Awareness Archives - Spillwords

Great Indian Bustard’s Plea

Nishand VenugopalFebruary 8, 2020

Great Indian Bustard's Plea written by: Nishand Venugopal @nvgpal79 To be or not to be, That's the question we pose to thee, Lesser in number, W...

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The Ultimate Beast

Susan WakefieldJanuary 12, 2020

The Ultimate Beast written by: Susan Wakefield When played the crackling sounds of fire Make haste to dams and creek lines The kangaroos and wallabi...

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Deaf

Rakind KaurJanuary 11, 2020

Deaf written by: Rakind Kaur @khwabgah Can't you hear the screams? Of the souls being burnt alive My flowing tears cannot stop Russia bu...

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Dead Flora, Dying Fauna

Lei WritsesDecember 26, 2019

Dead Flora, Dying Fauna written by: Lei Writses We address our planet with a mother before the Earth, If Earth is a woman, how are we good of a hum...

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Turtles Au Revoir!

Nishand VenugopalDecember 13, 2019

Turtles Au Revoir! written by: Nishand Venugopal @nvgpal79 We grew up inside the earth's womb, Change in climate is turning few eggs into a tomb, Dug ou...

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Rest Your Sweet Soul

Jan SmithNovember 9, 2019

Rest Your Sweet Soul written by: Jan Smith @JanSmithNL Rest your sweet soul Breathe with me... Let this quiet, precious moment bring its own rewa...

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Why Do I Care…

Nishand VenugopalNovember 4, 2019

Why Do I Care... written by: Nishand Venugopal @nvgpal79 When the forests are on fire, why do I care? No connectivity in my phone is what gives me...

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The Tusker’s Tale

Nishand VenugopalSeptember 19, 2019

The Tusker's Tale written by: Nishand Venugopal @nvgpal79 'We are the "Lords of the Jungle", When we walk the ground would tremble, Our service t...

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Goodbye

Mona LisaSeptember 18, 2019

Goodbye written by: Mona Lisa Subtle, Gross. Ecstatic, Pensive. Beautiful, Ugly. The “I” keeps changing its inner ambiance in reaction to outs...

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Extinction Revolutions

Michael SheaSeptember 6, 2019

Extinction Revolutions written by: Michael Shea @calmsbehaviour We are a species upon a bridge that burns. We pull a cart before us as we lose two...

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Tenure

Ken Allan DronsfieldAugust 11, 2019

Tenure written by: Ken Allan Dronsfield @KenKadfield Perhaps we are great Thunderbirds sowing the seeds of epic storms. Or maybe, we're just small ...

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Fish

John BaverstockJuly 31, 2019

Fish written by: JOHN BAVERSTOCK The predators are out again, As they start scanning the streets, Looking for easy Fish, Hoping they will try their...

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Therapy As A Metaphor

Mark TulinApril 28, 2019

Therapy As A Metaphor written by: Mark Tulin @Crow_writer I save money on therapy. I lie on the couch of free verse, writing twenty-line poetry, ...

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I Saw A Bird

Lynn WhiteApril 10, 2019

I Saw A Bird written by: Lynn White I saw a bird today, just one. I wasn’t alone, many people saw it, more came out to look dusting off their lon...

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“Lock down, lock down. We are now on lock down.” The receptionist’s voice came over the school intercom over the incessant buzzing of the alarm bells located in every hall of every phase of the building. I thanked my lucky stars I wasn’t in my regular classroom with my fourth period of thirty-one freshmen. I was teaching my last class of the day in the computer lab of phase five, one of the more isolated wings of the large oddly-shaped school where I’d been teaching for years. There were only seven students in class that day, it being a Friday afternoon ...