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The Sacrificial Altar of Hope

Yasmin HemmatJuly 23, 2019

The Sacrificial Altar of Hope written by: Yasmin Hemmat My quill drips with my blood, While I’m writing to the oracle of my imprisoned soul. The r...

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E, part of a poetry collection written by Tony Ortiz at Spillwords.com

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Tony OrtizJuly 4, 2019

E written by: Tony Ortiz @ProfoundAbsence The air stings with the thick smell of brimstone And burning flesh. Here, there is no soil. Only gray ma...

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This Savage Land (Your Chaotic Heart)

Jose A. TovarMay 3, 2019

This Savage Land (Your Chaotic Heart) written by: Jose A. Tovar I have traversed this savage land and your chaotic heart, arrived at World’s End ...

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Tale of Two Friends

Mike KannerApril 10, 2019

Tale of Two Friends written by: Mike Kanner @MDKanner This is the tale of two friends, Fiza and Fauzia. Fiza was a great rider and like her name wa...

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Flesh Of My Flesh

Dawn DeBraalApril 9, 2019

Flesh Of My Flesh written by: Dawn DeBraal Francine held the razor blade between two fingers. Her hands shaking in anticipation. By drawing blood, t...

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LOST DREAMS

Ibrahim "dreezy" IdrisFebruary 13, 2019

LOST DREAMS written by: Ibrahim "dreezy" Idris My uncle set his dreams At the age of 16 And it all ended At the war of '63 Pushing for glory In...

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Lest We Forget

Matthew EarlNovember 11, 2018

Lest We Forget written by: Matt Earl The simplicity of pinning this Red flower to your chest To honour and remember those we laid to rest Young me...

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A Flag Beside A Stone

Roger TurnerNovember 11, 2018

A Flag Beside A Stone written by: roger turner @titansdad Today I put a little flag Down, beside a stone Where grass and weeds were rampant And th...

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Amongst Giants

John Patrick RobbinsMarch 1, 2018

Amongst Giants written by: John Patrick Robbins Poe was forty years old when he was found beaten half to death in some dirty alley in Baltimore. ...

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Commitment

Edward PonceJanuary 25, 2018

Commitment written by: Edward Ponce As we all know, having a commitment to something or to someone requires a lot; an investment of time, money, and...

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True Love

Mike WashburnJanuary 1, 2018

True love written by: Mike Washburn Without the sacrifice of the beauty's mind and soul to save his, the beast inside would destroy his soul, and...

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By Garpal Stream…

Stanley WilkinDecember 7, 2017

By Garpal Stream... written by: Stanley Wilkin @catalhuyuk By Garpal stream the young men came Decades before the flood On Garpal field they ...

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Don’t Ever Ask A Soldier

Roger TurnerNovember 29, 2017

Don't Ever Ask A Soldier written by: roger turner @titansdad Don't ever ask a soldier Rules remain unwritten They're known but left unsaid You don...

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Those Moments

Jacob DamstraNovember 4, 2017

Those Moments written by: Jacob Damstra @jacobdamstra Those moments Don’t relent. And they gnaw; They are raw. They’re haunting; And daunting. ...

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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”.