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  • Jamell Crouthers shared a letter in the Group logo of Poetry

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    Being Chosen

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  • Spring Comes Again

    The last flower on the tree
    sits proudly
    waits patiently
    feels lonely.
    The breeze has been growing colder in the nights
    And compared to August the sun shines not so warmly, nor so bright.
    The flower knows that she will fall when the time is right
    for all must make that journey towards the darkness from the light.
    ‘It’s…read more

    Autumn Davidson

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    • Aww Autumn, This is such a beautiful and creative piece. I love it. I really felt some compassion and connection to the flower, as it could represent different cycles in our lives. Thank you for sharing. <3 Lauren

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  • Comment yourself

    I am just me,
    D aring
    A ccommodating
    N eoteric
    I nspiring
    E empathetic
    L evel headed
    L oyal
    E clectic

    These are My attributes as well as my faults

    Danielle Bettro

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    • Hi Danielle. This is really good. Simple. Yet a few words can tell a total story sometimes. Very creative. Very nice to meet you. Hope you have a wonderful weekend

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      • Thanks Jim! Figured I’d bring it back to the basics I remember writing these when I was in school when they first started teaching us about poetry I hope you enjoy reading some of my stuff!

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        • Heyyyyy 🙂
          Im gonna read more for sure. That one I responded to hit home cuz my brother (way more creative than me) did two of those many years ago for my mom and dad. Basics, as you say. But says a lot. Eclectic? Daring ? Nice. Help me out tho. Neoteric? What’s that?

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  • Roads

    The man understands life is a long road,
    Driving down the highway to different paths.
    Coming across forks in the road and having to make decisions,
    Which road is the right one to take on our journey.
    The journey is getting to where we want to be,
    And sometimes we have to go a different route than others.
    The roads will be full of bumps and…read more

    Jamell Crouthers

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    • I love the analogy and I love how you ended it “Sometimes the journey is longer than we expect it to be.
      As long as we are able to keep driving the car,
      Staying focused will allow us to embark on a long journey to greatness.” I fell like at some point or another we have all felt this and needed to hear this message. Thank you for sharing. <3 Lauren

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      • Thanks so much Lauren, I appreciate it greatly! Life is a continuous journey of growth. Analogy poetry is something I love to write, it helps put life in perspective sometimes!

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  • What Do I owe You

    Lost in a whimsical realm of ethereal shadows,
    I find myself captivated, unable to escape this mesmerizing pandemonium.
    Ensnared within a labyrinth of disheartenment and forsakenness,
    The echoes of desolation reverberate through the very air I breathe.

    From within me, arises an ardent yearning,
    A desperate longing for a guiding star to emancipate…read more

    Rashan Speller

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  • 19 days (No Contact)

    Time
    Often taken for granted
    It always manages to pass us by
    So when you could days without talking to me
    I was always understanding and always on your side

    I neglected both my heart and my emotional intelligence
    Because love can make us blind, but I was never fully lost
    Part of me could still decipher your lies from the truth
    And finally, the…read more

    Aiyanna Jones

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    • Aww Aiyanna, I have soooo been there. One day at a time. Each day will get a little easier. Just never ever compromise your standard. You are wonderful and you should be treated as such. Keep marching forward. Hold your head high. And on to the next (as I would tell myself). <3 Lauren

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    • Wow, this was deep and made me reflect back on some experiences in my life. The line of having butterflies turn into moths was great! Love this piece, it makes you think.

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      • Thank you so so much! I wrote this piece about leaving an unhealthy situationship that I felt stuck in for quite some time. I am so glad that you loved it. <3

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  • Excerpt from “Letters”

    You say, “I’ll see you in an hour”
    Oh, so soon I fall devoured?
    All is fair,
    and I knew,
    love had lost its power

    “Oh, promise me you will never tell another”
    “I promise this will never happen again”
    “Now take me like your scarlet letter
    and keep me at the seam of your hem”

    It was your bones
    against mine
    not skin to skin
    It was your bones
    agains…read more

    CnSchultz

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  • Twilight's Darkened Light

    The night’s fading darkness
    Is illuminated by filaments that glimmers
    With piercing reddish hues
    Into a horizon of fading darkened blues.

    With each touch of brilliant, glinting light
    The scenery is transformed, bright
    As a white pigeon in heightened flight,
    Soaring, like Icarus, too near the sun’s slight

    Heat that tenderly caresses its…read more

    Malak Kalmoni Chehab

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  • Try To Remember This Kind of September

    Dear Unsealers,

    It’s the first day of September. I know, it feels like the summer went by so fast.

    As is the custom at the beginning of a new month, I make it feel right at home.
    And I hope that September brings all of you comfort and joy as the seasons start to change.

    This is my welcome to the month:

    Try to remember, this kind of…read more

    Oswald Perez

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    • Oswald, I love that you start each month with a piece. It is so uplifting and really sets a positive tone for the new month. Keep being you. You are pure sunshine and I am so glad you found our writing family. <3 Lauren

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  • I Love the Rain

    I love the rain
    To other people it might be a pain
    But for me it’s joy
    Like a kid with a new toy
    I guess life prepared me to be
    This way

    Cause I had to learn to
    Find peace in my rain
    And find my calm in the middle of my storm
    And See the beauty in it
    Cause I’ve learned that
    storms not only come to ravage
    But also to restore and to rep…read more

    Pretty Dee ✌🏽💕✨

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    • DeAndrea, This is so good and so true. Interestingly enough, my grandfather always told me rain was good luck. And as it turns out my boyfriend’s name means God of rain. This poem is thoughtfully and beautifully written. Thank you for sharing. <3 Lauren

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      • Thank you. That’s really cool because my grandma used to always say it was God showering blessings in the spiritual realm. Water in whatever state is always so inspirational to me.

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        • AWww I love that. I bet you somewhere up there your grandma and my grandpa were friends. My grandpa had quite the personality! Every time it rains, I think of him <3

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    • Dee,
      I love this poem, the imagery, analogies to life. It paints a picture of life and how nature works. These are the poems that make you think about life and appreciate how rain is a good thing.

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  • Karma... Enigma

    They say karma will come back strong,
    kicking butt, taking names, and applying pressure.
    They say karma is real and it won’t take long
    for the things you did to come to terms.
    They say karma gets all those that’s done wrong,
    coming through like a boomerang.
    But then I had an enigma.
    The energy shifts and takes over my mind, and gives me answers…read more

    Tawanna

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  • Hunger to Survive

    The lion lays quietly atop an overhanging hill.
    He waits, watches in the vain fervor that his prey
    Will come to him in deadly night like a diet pill
    That will stop his hunger and permit his teeth to stay
    Sharp, glistening white, creating a shiver of fear
    Of their ferocity and ability to tear apart an arm,
    Or important extremities that flash…read more

    Malak Kalmoni Chehab

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    • This piece is so creative. You are so talented. Thank you for sharing and thank you for being part of our little family. Keep writing. You are changing the world. <3 Lauren

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  • “meat”

    ~Learning how to find safety & healing in sensuality after trauma; building positive associations and being myself for the first time~

    I know you’ve just gone
    but I miss you already
    Oh, why not just stay
    until I’m all done?

    Not meant to be a lover,
    but call me your concubine
    to meet your needs
    as well as mine

    Oh, come into me
    in the flesh, in…read more

    CnSchultz

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    • As someone who has gone through sexual trauma, keep writing your feelings, and now that you will continue to heal yourself. You are so powerful. You’ve got this! <3 Lauren

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  • Senses

    These unsettling sensations,
    time to face them
    I feel a rumble inside,
    no need to hide
    it is safe to explore my emotional side.
    Inner-eye, before I burst, who is first in this madness?
    Let’s start with sadness,
    she’s an old friend.
    I ponder her teachings as the water pours down my face
    purifying me, for clearer eyes to see.
    I surrender, let g…read more

    Trinity Alyssia Michelle

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    • Trinity! This line is soooo good! I bow my head, tuck my chin and begin.
      Whatever arises I choose to LOVE that.
      Uncovering the shadow and finding that underneath it
      are the gifts of my spirit.

      This piece is really powerful. Thank you for sharing. <3 Lauren

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  • A lack of confrontation

    I’m all alone walking and I’m stoned feel the night rise behind my back I’ve got a flashlight but it’s still black
    I think it’s lack of comprehension but I’m not sure there’s no simple way that I can cure the tension
    Intervention, still alone hanging by a thread on the edge of the world
    Oh, did I forget to mention
    My dear you’ve gone to…read more

    Danielle Bettro

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    • Danielle, this is well-written and powerful. But you are never alone. You always have your unsealed family, and I am sure you also have many friends. Keep writing <3 Lauren

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  • A Welcome To August

    Dear Unsealers,
    It’s the first day of August. It feels crazy that most of the summer and eight months of this year have already gone by. But here we, in the dog days of summer.

    As I tend to do when a new month begins, I welcome it in with a poem and a coconut full of water to take the edge off the late summer heat.

    And it goes something like t…read more

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    • I love this. So sweet. So fresh. And so fun. Your writing is so creative and thoughtful and fun. Thank you for sharing and thank you for being a part of our little family. <3 lauren

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  • Coiled Limits— A poem about recognizing your limits when relationships test them

    You cut me deep with that comment.
    All I heard was a bunch of word vomit.
    We clashed, I just wanted to dash.
    You wrote me off in a flash.

    I knew I wouldn’t get anywhere because you wouldn’t meet me halfway.
    All you wanted to do was blaze.
    When you want nothing more than to be heard,
    It just comes across and twisted words.

    I felt utterly ign…read more

    Ashley Rivera

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    • Aww Ashley this is so good but anyone who makes you feel this way just aint the one. I have been there, and I have felt ALL of this. Best to let it go and keep it moving. <3 Time and distance have a magical way of healing matters of the heart.

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  • Poem about the confusion and madness that comes from abusive relationships

    Butterflies in my stomach, teeth are clenching.
    I’d rather be in any place but this.
    When you can’t read between the lines, it’s maddening.
    My mind keeps doing backflips.

    Am I missing something?
    You break your back trying to prove your point.
    My patience is wearing thin and narrowing.
    Your responses go as far as to disappoint.

    Every time I ope…read more

    Ashley Rivera

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  • At The Midpoint of 2023

    Dear, Unsealers:

    It’s June 30th.

    I can’t believe that we’ve already reached the halfway mark of this year. It’s been an eventful six months on my end. From a new job, to new ways of getting my writing across, such as here and new experiences.

    I wrote a poem to mark this point in time. With all the hope that there will be more good things…read more

    Oswald Perez

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    • It feels like time has been flying recently, it’s like so much has happened in general in the blink of an eye. Also Congrats on your new job and hopefully more good comes to you brother.

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  • Stealthy Labyrinth

    A Labyrinth of life and living
    Flies by with the passing minutes,
    Striving to leave imprints,
    That are positive in their fleeting

    Flight, that they can’t be bound.
    Imprisoned by labels, categories,
    Races, and groups that astound
    In their versatility, but not humanities.

    I’ve lived in this labyrinth of life,
    Where negativity was the succor
    Given…read more

    Malak Kalmoni Chehab

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    • Your poem captures the nature of life’s difficulties and the struggle to find positivity during the confusion. The metaphor of the labyrinth is very effective in conveying the sense of being lost.

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