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Outrage
Photo by Michael Morse via Pexels “Outrage” is pretty raw on my indignation about how can people simply not talk about so many important parts of life.Grief is inevitable, yet we treat it like the worse thing that could happen to us, like it never will. It happens from the first breath of life, like… Continue Reading →
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Once
Photo by Keenan Constance via Pexels I guess you can say this is my take of the poem “The Uses of Sorrow” by Mary Oliver. I read it years ago, but it really resonated with me, and you can see why. I think at first it makes you angry and you disagree with it, until… Continue Reading →
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About Growing Up
Image by Matheus Bertelli via Pexels This piece is fresh as they come. These thoughts stayed with me for a while, and were the inspiration for this poem after someone close to me went through something life changing. Because he grew up with me, I started to think about how he would deal with this… Continue Reading →
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A Girl on a Mission
Image by Freepik So I’ll have to admit this one cuts deep. Some realizations come later in life, huh? What inspired me for this poem was the idea of a child that comes to exist with a mission to accomplish. It should never happen, but most parents welcome their children with the most unreal expectations… Continue Reading →
Weena Potter
“I don’t write because the world needs my verses. I write because they need to pour out of me”. WP