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Tigger Kaz May 08, 2023

Battling thoughts

A searing pain from within,
Takes away my joyful grin
Battered and bruised
Yet much more pain is infused.

One of guilt and of shame
Illogical, senses to blame
Darkens my thoughts
With feelings it contorts

In moments of solitary respite
All logic seems to take flight
Pushing out sadness
Onto a mind full of madness

Yet if I stop to reflect my plight
Not giving up the fight
Regaining of hope
To enable me to cope

Hon May 08, 2023

Challenge-Dear John Letter

Your love for me has faded away
like a beautiful red rose that has budded,
blossomed and died when the cold winter has arrived
and frozen the lovely, pretty flower.

There were moments of happiness our my lives
when we shared the joy of laughter and tears
with each other but now these days were gone
like a spring season has passed away.

I was awakened from my sleep
wishing you would come to visit and
embrace me in your arms
but you were too far away from me

Sarah Shaw May 08, 2023

The Handbag.

It's like a time capsule
filled with jewels
and little treasures
The sweet wrappers
lighters and pens
like a carpet bag
it never ends

Appointment cards from 1993
an empty purse
and bunches of keys
A glassses case
with stickers on
Ironic
The invisible woman!
In cartoon style
I stop and stare
at them a while.

eda May 07, 2023

Body Changing Spell

A transformation, instant and bold,
My body will be new, or so I'm told.
My hips will widen, my butt will grow,
My waist will shrink, a new shape to show.

An instant change, a sudden shift,
My body will transform, that's the gift.
My curves will be more pronounced and grand,
As my waistline shrinks, a new shape at hand.

A transformation that will happen fast,
A new shape that will surely last.
My hips and butt will expand and bloom,
As my waistline shrinks, my body assumes.

Kristen H. May 07, 2023

Nothing's Fair in Love and War

The house is clean
The dishes are done

I went to work
and wore a smile.

I sat in my chair
and watched as the kids rode their bikes
up and down the drive.

I fed them dinner
and put them to bed,
then showered the day away.

From the outside looking in,
Everything is fine

But what they don't see...
Is that I can't sleep
I can't eat
I cry on the way to work
And in the shower
And when I lay down in bed at night.

Gloria May 07, 2023

I am a survivor
But I don’t feel like a survivor
Survivors are supposed to be brave, strong, and lucky
Survivors are fighters
Meanwhile, I’m scared, weak and I don’t ever feel lucky
I am a survivor but I am not a fighter
When people ask me how I feel or try to congratulate me, I start to break down inside
Even though I feel like my life is crashing down, I have to smile and act like everything is okay
Because when people think of survivors they think of them as heroes
I am not a hero, although everybody thinks of me as one

Ruby Lord May 07, 2023

MY MOTHER'S NOTE

My Mum wrote me a letter, it was just a little note.
We were both in hospital, when she spilled her love onto paper.
I was having a baby, she had a blockage in her throat,
They tried to shield me from this truth.

I had my boy, he was big and strong,
She had her operation, and they said the blockage had gone.
But they were so wrong.
She died eight months later.

I still read her note and my eyes fill,
My baby is a grown man today.
And her death is a hard to swallow pill,
To remember her leaves a deep wound.