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Message In A Bottle

Troy DeFratesMarch 24, 2019

Message In A Bottle written by: Troy DeFrates What did I do for you to forsake me? Just let me know so that I can be free Trapped in here I am so ...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

The Confession

Mark KodamaAugust 2, 2018

The Confession written by: Mark Kodama Although I am not my brother’s keeper, I feel some responsibility for his actions. He is really quit...

EnglishLiterature1 min read

Incredulous I

Anne GJuly 27, 2018

Incredulous I written by: Anne G @TheInkTruth Incredulous I a bald-faced lie The truth denied turned a blind-eye Society bleeds malevolent deeds...

Anne GEnglishPoetry0 min read

The Fault

Ipsita BanerjeeJune 15, 2018

The Fault written by: Ipsita Banerjee @ipsyb There’s a story being told, I assure you it’s true, Listen up, it concerns the likes of me and you. Ev...

EnglishPoetry2 min read

Denial

huntersjamesMay 31, 2017

Denial written by: huntersjames @huntersjames As a puzzle in pieces, who can put it back together? Edges bruised and broken, swollen, soaked in othe...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

Consequences

Anne GSeptember 14, 2015

Consequences Micro Poetry by Anne G Every action has a reaction as does every - inaction Complacency political correctness and denial - culprits Ever...

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Gabriela M. was born in Europe and presently lives in the United States where she is a university professor. She published three novels in her native language. In 2017 she started writing poetry in English. Since then her poetry has been published in various journals and newspapers. Her favorite poets are the symbolists and the surrealists, and her favorite novelist is Lawrence Durrell. She is a fluent speaker of three languages. She spends her time teaching, researching, leading a university-wide organization, working on her novel, and writing poetry. She mostly spends her vacations in Miami, Southern California, and Southern Europe.
Christina Schwarz, the author of the New York Times bestseller Drowning Ruth, after reading Gabriela M’s poetry manuscript stated:
“With lush language and lavish imagery, Gabriela M. evokes a fantastic world ripe with emotion.”

Anatomy of A Heartbreak by Henna Johansdotter

February: He’s left you a wishbone on your pillow. You’re not sure what to do with it so you stick it between your ribs, feeling the sharp end shift with every move, scraping against the aorta. You hold your breath while sleeping and do not stir as the dreams pass by like headlights, colliding into the mist.

May: You pull out your teeth as not to hurt him anymore. He says your silence is ugly and suggests you keep your mouth open.
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