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; the world presents prizes for perfection; first place trophies; gold medals achieved - being 𝘁𝗵𝗲 best is rewarded, yet no prize is earnt for doing 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 best; there are no awards won for being good 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩. #7syllablesentence #prize #micropoetry #writing

What comes and goes As I strain through prose To reach just one more word Yet even so Still as I go To always show That good is what we sow. Of struggles in And struggles out I'm prying every word. Yet the tears and tears Are held within As I don't need you to know I just want you to grow #poetry

It’s Monday. May annoying folks leave you alone, your fridge be full of your favorite drinks, and your pillow be cool.

Remember To love the world As it is While fighting for its fate Remember why It's worth being pushed To such a sorry, sloven state. That pushing for a better world Is not just heavy weights #poetry

Thankful for the time we spent Thankful for the shielding care Every single line I dreamt And the many pains I'm spared.

How could it be enough? Perhaps enough is simply another figment of our insatiability? Typing up stanzas so they can exist and then deleting them because while they needed freedom from my mind I don't need a keepsake of them for all time #poetry

#poetry #BlackSkyRelay

#BadPoet #Poetry #writing “Unless” Unless it’s marked with meaning, stamped with fire within the fold, it drifts into the background where forgotten stories mold. For words without a signal, without weight or woven thread, are pages left unopened, unread lines the heart won’t wed. 🧵1/4

#poetry #mpprompt #chapter The chapter closed Doors were nailed shut Rats broke the windows Vine crept around railings Bats homed the rafters Now condemned for safety Bulldozed to rubble Piles of grey slabs form Around oxidized metal Except address for mailing It's gone completely; A chapter begins

Grasping Reaching Shambling Rambling I only ask That when the music stops You keep moving #poetry #writtenwhileasleep

Got a bit inspired #poetry

Slipping a piece in late in the day for the #PoemsAbout prompt #LockedDoors (after a day being poorly), will return tomorrow to read the others. Thanks as every week to @thebrokenspine.co.uk @alanparrywriter.co.uk 💜🙏

In the echos Of a violent aftermath In a wreckage Of doors forced open Lies a man Who still doesn't know Where he belongs. Nor how much to give. Doors beyond doors hide floors beyond floors How many keys Must I make? #poemsabout #lockeddoors #poetry

A whirling, swirling, burling world Warily, daringly dealing with furls Paring till parity bares its pearls Swearing, verily not to reel from the curls. #poetry

called my self tornado- hurricane, self deprecation of my destructive nature; I’ll build a house tear the roof off, erect a tower demolish it, make bridges burn them, this is my story; sound the siren changed paths don’t get caught in the fray #promptcombo #storm #poetry @rfsmith.bsky.social

Coughing #blood Is a brand new fear Of asthmatic fits I once outgrew A projectile spread Of crimson red And a slowly Dripping spew

Brief Moments of Happiness The more I tell myself to fight, to capture what I need. The more I realize all is right when I live life at my speed. Why to ever seek for more when I've found an inner peace. True satisfaction What you need is what you have Joys of living well #poetry

Yeah. It's very easy to dismiss AI narration for Genshin tutorials with "oh well at least it's not a character" but work is work. That's the issue. Voice acting is already a shallow pool. Draining it further hurts everyone. It's not just the characters with prints and con invites. It's the job.

Clown Of Evolution a glitch in time stuffing our mouthholes with organic matter hoping to survive while grasses would chuckle about human hubris us — accelerants of decay destroying what feeds us clown of evolution #poetry #freeverse #poetrycommunity

The Unassertive I have found much In the way I've been Seems the #key to my heart 's now frayed and thin From what you say And what I hear Now's a good time T' give in to fear So give me reason A sharpened spear Prod me forward If your assertion's clear #poetry #BlueSkyRelay #Emoetry

Paradox of Undesired Rewards Everyone tells me to stab To struggle and grab And fight for the right to be me. But I am me. I want what I have Have what I need and Only need what I want Why should I fight Through fear and despair For the promise Of a distant sea? #poetry

Loops Again All this chatter Ever fatter Does it even Really matter When being scored On each new floor Just to push Through further doors At each new score And every door A metal gate To the killing floor. Red lights chatter Ever madder Once more we know It's time to scatter #poetry #agency

I’ve admitted I need you more than a million times, it should be safe to need love, affection- yet you spurn me over and over, twisting my needs against me until I’m pretzeled and start to believe I’m broken; I’m the empty hole and you’re the shovel. #emoetry #poetry

Grant us eyes Grant us lies Grant a solemn sent surprise Grant us might A will to fight An ever-going right Grant us light And grant us night For our slowly fading sight #vssdaily #grant #poetry

The Tale Unwritten Why should I be A story told As everyone Wants of me? A quiet tale Of work and struggle And selling Three for three I'd rather sit, Let it all unfold Than chase forever, A quarry sold. That I can Barely see. #poetry

Trying to work my way through all the #Emoetry prompts I've missed today.. Not particularly happy with this almost #TerzaRima but it's... well... It exists... Hopefully I'll warm my words up a bit soon...

In You, I Now Hear Another hidden word In the dialect of souls Another blessed symbol I refuse to comprehend. Another missing turn In the dialogue on whole Another competition Of disparate sought ends Another dissolution Of what I thought was love Of You, I Still Hear #poetry

Meltdown imminent #Poetry #MentalIllness #MentallyIllMess

This is so unfair! I can’t imagine nobody but you voicing Beast Boy. You’re too irreplaceable and part of Teen Titans. #SaveBeastBoy

Sneak peek of the upcoming zine. Thanks to everyone who's involved to make this dream a reality! We launch on Kofi on Sept. 30th, with a special sneak peek open mic on Sept. 26th from 2-4pm EST. All proceeds to benefit the ACLU. Come check us out! #poetrycommunity #poets #writingcommunity #writers

The dancing shadows Hide creeping fingers That drag themselves Through my skull. Weaving tapestries Into my soul Floating cobwebs across my skin Showing me New views unseen And whispering old truths unheard I tell myself That it's not real But what should I believe, When nothing is? #poetry

This felt really fitting today to requote, not because of the prompt but because of the recent sad news that coincided with it. We need to remember our fallen. Every single one of them. Even if they try to erase our history. Especially then. #lgbtqia #pride #pulse #community #remember #vigil

I send a pulse Out to the world And my pulse starts racing In fear that nothing Will come back In fear that something Will come back #poetry #pulse

Rustling kite Hovering on Solitary blue Rectangle ♡ Hissing sounds compliment To the lapping Of arriving waves ♡ Chattering family Blissfully unaware Circle of kinship Touched by sand And salty air #poetry #poetrycommunity 1/2 🧵 @boomshockalocka.bsky.social helped a lot to mould it into shape 💜

A #malformed spirit In a strange new world Seems destined to fall But with encouragement And much support It fills the gaps in its own soul. #vss365 #poetry

I wish I could always be eager, But see that I need my rest. I must polish my words Clean off my mask And know that I can do my best

The madness comes The madness goes Words are lost So words can flow I punch the walls Bemoan my fate I sprint these halls And feel this weight My hands are bloodless Clenched in pain Fearing emotion Spent in vain #poetry

Now that I think about it, You’re right, I’m amazing! I’m prolific! I’m a better poet and for damn sure a better person! Watching you the last three days was a constant illness knowing you were likely victimizing others while you silenced me #poetry #dontfuckwithapoet

We're laying on the floor covered in our metaphors Munching on charcuterie bonding over comraderie Listening to our girly pop and writing hexing poems Sisterhood of smart cookies but just playing like rookies #poetry #SOLSEED 🌼 #sisterhood #dontfuckwithapoet

Trusting the wrong person doesn’t mean a mistake, they were untrustworthy; Giving to a taker doesn’t make you a chump they were unappreciative; caring about a monster doesn’t make you one too, predators deceive well #poetry #dontfuckwithapoet

Babe I think you picked the wrong day to fuck with the wrong girl The receipts are poppin off but congrats tho you're in the spreadsheet #poetry #dontfuckwithapoet

I keep dreaming of the void You know, The thing outside ourselves that never responds to calls The silence found At the edge of my mind As I follow my thoughts Into nothing. #poetry

I hold the stars If only in fear That even the everlasting Will leave me. As I lie here Floating past the sky I hope you'll see me Passing slowly by. Written in reply to @sunblissful.bsky.social 's Floatiness poem but I can't reply to the post for some reason

I'm going silent Once more Falling Into myself. A stone Entombed. An empty well. It is surely A problem, Right? Or is it? When It's so clearly me. #Poetry

acute trauma is trying to make sense, when reality tries everything to break you yet you won't you survive minus some memories ~ a cute trauma doesn't exist I'd choose it over the alternative ~ creating memories of happiness in spite of broken days #healing #poetry #trauma #poetrycommunity

#poetry #introspection

#poetry #dysphoria

Bit late, but it's here. Might play with this image again later. Still has more it wants to say. Special thanks to @boomshockalocka.bsky.social for helping me edit this one. You're awesome. 🤗 @alanparrywriter.co.uk #PoemsAbout #waxtears #poem #poetry #childhood #poemaday ##skypoem #horrorpoetry?