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Poem / Romance

April 19, 2023

Reads: 302

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Reads: 475

Comments: 19

Shelves: 2

The Booksie Classic House

Why did they take her from me? Why did they put me in this strange place where everything is so big and shiny and I'm surrounded by all these strange people who took me from my mother? Read More

Reads: 487

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Meeting my inner child was brutal. Read More

Poem / Poetry

April 15, 2023

Reads: 203

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

I thought I knew it all. Read More

Tags: love, pain, dream

Featured Review by cmichael potter

"Ahhhhhh yes, a familiar theme in my head - unrequited reality. Your picture says it all, visual and written. So easy to be heartsick by our own ..." Read More

!!TRIGGER WARNING: ABUSE, BLOOD, MURDER, HEAVY SUBJECTS, AND DEATH!! This is a poem that describes the pain my father had put me and my family in. It describes how he was as a father and husband which both were not very pleasant. I have forgiven him and my mother for… Read More
brains was just a beautiful intelligent dog, i had to take time and train it. Read More

Featured Review by cmichael potter

"There's something very tearjerking about this one. Too much tragedy and beauty in one place. I really appreciate this one." Read More

Sometimes I can taste the longing in the back of my throat. Read More

Tags: love, pain, yearning

Featured Review by Autumn H.

"Darn! The last part got me good. The longing in your heart pains me. " Read More

Reads: 264

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

amor tardius occidit is latin for love kills slowly. Read More

Tags: love, pain, time

Featured Review by cmichael potter

"This is marvelous. Love the " backwards glance...", and, "the clicking of a clock. A rocking chair." You narrate, so you survived, but we're out..." Read More

Featured Review by cmichael potter

"(cont.) tender mercies and spitting angst. I've tried, but I'm pale and frail in comparison. As always, clever observations, turns of phrases, a..." Read More

With trauma, we learn defense mechanisms. This is a poem about that. Read More
A poem of emotional abuse. Loneliness, like a raindrop. Read More
The pain is palpable. You can taste it and touch it. Read More

Tags: pain, regret, guilt

No pain like a broken heart. Read More

Featured Review by cmichael potter

"But, you claw your way back. Glad for that. It is a bit of an uroburos. Hope you never lose your true vision. The world could still use your sen..." Read More

Reads: 173

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

This is about the end of a relationship. Read More

Tags: love, loss, pain, toxic

Featured Review by cmichael potter

"Perfection. You carried us down a bottomless well, piece by piece. I don't smoke but Hell, even I need a smoke now." Read More

A poem about regret. Read More

Featured Review by cmichael potter

"Seriously, took my breath away, the way a simple observation by Billy Collins can staple me in place!" Read More

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