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Fish Out Of Water

By Chasity Gaines
January 13, 2020
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Readjusting my mind
a friend to understand
I wish to find

wishing well in a world
unkind
Why should I sit lonely

in despair?
Alone, I sit in this chair
trying hard to remember

“Life isn’t fair”
Finding myself shrouded
in delusions

conjuring my own
illusions
knowing I have many

confusions
with nothing left to barter
I am a fish out of water

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Chasity Gaines

Following my passion and childhood dream of being a writer. Obsessed with European history.

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    Thank you very much for reading my poem here on CHW magazine. It was a fortuitous ...

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  • Ivor Steven
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    February 19, 2026
    Thank you for reading my poem here at CHW; I appreciate your thoughtful comments, EugiI

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    Ivor, the photo is perfectly paired with this poem, both reflecting the uncertainties of this era.

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    February 18, 2026
    Beautiful said, and excellent rhyming, Ivor. Where do we land where there is peace and light?

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    Beautiful, Ivor!

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