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Across the Middle Distance
Dying slowly Empty, devoid of fear or any feeling Although sadness sometimes sneaks in through the locked door I am leaving, going away from the world Walking alone, carrying nothing, leaving nothing behind It is lonely and cold, and dark … Continue reading
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Tagged #bereavement #mentalillness #hopelessness, #heartbreak, #poetry
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No Mascara
If you thought it was your last day Your very last You might wear a pretty red dress You might even curl your hair Although you might skip the mascara You want to leave in good form Mascara runs & … Continue reading
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Tagged #endings, #goodbye, #heartbreak, #mascara, #poetry, #red dress, #sadness, #wisdom
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Jack Dempsey & Me
Even Jack Dempsey had to get out of the ring He told me so, I was 10, it was New York So here I am all these years later, taking the gloves off Sitting in the corner Sucking hard on … Continue reading
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Tagged #boxing, #endings, #heartbreak, #jackdempsey, #mothers, #newyork, #poetry, #sadness
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Pretense, Public vs. Private Monikers
Friends share secrets I am your secret. I had thought we were lovers, best friends Turns out you’re just a guy collecting secrets So on this Memorial Day let us take leave of pretense, of the notion of public versus … Continue reading
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Tagged #bestfriends, #betrayal, #endings, #growingup, #heartbreak, #memorialday, #poetry, #secrets, love, relationships
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Wonder Woman & The Tin Man
The truth is I’ve been standing here on your doorstep forever Or at least a year Since last Halloween in fact I ring the doorbell peek through the curtains adjust the straps on my costume wishing I really was Wonder … Continue reading
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Tagged #halloween, #heartbreak, #poetry, #tinman, #wonderwoman, love
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Eggs
A multitude of eggs requiring a multitude of baskets that’s how you do it she whispered that’s how you heal a broken heart before it breaks
The Princess Escapes
Chapter I The princess had been lonely a long time. He had cast a rather potent spell all those years ago that kept her captive within those cold tower walls. She could see out the window, see the country, the … Continue reading
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Tagged #heartbreak, #poetry, #psychology, #sadness, abstract, dream, fairytale, Happiness, poetry, prose
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Leaving New York
Manhattan. June third two thousand twelve Temperature 72 degrees Azure blue, an unmarred sky Life in forward motion Full bloom and full of possibility Then there you were Standing at the sidewalk Corner of West 51st & 8th Four suitcases … Continue reading
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Tagged #beginnings, #endings, #heartbreak, #manhattan, #mothers, #nyc, #poetry, #sons, love, relationships, Seattle
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Heartbreak
heartbreak you wear it on your sleeve the lyrics interrupt every thought puts dead weight on the soles of your shoes there will be no rest tonight for a weary heart
Schwellenangst
Schwellenangst unusual for her she pushed herself to push through to step into possibilities less caution, less fear more joy in variety more living in stepping out then she met a threshold she couldn’t navigate it was simply this he … Continue reading
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