Blank papers rustles about by the windDried ink pots are cracked from neglectI suppose there are lines I’m supposed to writeThere are emotions I ...
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    PoetryLifestyle

    Time to Speak Up

    By Erynn Crittenden
    February 12, 2024
    It's 2024. Are we really going to keep quiet?
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  • sadness
    Self-Help & RelationshipsPoetryLifestyle

    A light in the sadness

    By Amber Jenkins
    February 12, 2024
    sometimes things happenthat brings out the sadnessbut there is always a silver lininga path at first hard to find when one door closes, another ...
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    Caught in the Middle

    By Chasity Gaines
    February 5, 2024
    Animosity strikes like lightningas childhood memories flash like an old flickering filmA stark reminder, burdened by towering expectationsWhich lay heavy upon small shoulders Middle ...
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  • The Twilight Moon
    CreativityPoetry

    The Moon’s Hallelujah Sound

    By Ivor Steven
    February 5, 2024
    I stand within the Twilight ZoneBetween pitch black and home Here in no man’s landListening to the Last Post from the bandstand I am ...
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  • A red heart, drawn by a sparkler, briefly crackles against the dark
    Poetry

    Saw That One Coming

    By Shannon Richards
    February 5, 2024
    I saw the heartbreak coming from a mile away. Starting with the breathless Wow Of that long-desired first kiss Our time was ticking down, ...
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  • mountain peak in nature landscape
    CreativityPoetryEntertainment

    Kindred spirit

    By Scarlett Faye
    February 5, 2024
    Oh, dear mankind,those that dwellamong the createdearthly dwelling. Take heart andnever forgetthe struggles that brought you here. You survived theworst amongmany turmoiland tribulations. Gods ...
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  • A man's hand covered in dirt
    CulturePoetryLifestyle

    The New Year’s Air

    By Chidinma Nwonye
    January 29, 2024
    The air gives off a serious aura It’s time to buckle our belts and tie up the hay It’s the season to plant eager ...
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  • year of the dragon
    AcrosticPoetry

    Year of the Dragon

    By Amber Jenkins
    January 29, 2024
    yearly renewals are meant to renewencouraging the shedding of the oldand allowing the energy of the newrevealing the future old thoughts sometimes lingerforging their ...
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