Category: Relationships
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The Flat
I’m sure in our lifetimes, we have all been in situationships/relationships that caused us hardship and heartache. Well, I know I certainly have. We live and learn, and take away important lessons from experiences that maybe we shouldn’t have had to go through, but in the end, it makes us stronger and wiser. One way…
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cost
One of my favourite things to do with big emotions is challenge myself to fit them into short and structured poetry formats, such as haikus and tankas. Over the years, they have become some of my favourite poems to write, and because of the limited amount of syllables and lines, the feeling and meaning of…
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Harvest
I wrote this poem after watching a documentary about young adults that endured a difficult and/or abusive adult life, largely contributed to by the environment they were raised in as a child. The sad stories told by those involved moved me, and this was the result. I was eating an apple at the time I…
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Behind
I wrote this at 2am, when my unrelenting mind decided on overthinking and keeping me awake. If this resonates with the rest of you, then I am glad I’m not the only one who feels like a chronic underachiever recurringly. This poem is almost a stream of consciousness from those early hours, but the wine…
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Pup
I wrote this a couple of weeks after I made the heart-breaking decision to put my dog Teddy to sleep, he was 10 and suffering from kidney failure. He took a part of my heart the day he passed over the rainbow bridge, and I miss him every day. For those going through the same…
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Rekindled
Sometimes, thankfully, there are scenarios in which all the parties involved mutually benefit. One of these scenarios is a healthy relationship, with a nurturing love. This is a poem that describes the act of nourishing something in need, and getting love and light given back to you in gratitude.
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