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We Two

Aaron Marchant·April 18, 2024

We Two written by: Aaron Marchant You fell in love with somebody who looked something like me...

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The Haunting Silence

Parvathy Sukumar·March 1, 2024

The Haunting Silence written by: Parvathy Sukumar @Parvathyfeb27 Silence!!! Something that we all seek at times, Something...

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Butterfly Dreams

Peggy Gerber·February 5, 2024

Butterfly Dreams written by: Peggy Gerber @peggysue445 I dream I am a butterfly, fanning the air on...

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One Dark and Dismal Christmas

Bob Lazzar-Atwood·December 16, 2023

One Dark and Dismal Christmas written by: Bob Lazzar-Atwood ‘Twas on a cold December day that Christmas...

Poetry English Christmas

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September 10th, 2023

Eoghan Lyng·November 25, 2023

September 10th, 2023 written by: Eoghan Lyng @eoghanlyng My notes are like a carriageway, compressed of idle...

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A Conversation with The Universe

Olivia Todd·August 1, 2023

A Conversation with The Universe written by: Olivia Todd @StoryMinded97 If I could levitate above the noise...

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Failure

TJ Sana·June 7, 2023

Failure written by: TJ Sana I want to write a pretty poem But what to write about...

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You Can Call Me Hal

Petro C. K.·May 30, 2023

You Can Call Me Hal written by: Petro C. K. @petro_ck Why am I soft in the...

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Less is More

Ishika B·May 24, 2023

Less is More written by: Ishika B When you speak less, you listen more When you sleep...

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Passages

Poet of the Light·April 8, 2023

Passages written by: Poet of the Light Unnuanced time takes a new role Where I will wade...

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Small Parental Forest

Chad Norman·February 11, 2023

Small Parental Forest written by: Chad Norman I have been touched. I have been entered. And now...

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New Year’s Revolutions

Roger Turner·January 1, 2023

New Year’s Revolutions written by: Roger Turner @titansdad I don’t make New Year’s resolutions I make revolutions...

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Soulless Creature

Fallen Engel·December 12, 2022

Soulless Creature written by: Fallen Engel @BlackEngel3 Moons fall Dreams fail Eternity burns So what the hell...

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Talking To Skeletons

David Dumouriez·December 9, 2022

Talking To Skeletons written by: David Dumouriez You look, intent, at face and eye, yet after can...

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Mike is a deaf writer/photographer living in rural southwest Colorado. His love of nature shines through his poetry and photography, both of which he uses to make sense of his world. His work has been featured at Spillwords Press, several Masticadores literary sites, and in two books: After Rain Skies: The Global Anthology (Michelle Ayon Navajas, curator) and Tale of the Seasons' Weaver (Diana Wallace Peach, author). He's a Pushcart Prize nominee and has garnered awards for Publication of the Month and Author of the Month at Spillwords Press. Much of Mike's work deals with dark themes and he's not afraid to explore the depths of trauma, sorrow, loss, and despair. Mike's blog is Silent Pariah.

The Forest by Maggie Watson

Like a tree, she has watched many seasons change.
While nature adapts as if oblivious to pain,
her roots now crimson twist with stored emotions.
The rain never cleanses or purifies the leaves.
They only change colour from brown to green.
From the shadows, she must fight to cleave her way back
to the light.
Optical illusions have waylaid her path.
Wasted time has stunted her growth.
An empath absorbs it all until they bleed.
This canopy of suffering is not hers to carry...

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