Tag: Poetry
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Let’s Play Pretend
Let’s play pretend.The world is not an awful place.It’s not a broken place.Nothing needs to change. Let’s play pretend.My lifeisn’t shattering around me.Pieces of mearen’t being shreddedlike an unwanted letterthat arrives in the mail. Let’s play pretend.I’m not strugglingto ask for somethingthat should be givenwithout so much work.That I didn’t cryin front of an unseen…
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A Priestess So Clever and Kind
There once was a princess,so clever and kindborn to a kingdomwhere hearts were left behind. Her world was cold,so dark and bleak.She was always silent,for she could not speak. Magic paid a visiton stormy skies of gray.They saw her potentialand chose to stay. A gift she was given,one with no strings,but visions followed,forming dark rings.…
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The Best Version of Me
I buried you.Destroyed you.Why are you here?Quiet.Weak.Unsure.Why are you here? I’m back to being you,the version of meI never wanted to be.Quiet.Weak.Unsure,but here I am.Here you are. You hold my hand.Yours is soft.You are a child.Your smile is warm.You offer me kindnesswhen I don’t deserve it. I’ve abandoned you.Pushed you away.Buried you.Destroyed you.I made sureyou…
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I Will Burn Down the World for You
I will burn down the world for you, he says.He says thiswith confidence,leaving no room for argument. He’s arrogant.Delightfully so.Annoying,but incredibly appealing.It turns me on. He may be a little toxic,but he always,without failure,says the right things.Does the right things.He’s toxic,but he’s perfect. He’s probably fae.In fantasy, anyway.If he’s human,definitely rich. He’ll hand me the…
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A Letter to Younger Me
You were right.I’m sorry to say you were.It’s hard to admityou always were,but you were. Surprisingly,you understoodbefore I ever did.You understoodhow things were.How things can still be.What I refused tofor many years. Somehow,I couldn’t see.It took exploration.A story.A character.Someone similar to me. Things have changed,but not by much.Things are better,but not always. My advice is…
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The Girl From the Dark Side
I never liked her,but she’s still there.Just waitingto be released.She bides her timeuntil she knows she can come outand release her rageupon her target. Her dark eyesstare out into the world.She constantly looks at her surroundingsand glares at thosewho have made her who she is.She remembers her pastand glares at her memorieswhile she plungesinto an…
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Somewhere I Know
Imagine sitting on an empty land.A mysterious pathway welcomes you.A world you know like the back of your hand.A place of light and joy for only two. A planet of alien emotions.A fantastic mystical dimensionwhere feelings are like clouds of deep oceans.A different state of no deception. A stunning picture of tranquilitythat only comes through…
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Dear Reader
Dear reader,My mind is a mystery.I discovermore than I know.My mind is a mazeof closed doorsand unexplored corridors.When I enter a new one,I find something delightful. Dear reader,My mind spinswith new stories.New worlds.New universes.New creatures.New people.I never have names for them,but I can’t wait to see them.They’re a part of mebefore they become real. Dear…
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The Truth of Blindness
I walk among them through the hallways blind,wondering what they find so frightening.Walking with them, nothing is brighteningand I see that true friends are hard to find.When someone happens to say something kind,the endless pressure is less tightening.Everything they say is enlightening,but the storm of emotions can still bind. Their words and voices echo in…
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Sound Memory
Do you remember the memory ofthat sound? What is it about that great soundthat covers you in a memory glovethat takes over you and spins you arounduntil you arrive at a different time?To this day, you remember where it camefrom and why it’s a reference to this rhyme.You remember that great sound by its name.It…