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I Am Her

Dawn Minott·June 27, 2022

I Am Her written by: Dawn Minott @poetrybydeesign I didn’t know her Till she learned to love...

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Broken

Colleen M. Tice·June 5, 2022

Broken written by: Colleen M. Tice @ColleenMarieTi1 I know I am not beautiful I know I am...

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Colours That Don’t Exist

Hamza Chowdhry·July 15, 2021

Colours That Don’t Exist written by: Hamza Chowdhry I think of you in colours that don’t exist....

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Grace

Kate Blake·April 29, 2021

Grace written by: Kate Blake we all bleed inside some openly, others hide life can be a...

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The Things I Left Behind

K. Hartless·April 22, 2021

The Things I Left Behind written by: K. Hartless @hartless_k Left my gloves so I hug myself,...

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Choose Yourself

Rakshinda Mujeeb·April 8, 2021

Choose Yourself written by: Rakshinda Mujeeb @rakshindatweets She walks on this earth among fellow individuals as if...

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25ish

Holly Michaels·March 10, 2021

25ish written by: Holly Michaels @poetholly Dear younger self, Running from broken glass to rusted nails is...

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I Will Be Okay

Kaylee·March 8, 2021

I Will Be Okay written by: Kaylee she stared in the mirror and smiled, a look of...

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Please Love Yourself

Aida·March 8, 2021

Please Love Yourself written by: Aida Did I get, what I wish for, I didn’t quit and...

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True, Love

Ricky Hawthorne·October 17, 2020

True, Love written by: Ricky Hawthorne @searsjames “I love you” he breathed earnestly His profound gaze probing...

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Loving Me

Kristi Sharma·July 8, 2020

Loving Me written by: Kristi Sharma Self-love is such a beautiful thing, I wasn’t so sure what...

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To No Man

Eloina·April 30, 2020

To No Man written by: Eloina To be embraced by a firm grip with large beckoning hands,...

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The Complete Mother

Rakshinda Mujeeb·April 1, 2020

The Complete Mother written by: Rakshinda Mujeeb @rakshindatweets Humeirah rubs her bloodshot eyes as she is struggling...

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She Asked…

Rohini KB Reddy·December 5, 2019

She Asked… written by: Rohini KB Reddy @rohiniprajapat3 Will you be my valentine? She asked… The day...

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Smitha Vishwanath is a banker turned writer. She began her writing journey in 2016 through her blog. In 2019, she was nominated for Best of the Net, and 2 of her poems were given special mention in NaPoWriMo, 2021 and 2022. In addition, she was awarded the Reuel International Prize for poetry. In 2019, she co-authored a book of poetry, 'Roads- A journey with Verses.' Smitha's writing is peppered with the lessons learned from the plethora of invaluable experiences that come from having lived in India, UAE and Iran, worked in a multi-cultural environment and travelled widely. She resides in Dhaka, Bangladesh, with her husband and two daughters. When she is not writing, you can find her painting, travelling, or sharing reviews of books. She is excited about her debut novel, 'Coming Home', which will be released on 18th March 2023.

The Lighthouse by Sharon Frame Gay

Maine, 1922
There are those who find the song of a foghorn mournful and foreboding. To me, it was a lullaby. I’ve been a lighthouse keeper all my life. I was born in the keeper’s cottage in 1880, next to the tower that clings to a cliff in Maine. The rhythmic bursts of light and sound that brought home lost sailors lulled me to sleep each night.
Father, and his father before him, maintained the lighthouse for over seventy years. As a child, I peered up the spiral staircase, watching Father high above as he polished the massive searchlight...

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