Tag: Poetry
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Weeds
Author’s Note: History shows us that we should never be complacent about democracy. Content warning: Allusion to autocracy and tyranny. A man sows bitter seeds in fertile ground. They turn into a weed, and run rampant. Bright flowers try to bloom some way, somehow. The weed gives them no room,…
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A Storm is Brewing
Author’s Note: The battle with chronic illness continues. Content warning: Depiction of struggles with chronic illness and health. The sun is shining but it is dark inside. A storm is brewing. Doubts cluster at edges, walk me off ledges, leave me hanging by my fingertips. Nothing but good news but…
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But today is not tomorrow
Author’s Note: Some days are just harder than others. Content warning: Depiction of struggles with chronic illness and health. Today, I am a mountain of issues, pebble upon pebble, stacked up to the empty sky. Tomorrow, I will be a mountain of strength, stone set upon firm stone, built up…
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Life in stages
Author’s Note: Written after the sad loss of Liam Payne. Thoughts and prayers to all his loved ones. Content warning: Depiction of depression, anxiety, allusion to drugs and alcoholism, allusion to death. Innocence singing up on a stage Bright lights, big cities, All the trappings of fame. Music building higher…
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Faceless Pirates
Author’s Note: Written while my dad was being targeted by hackers last year. Watching the news recently brought it to mind. Content warning: Mention of data theft and hacking, target of the vulnerable. Faceless pirates Sitting in a dark room Stealing digital accounts. Easy targets The elderly, the young. Taking…
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Freedom
Author’s Note: For Remembrance Sunday. Content warning: Allusion to war and lives given in service, grief. Freedom is not to be taken for granted. For they fought for this, our freedom, in trenches. It is a right to be treasured, faithfully. For they fought for these rights we have, in…
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Walk me home
Author’s Note: For my granddad Content warning: Remembering a lost loved one. One day you’ll hold out your hand, walk me home. They say you were the best man; a good man. A man who lived his values, word and deed. I knew you in the empty spaces you left.…
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What is truth?
Author’s Note: We live in a world where truth is wielded as a weapon, yet what is it really? Content warning: Philosophical Truth is a complex web Of things we know, We think we know, We do not know. Facts observable To the eye Are still seen through The vision…
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The Storm
Author’s Note: As those reading my Writer’s Log will know I have had a few tough weeks recently. Content warning: Allusion to mental, emotional and physical health challenges. With the blink of an eye Blue skies turn to grey As the universe turns like a wild dog Bared teeth, snapping…
Storytime with Rachel F Hundred 