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Ruth

  • Why love?

    This is about a friend of mine who fell in love with a guy she shouldn't have. That was four years ago and she's still not over him, which has ...

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  • The House Next To Mine

    Okay, I found this in my room the other day, I went over it and made a few changes, and now I think it's good enough to put up. Correct ...

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  • Robsessed?

    Poetry puke as a result of Minioning. *glares at Snoink*Robsessed?Why?He’s just a guy.A guy who acts, but just a guy.Why?He’s much too old for youAnd it’s a little creepy anywayWould ...

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  • The Pear Tree

    Okay, I've been puking poetry recently. *glares at Snoink* This is inspired by Tennyson's Mariana and the rhyme scheme is from that if it looks odd. I know it's nothing ...

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  • Brother War

    I wrote this villanelle for the Writing Olympics, and had a lot of fun doing it, which is a rarity for me when it comes to poetry. So, yus, here ...

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  • Cardiac Conduction

    So, I thought I'd try something different - this is about the electrical stimulation of the heartbeat, which you can read about here. I know it's appalling, so please feel ...

    2 min read
  • The Five Worlds

    Five worlds that form perfection,Five worlds, pure as the dove,Five worlds that give all happinessFive worlds of what's above.The first world, beauty to the eye:Shade and shape make fair;Yet if ...

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  • The Twelve Days of NaNo

    Guess what this is a rip-off of! I'm only putting in the last verse, because it takes up so much space... and I'm sure you can work out the others.The ...

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  • Two Sides of the Road

    Two armscrossed overholdingTwo textbooksguardingshieldingOne cleavagehiding...Two menstandingsmokingTwo cigarettesstaringwatchingOne girlwaiting...Two armsfightingfailing.

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Every first draft is perfect, because all a first draft has to do is exist.
— Jane Smiley