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How My OCD Makes It Impossible to Say What I Feel

Christopher J. FalveyAugust 11, 2019

How My OCD Makes It Impossible to Say What I Feel written by: Christopher J. Falvey @yeahocd "Just say what you think!" I marvel at the way some...

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The Afterlife Of The After Party

Amel BashfordJuly 15, 2019

The Afterlife Of The After Party written by: Amel Bashford I write from a hardly healing heart, Of tired cliches that catch in my chest As I vomit f...

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That’s So OCD

Henna JohansdotterJuly 9, 2019

That's So OCD written by: Henna Johansdotter @HjdPoetry I used to murder my family before I went to bed woke up around 3 AM and murdered them a coup...

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Unwrench

Kateri M. WalshJuly 8, 2019

Unwrench written by: Kateri M. Walsh @walshkateri My heart screams unwrench me from these wires around the gashes, the holes, the tears, the unbare...

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Crewel

Jemimah WrenJune 24, 2019

Crewel written by: Jemimah Wren I got out of my car, took off my jacket, and put it and my purse into the trunk. Carrying just a clipboard, pen and my...

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Brace Yourself, Boy

Kerri CaldwellJune 12, 2019

Brace Yourself, Boy written by: Kerri Caldwell @KerriCaldwell19 You’re like winter and the rest of us are summer. You kill the things you lov...

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Get up!

Anshika SharmaJune 5, 2019

Get up! written by: Anshika Sharma Knocked out, On the bed, Under a paperweight, I lie, facing the fan Counting its hands While it loops in slomo...

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Fear And Loathing In West Yorkshire

Amel BashfordJune 3, 2019

Fear And Loathing In West Yorkshire written by: Amel Bashford Doctor doctor I need your help I can't stand feeling like myself, Is there nothing you...

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Battlefield

Kateri M. WalshMay 20, 2019

Battlefield written by: Kateri M. Walsh @walshkateri You tear at my brain aching me to go insane. You preach the darkness to me, let it swallow my ...

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OCD 2.1

Henna JohansdotterApril 27, 2019

OCD 2.1 written by: Henna Johansdotter @HjdPoetry I was born a broken fence an animal farm where the dogs aren’t sleeping and I cannot lie; I’ve...

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Marionette

Barbara AvonFebruary 1, 2019

Marionette written by: Barbara Avon @barb_avon A recess of the mind persuades me to weep, For messages of lovers, it will not keep. How lonely on...

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Surrounded By Stars

Meg Falconer-RobinsonJanuary 27, 2019

Surrounded By Stars written by: Meg Falconer-Robinson @MegEFalconer You ask me what I see. I describe to you a black box, buoyant in space. ...

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The Feeling

Chloe GilholyDecember 17, 2018

The Feeling written by: Chloe Gilholy @Chloboshoka Whilst we're drowned in scandals, that OUR neighbours succumb to darkness. We find ourselves in ...

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Siren

Michelle DarkDecember 10, 2018

Siren written by: Michelle Dark The boat is rocking The boat is rocking Alone in motion lost at sea Secrets in the clouds I keep The ocean laps ...

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“Hemmingplay,” is the pen name of Doug Stanfield, who grew up on a family farm in western Ohio, went with his parents for two years in Karachi, Pakistan, in high school and had lived, until recently, in Bellefonte, PA with his late wife, Wilda and their two sons, Ben and John. Doug was a writer, editor and director of internet communications at Penn State for 26 years. He has had a few disreputable occupations, including newspaper reporter and editor, and public relations flak, but is trying to make amends for his sins by writing poetry and fiction. When his sons were safely off making their own mistakes, he turned on the computer one day, stared at the screen, and began to learn the craft anew at age 67. Doug has published three books: "Mermaid Sisters: First Dive", a children's book; "I Came From A Place of Fireflies" and, "Snowflakes & Ashes: Meditations on the Temporary”.