Category: poetry
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Comparison
by Sam Ray I’m not fatBut I’m thicker than herAnd my ass ain’t flat, I got wide hips and beautiful curvesSo the size of my jeans doubles,now I’m insecureAnd I’ve always felt fatter, uglier, less than, completely unsureOf my beautyBecause the pretty girl gets all the looks, she’s a double zeroAnd I’m over here trying…
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Andy Betz has tutored and taught in excess of 40 years. He lives in 1974, and has been married for 30 years. His works are found everywhere a search engine operates (including Dream Noir).
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Cold Room
by Jide Badmus It’s a rainy morning.The earth breathescold on its citizens.I reach for a blanket offlesh that is unavailable. The room is filledwith pieces of you—strands of hair,vestige of scent,mirage of smile &a ghost of your voice.There is a depressionon your side of the bed—but these walls struggleto reconstruct memories.The mirror claims not torecall…
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The Family Hermit
by John Grey He was a quiet man, not so much thoughtful, as indifferent to thinking. He pretended to be a father but the motions didn’t suit. And his face was ill-fitted for warmth. On Sundays, instead of church, my father would drive some place on his own. take to the side roads, the dirt…
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A View of The Aurora Borealis
by John Grey So cold, so sunless, in these northern climes and yet, in the distance, horizon won’t go dark as green dances deliriously through brownish-red emissions, glowing blue emulsions, and solar wind blows pink and yellow. The closer I draw my coat to me, the wider my eyes open. What once was shiver is…
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Unwell
by Mark Mitchell This bodywas not workshopped. No one soughtbetter ways to build it so functionswould join smoothly and everyonewould be pleased all the time. It will justhave to do its best.& Mark J. Mitchell Mark J. Mitchell was born in Chicago and grew up in southern California. His latest poetry collection, Starting from Tu…
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Three Poems by Freya Pickard
Freya is a cancer survivor who is not afraid to explore the darkness. She currently has 12 e-books published, most of which are in the fantasy genre. She finds inspiration in the sea, vinyl music and in beautifully written books. She is currently working undercover in the hospitality industry in order to study Humans so…
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Three Poems
Freya is a cancer survivor who is not afraid to explore the darkness. She currently has 12 e-books published, most of which are in the fantasy genre. She finds inspiration in the sea, vinyl music and in beautifully written books. She is currently working undercover in the hospitality industry in order to study Humans so…
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Rainfall Baptism
Sarah M. Prindle received an Associate’s Degree in English from Northampton Community College. She loves reading everything from historical fiction and memoirs, to poetry and mysteries. She hopes to someday publish her own novels and poetry collections on these different topics.
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To The Girl With The Bag Of Stars
By Imogen. L. Smiley To the girl with the bag of stars,Your music was too loud as you fumbled for your ticket;With hair in your face you laughed in apologyAnd I had never seen something so bright.You danced with opening barriers,Even though you had plenty of spaceYou could demand.To the girl with the bag of…
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