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Open My Door

Posted on April 3, 2021October 22, 2022 by Erin B.
I refuse to
open my door again,
for fear of being moved to lose
myself over him.

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Posted in Poems on Heartbreak, Poems on SadnessTagged door, fear, lose

Masked Memories

Posted on April 3, 2021August 2, 2022 by Erin B.
His unresting mind
masked memories
as distant echoes.

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Posted in Poems on SadnessTagged echoes, memories, mind

Exhaustion

Posted on February 22, 2021August 2, 2022 by Erin B.
I have grown weary
of exhaustion.

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Posted in Poems on Life, Poems on SadnessTagged exhaustion, weary

Shock

Posted on February 17, 2021October 24, 2022 by Erin B.
My mind barren in
blue mood.
My eyes daze over
with shock swimming
in my brain.

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Posted in Poems on Heartbreak, Poems on SadnessTagged barren, blue, brain, eyes, mind, mood, shock, swimming

Be Damned

Posted on February 16, 2021October 22, 2022 by Erin B.
I had a chance of
being in love
but
I'd rather be damned.

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Posted in Poem on Love, Poems on SadnessTagged chance, damned, love

Pure Love

Posted on October 25, 2020November 10, 2022 by Erin B.
You're pining for
pure love,
but
you seem afraid of it.

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Posted in Poem on Love, Poems on SadnessTagged afraid, love, pining, pure

Out of My Reach

Posted on October 22, 2020August 4, 2022 by Erin B.
He had a deep gravity
and yet,
is out of my reach.

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Posted in Poems on Heartbreak, Poems on SadnessTagged deep, gravity, reach

Smothering Me

Posted on October 17, 2020October 24, 2022 by Erin B.
I feel the weight
smothering me,
the continuous quicksand
after something happens.

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Posted in Poems on Anger, Poems on Life, Poems on SadnessTagged continuous, happens, quicksand, smothering, something, weight

Jealousy in Me

Posted on September 19, 2020August 4, 2022 by Erin B.
The jealousy in me
is only my ego.

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Posted in Poems on Anger, Poems on Heartbreak, Poems on SadnessTagged ego, jealousy

Indifference

Posted on September 17, 2020August 4, 2022 by Erin B.
Her soul was all 
indifference,
for she dared
not confess love.

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Posted in Poem on Love, Poems on Heartbreak, Poems on SadnessTagged confess, dared, indifference, love, soul

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