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Flowed

Posted on August 16, 2022August 16, 2022 by Erin B.
It is tragic
how her generous spirit
of the heart
flowed
to sadness.

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Posted in I Am Woman, My Heart Will Go On, Poems on SadnessTagged flowed, generous, heart, sadness, spirit, tragic

Smile Of Bitterness

Posted on August 13, 2022August 13, 2022 by Erin B.
With this smile
of bitterness, I rather
give myself away.
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Posted in Poems on Anger, Poems on Heartbreak, Poems on SadnessTagged bitterness, give, myself, smile

Still Alive

Posted on August 13, 2022August 13, 2022 by Erin B.
This is monstrous,
he doesn't show his pain.
He is still alive, somehow.
Surely, he is not
quite right.

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Posted in Poems on Anger, Poems on Heartbreak, Poems on SadnessTagged alive, monstrous, pain, right, show, still

Wandering Soul

Posted on August 12, 2022August 16, 2022 by Erin B.
I am a wandering soul
with unfathomable
melancholia.

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Posted in Chasing the Light, Poems on Life, Poems on Sadness, Poems on TravelingTagged melancholia, soul, unfathomable, wandering

Sinking Down

Posted on August 10, 2022August 10, 2022 by Erin B.
I was lost in a storm.
My heart wished
I had wings and could ascend
instead of sinking
down an abyss.

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Posted in My Heart Will Go On, Poems on Heartbreak, Poems on SadnessTagged abyss, ascend, down, heart, lost, sinking, storm, wings, wished

If You’re Honest

Posted on August 4, 2022August 4, 2022 by Erin B.
I lost all chance of you,
I did want you.
And there won't be another chance.
And I hate it.
If you're honest, so am I.

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Posted in Poem on Love, Poems on Heartbreak, Poems on SadnessTagged another, chance, hate, honest, lost, you, you're

Secrets Lay Hidden

Posted on August 2, 2022August 2, 2022 by Erin B.
Her eyes, painful yet strong,
what secrets lay hidden
in her thoughts.

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Posted in I Am Woman, Poems on SadnessTagged eyes, hidden, painful, secrets, strong, thoughts

Floating Intelligence

Posted on July 20, 2022October 8, 2022 by Erin B.
She is
a floating intelligence
just a presence.

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Posted in I Am Woman, Poems on SadnessTagged floating, intelligence, just, presence

Tongue Tied

Posted on July 20, 2022October 8, 2022 by Erin B.
I can't conceive
even at my age, why are we all so
tongue tied, and yet
seem to have everything.

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Posted in Poems on Life, Poems on SadnessTagged age, canceive, everything, tied, tongue

Thought

Posted on July 10, 2022August 2, 2022 by Erin B.
I thought that was love.

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Posted in Poem on Love, Poems on Heartbreak, Poems on SadnessTagged love, thought

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