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The winner takes it all

So the winner takes it all, While the loser learns to fall, Throw the dice, cold as ice, Fate was never kind or nice. Crowns are made from sleepless nights, From silent tears and endless fights, And somewhere in the roaring game, Love and loss still burn the same. Way down here, someone... read more

poetry with best friend

pov: you're a writer going through a breakup, and your best friend reads a poetry from your own book to you (poetry that, incidentally, you wrote to help her through a breakup six years ago). Immersion: You were a deep ocean, Yet, for that person, You became a mere pool. You dissolved the blue of... read more

Timing

There was a man who learned your favorite silence, who stayed even when you gave him nothing but silence maybes. He pursued you not loudly, not perfectly but honestly. With patience. With hope that bruised but never complained. With bruised causes by your though You said no, let's stop it. And... read more

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Slit open my mind And let these secret thoughts Seep across the canvas Little note for you to find Connect the dots My art supplies throw tantrums Open heart I show my scars And light them like a lantern My innocence and me Have grown apart Final straw last call at the... read more

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So many words So little relief My wish to observe Rather than being caught in the sweep Letters rearrange But these topics repeat Bars on a page And my talk feels cheap Bars of my cage Unlocked and free Yet never escape Unless walking through dreams Too many needs Too much to... read more

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At what point does silence Become an answer Way louder than the kind words That preceded it Tried to tread lightly Through your laughter Avoid taking any wrong turns By needing it I didn’t mean to let my feelings slip Leaked out as soon as lips part Now the air is gone With my stolen... read more