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All the Poetry
All the poetry racing around in my head has made me forget neglect retreat from a life once lived in prose. All the poetry running down my arm onto the…
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So Many
So many goodbyes never spoken so many hearts left bare with grief, The winds speak of the lost as those left behind listen for the name of their beloved…
Jan 27
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Fleeting
Deep within the stillness a scream lies in wait threatening a distant thunder announcing the coming storm pressure building silence crushing closing in…
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Destined
The child of destiny kissed my face when sleep escaped out my darkened window then he touched the place where my heart used to rest before the…
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Passing
I hear the voices in the air above the clouds a dream within a dream they speak of another world another time without time drifting on a wind unknown to…
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Two Poems Written While Lost on a Mountain of Grief
Poem 1 There is blood in the dreams of those who weep in the dead of nights left destitute and cold on mountains they climb while clawing their way to a…
Nov 25, 2025
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I Drown
Feeling dark and hostile walking without purpose into the trees out of the sun sliding down the ravine taking me into its arms a child screeching from…
Oct 12, 2025
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The Realm of Love
The majestic realm of love beats like a heart full of grief weeps like a bride full of anticipation questions the loss embraces the little things…
Oct 6, 2025
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Crumbs of Hope
Dreams crumble at my feet as week old bread tossed aside deserted spoiled by time and grief no longer capable of nourishment green with the mold of loss…
Sep 12, 2025
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Used To
I used to worship the moon like a grandmother caught up in her clouds she gave me comfort on cold dark nights when my head filled with confusion my…
Aug 25, 2025
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A Thousand Years
Full moon anxiety walks down this dark path with my sorrow dripping onto shadows left behind where your footsteps used to crush dead leaves once alive…
Jul 28, 2025
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Quietly
Quietly drowning light above surface ripples indigo rising beneath waves of compassion reaching too distant for touch, Life raft slipping away sinking I…
Jul 16, 2025
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