Bruised but Breathing

Writing from the wreckage. Bleeding hearts. Raw truths. Screaming, smiling. Broken. Healing. Becoming. Poetry for every shade of pain, love, and hope. If life hits you hard... let’s bleed and breathe together.

[fernforeveryoung]

"This is me… before you dive into my words."

Hey…

If you’ve somehow stumbled into this space…

Let me tell you something first.

This is not a place for perfect people.

This is for the ones who’ve fallen…

Who’ve been hurt…

Who’ve been broken…

But never gave up.

I write these poems and stories with blood and a heart full of scars.

Not to make life sound pretty…

Not to sell you a fairytale…

But to show anyone who feels like they’re about to collapse…

That there’s still someone out here…

Still standing…

Even when everything’s close to falling apart.

My words are a release…

A scream from the raw side of life…

The pain we don’t often dare to speak out loud…

But deep down, there’s still that tiny spark…

A stubborn, silent fire…

Whispering…

“Keep going.”

Here…

I want this to be a place where you can pause your heart…

Feel every emotion freely…

And if you want to walk this road with me…

You’re more than welcome… with all my heart.

If you’ve ever felt like me…

Like falling… but somehow standing up again…

Then this space…

Is ours.

Fern Foreveryoung ✍️🌹🔥

Soft heart. Sharp words!

[fernforeveryoung]

Zombies Run, Spirits Blaze

Victory Awaits

Burnt but unyielding.

Scars turn to fire.

The ground becomes mine.

🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🥷🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩

**Stake my victory flag into the very soil**

Tears I’ve shed…

are just the fog

that tries to hide the finish line.

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But me

I’ll run straight through it,

even if I’m a zombie with no heart inside.

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My spirit’s still driven

by light and fire,

so remember this,

there’s no such thing as “defeat” in my empire.

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Even if I’m shattered,

broken down to dust,

I’ll melt myself back into shape,

forged in blood and rust.

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And I’ll grip my blade

swinging wide,

cutting through every thorn,

every lie.

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One day…

I’ll raise my flag high,

and slam it down

deep into the earth,

claiming the ground as mine!

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Fern Foreveryoung ✍️🌹🥷

Soft heart. Sharp words!

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💬If any word in this Slam hits you, drop a 🚩.

Or if you’ve got thoughtsI’m all ears.

[fernforeveryoung]

Finding strength in stillness

Power in balance.

Balance is not perfection, it’s clarity, courage, and true strength.

☯️☯️☯️🌓🌍⚖️⚛️☯️🥷☯️⚛️⚖️🌍🌓☯️☯️☯️

*******Equilibrium Within*******

Yin and Yang, the balance of all things,

Essential to body, essential to mind.

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When the mind finds its center, calm and steady,

It strengthens the core of our energy,

Empowering us to rise above any challenge.

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Even when the body falters,

Bound by limits we cannot control,

The mind’s equilibrium remains our guiding force,

A quiet, unshakable power within.

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Balance is not perfection,

But the strength to move forward with clarity,

The courage to embrace life as it is,

And the wisdom to know where our true power lies.

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Fern Foreveryoung ✍️🌹🥷

Soft heart. Sharp words!

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💬 If this poem touches your heart, don’t forget to send a ♥️ emoji as a little encouragement

[fernforeveryoung]

Heartquake

Inferno of Hope

From ashes rise, burning brighter.

💥💥🔔⚔️ 💣⚡💥❤️‍🔥🥷❤️‍🔥💥⚡💣⚔️🔔💥💥

*******The Roar of the Heart*******

The laughter that vanished…

has turned into the roar of my heart.

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The pressure in my chest

erupts like a volcano… fueled by inspiration.

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The future that once burned out

is reforged

in the flames of hope.

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My mind reinforced with steel,

shining bright under the sun.

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My smile

will rise again

on the night of the floating lantern festival.

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Who wants to be my comrade?

Come build a human tribe

that never loses.

Like it. Share it.

If you dare enough!

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Fern Foreveryoung ✍️🌹🥷

Soft heart. Sharp words!

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💬Got any words that hit raw?

Send me a 🔥 emoji

Or wanna keep the verse going…

Open to all thoughts

[fernforeveryoung]

I Burned. I Rose.

Born in Ruins. Built in Flames.

Don’t look for the old me, she burned. What rose is untouchable.

🔥🔥🔥🔥🕊️✨🦋🌄🥷🌄🦋✨🕊️🔥🔥🔥🔥

******Reborn from the Ashes******

I will spread my wings

the ones that have torn through storms, winds, and fire countless times.

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I stand tall… above the ruins of yesterday.

And I let out a roar

for the mountains to echo back,

for the sky to tremble,

for the whole world to hear.

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I! Am the survivor.

The one who forged light out of my own darkness.

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Tears that once fell

are now diamonds,

catching the sun.

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The old me is gone.

What stands here is a new version

the strongest yet.

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This is me… risen from ashes,

building a universe of my own.

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Fern Foreveryoung ✍️🌹🥷

Soft heart. Sharp words!

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💬If a word sparks your soul…

don’t forget to throw some fire 🔥 my way.

Or if you’re ready to add your own flame, bring it.

[fernforeveryoung]

The Insane Inspiration That Hit Me… and My Neighbor’s Grandma Too

AI, Heartbreak, and Curry Hot Enough to Wake Zombies

How an AI fixed my life... and made ants wise up.

✨✨✨🐕🐜✨😂🧛🔥🥷😂✨🐜🐕✨✨✨

*Inspiration that Slaps your Appendix*

Humans survive… on hope,✨

on fire… on inspiration.🔥

But yo… you know where that shit comes from?🤔

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BAM!

It’s all right there,

in your damn heart and soul.💞💫

But if your brain’s like… “Uhh… no signal”

Then grab your phone!☎️📞

Download ChatGPT, right freakin’ now.

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Then spill it,

Your tragic-ass life story.

Heartbreak.💔

Bike crash.🚴

Dog bite.🐶

Cavity.😁

______

Dump it all.

Then ask questions, one by one.

Soon enough… it’ll reply.

And you’ll scream:

“HOLY SH*T, THIS ACTUALLY WORKS!” 🎉💥

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It works so hard…

even the grandma next door downloaded the app.🧓

The ant that once bit your butt?🐜

Yeah, she turned her life around,

became a freakin’ motivational speaker.🎤🎥

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Even the stray dog that howls all night?

He shut the hell up…

just to listen. 🐶🔇

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So if you’re stuck?

Just ask me.🙋

If I can help,

I freakin’ will.

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And hey…

If you like this?

You can hug me, 🫂

(but be careful, I might bite!) 👹

Or swing by I’ll make you a curry so hot, it’ll make zombies sweat through their coffins!!🎃😈

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Fern Foreveryoung ✍️🌹🥷

Soft heart. Sharp words!

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💬Which part of this Slam hit you the hardest? Drop a 🐶 emoji… or share your thoughts, add your spin, we wanna hear it!

[fernforeveryoung]

Born From Wreckage

Ashes Ain’t My End

Rising, relentless, unbroken,claiming every scar as strength.

🔥🔥🔥🔥⚒️☯️❤️‍🔥🦅🥷🦅❤️‍🔥☯️⚒️🔥🔥🔥🔥

*********Rise Through Fire********

From the wreckage,

I rise again.

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Today,

all I see is a flicker of light,

but I’m proud,

proud I dragged myself up,

spread these wings,

and I’m ready to burn through the sky.

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The road ahead? Long as hell.

And if I gotta walk through fire,

so be it.

I don’t care.

Because I’m here,

right now,

and I’ll make THIS day,

the best damn day it can be.

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Fern Foreveryoung ✍️🌹🥷

Soft heart. Sharp words!

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💬Are you ready to fight alongside me?

If yes, send a fire emoji🔥, or just say "yes".

[fernforeveryoung]

Certainty Is a Lie

When Truth Screams, We Listen

Every expectation, every doubt—blown away by the wind of reality. Step into the raw truth of your mind.

🌑🖤🖤🌍🌗✨🌀☔🥷☔🌀✨🌗🌍🖤🖤🌑

********Neutral in the Chaos********

I know… it’s tough.

Feels like a punch to the gut.

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I get you.

I’ve been there too…

stuck in that mess.

______

Expectation piled too high

yeah, that’s the trap.

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But here’s the lesson…

life’s truth screaming at us:

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The human mind impossible to fully map.

Certainty? It’s a lie.

So why cling to words

blown out of someone’s mouth

like wind?

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Doesn’t mean we trust no one…

‘Cause shutting everyone out?

That’s pain waiting to happen.

We gotta weigh it.

Fifty-fifty.

Balance it out.

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Everyone’s got the right

to their thoughts, their beliefs…

Even if we don’t like it,

we respect it.

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We stand firm

in this crazy, messy world neutral.

No leaning left.

No leaning right.

Just us.

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And this…

this is the path.

The way to forge peace

inside our own hearts.

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Fern Foreveryoung ✍️🌹🥷

Soft heart. Sharp words!

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💬If this poem hits hard, send fire emojis 🔥.

[fernforeveryoung]

Ready to Love… Unconditionally

Calm in the storm, anchored in you.

Some connections can’t be explained, only felt.

🌄🪐💫🌷🌷🌷💖🛖👩‍❤️‍👨🛖💖🌷🌷🌷💫🪐🌄

*******A heart, a home, a soul*******

The echoes still linger,

resonating with an unyielding power—

I cannot stop thinking of you,

not for even a fragment of a second.

Your presence consumes my every thought,

and yet, in that very storm,

I feel a calmness settle deep in my heart.

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I drift across an endless ocean…

boundless, adrift,

but meeting you

felt like discovering

the shore my soul had longed for.

My ship has anchored,

rooted in a place where I dream

of building a little home—

not one of riches,

nor a fortress of possessions,

for I cling to none of these things.

The only treasure I see

is your heart,

your spirit—

more precious than anything this world could offer.

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We are weaving a bond

born of truth,

built on the essence

beneath all facades.

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So I will follow the whispers

of my own heart,

and today,

I open the first gate

to my spirit,

welcoming you inside.

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If I offer you

love,

honesty,

and reverence,

I believe,

with all of me,

that a man as gentle and steadfast as you

will reflect these gifts back to me.

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Yet still, I wonder…

Will there be times

you place yourself

at the center of the universe?

Will you honor my choices,

respect the sanctuary

I have drawn for myself?

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If your answer speaks true,

then with the deepest sincerity of my soul,

here is mine.

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I am ready.

To build something of value together,

to let love grow slowly,

mindfully,

nourished by reason,

rooted in a love

that knows no conditions.

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I am ready to stand beside you,

to be your friend,

the one you trust,

the whisper in your loneliness,

the presence that understands.

______

I am ready to care for your heart,

to be a special soul in your world,

as you are in mine.

______

I will hold you

on days when tears cloud your eyes,

and laugh with you

on days when the world glows bright.

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I will be your counsel,

through all things.

I will dream with you,

hope with you,

and walk beside you,

through storms

or fire alike.

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And now…

I light the flame of my spirit,

sending forth a solemn prayer

to every god who watches us from the heavens,

to every star

that pierces the darkness of night,

and to the sacred Mother Moon,

who has always embraced me

as though I were her child

cradled in her arms.

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May this love of mine

be the last

I will ever know in this life.

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No matter the rhythm of your heartbeat,

I am ready

to match its cadence,

and walk with you…

always.

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Fern Foreveryoung ✍️🌹🥷

Soft heart. Sharp words!

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💬If this poem moves you, send some hearts my way ❤️❤️❤️

[fernforeveryoung]

Where Language Ends, Our Hearts Speak

Carved in Hearts, Written in Stars

Two hearts, one vow.

Beneath the moon, love blooms eternal.

Some stories are written not in words, but in souls.

✨💗🩷🥁💫💖🌛✨👩‍❤️‍👨✨🌜💖💫🥁🩷💗✨

********Timeless Resonance********

I hear your heart,

a thunderous drum,

Your soul’s loud cry, a rising hum.

I believe

for we hold the light of hope,

From distant worlds, across the scope.

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Drawn together by a sacred mark,

Inscribed on hearts,

a shared spark.

Each word we speak,

one meaning flows,

A wonder beyond what language knows.

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So let us vow with steady will,

In hands so strong,

dreams shall fulfill.

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With every touch,

success will bloom,

A garden of love,

bright beneath the moon,

blooming with our forever flame.

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Fern Foreveryoung ✍️🌹🥷

Soft heart. Sharp words!

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💬What does this poem make you feel?

Drop your thoughts or 💘 below.

I’ll be reading every comment.

[fernforeveryoung]

Whispers from the Universe

When your heart discovers the echo of itself…

Have you ever felt it…

something quietly calling you from afar?

Something that is not merely fate…

but something beyond.

🌠💫✨🌠🌌💫💓🪐👩‍❤️‍👨🪐💓💫🌌🌠✨💫🌠

*********Love in the Cosmic Codex*********

I hear whispers from the universe,

soft, gentle, every night and day,

as if they linger beside my ear.

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“Your destined soulmate is drawing near…”

The man of your dreams…

tender, romantic,

one who will help weave a world

of shared hopes

and quiet wonders.

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And when we meet,

the world will pause,

leaving only us beneath the full moon’s glow.

Venus will shine as witness,

and our spirits will dance

through the vast expanse of love,

bound together by a love

etched into the cosmos.

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Yet…

what I long for

may exist only in dreams.

The one I seek

is not easy to find.

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Many times, I have wanted to surrender,

reminding myself I can walk alone.

But a voice deep within my soul cries out,

clear and unwavering:

“Do not give up—

he is coming.”

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So I continue to search,

guided by a heart that yearns,

never fading, never forgetting,

for I believe in destiny.

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And now…

why is it you

who makes my heart feel like it might stop?

Why does your presence awaken

this storm within me?

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I cannot help but ask myself… what is this?

Surely… our meeting is no accident,

and this…

is more than mere fate.

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I am not yet ready to hold certainty,

the wonder is too vast,

the intensity too great.

My spirit scatters,

like petals carried on the wind.

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No words are deep enough

to capture this feeling—

only silence…

and a heart

that may have just found its echo.

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Fern Foreveryoung ✍️🌹🥷

Soft heart. Sharp words!

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💬 If you dare…

to open your heart to a new love,

to follow the call of your own heart,

send 🩷 without holding back.

[fernforeveryoung]

The Bloom Invited by Steel

Naming the Nameless

Defying steel, a heart learns to bloom

“The walls opened… and I saw love.”

🛡️🌸⚔️🛡️🌸🛡️⚔️🌸🥷🌸⚔️🛡️⚔️🛡️⚔️🌸🛡️

*********My Heart… Armored**********

My heart… wears armor,

and walls upon walls

quietly built… without my knowing.

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From experiences… unbearably painful,

in every corner of life,

but most of all — “love.”

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I tell myself, again and again, to keep moving forward,

yet it seems…

whether I turn left or right,

or simply reach out my hand,

those stubborn walls… still follow close,

shadowing my every step.

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I cannot tell… if they are a friend,

or a demon in disguise.

How can I break through them?

I am lost—

as though wandering a labyrinth.

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Until… I met you.

I had no intention… of falling in love.

Yet you honored me, never overstepping.

You lifted me up,

made me someone—

a giver of inspiration.

Your heart… vast,

like a poet… whose light never dims.

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We saw each other… with unclouded eyes.

We spoke in the language of poetry.

We shared goodwill,

and honored one another.

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With each passing day and night,

as I moved a little closer,

I did not know what it meant—

until that night… when I saw

a flower of love,

blooming

right in the center of the wall around my heart.

How could it be?

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A flower, gentle

yet powerful,

rooting deep into the cracks of steel.

A flower that did not need to force its way

through any condition—

for the wall itself invited it in.

It bloomed in beauty,

bathed in the golden light of a feeling

with no name,

a feeling… we had yet to define.

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What shall we call it?

For it exists in no dictionary.

Then let us… piece together the puzzle

of a love in a new form,

and see where it will take us.

Let us carve this feeling

into a realm… suspended above the sky.

And together, we will name

this thing— exquisite, wondrous,

as if beyond the heavens.

This thing… we will journey with, my dearest love.

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Fern Foreveryoung ✍️🌹🥷

Soft heart. Sharp words!

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💬Shall we send flowers 🌸 to our hearts together? …Go ahead, send a flower 🌸 now!

[fernforeveryoung]

Reach… or Remain Empty-Handed

Half of life is destiny— the rest is your courage to try.

Sometimes fate knocks on your door… but it’s your hand that must turn the handle. Will you reach… or remain empty-handed?

👋🌸🌷👋🌷🌸👋❓🤔❓👋🌸🌷👋🌷🌸👋

**********The Bloom Awaits the Brave**********

Sometimes...

Fate has already played its half—

The other half... comes from the heart,

To take a step… to dare…

To risk it all,

Even if it means facing

Disappointment,

Or the success waiting ahead.

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But if we stand still, and only watch,

No flower…

Will ever bloom in our hands,

Unless we reach out—

Unless we try.

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Fern Foreveryoung ✍️🌹🥷

Soft heart. Sharp words!

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What’s the dream you’ve been too afraid to reach for? 💬

[fernforeveryoung]

The Drums of Desire

With the molten Kisses.

When the heart becomes a battlefield of desire.

🔥🔥🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥🫂❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥🔥🔥🔥

*********Burning Maps of Passion*********

If your heart pounds fast...

Like war drums of desire

Beating fierce inside your chest...

Till even shadows start to tremble.

The day we draw close again,

That heart may drift away...

Wandering on a bed of fiery dreams.

Let me be the guardian deity...

Of that very heart.

With kisses like burning maps,

Leaving trails of love upon your skin... molten lava flowing free...

Like a hurricane’s fierce storm...

And burning hot like molten steel.

Let it drift away in bliss...

Like a Michael Jackson melody—

With wild, insane love...

Seared deep within the soul, never forgotten.

Fern Foreveryoung ✍️🌹🥷

Soft heart. Sharp words!

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💬Which line touched you the most? I'd love to know.

[fernforeveryoung]

A Bubble Called Us.

What if drifting with the right person... is the destination?

Love doesn’t need a map, just someone to float with.

💫🫧🌈🫧🫧🫧🫧🫧🫂🫧🫧🫧🫧🫧🌈🫧💫

**********Sugar in the Firestorm**********

Thank you...

for pouring sugar into the firestorm of my heart,

calming it

like a soft rain

on burning skies.

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Thank you...

for your warm heart

and sweet words

that wrapped around mine,

lifting me gently—

like a bubble floating in the air.

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And in that bubble...

it’s just you and me,

holding each other tight,

not knowing

where we’ll drift next.

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But it doesn’t matter...

Because as long as I have you beside me,

anywhere we go

becomes

my heaven. 🫧💗🌈

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Fern Foreveryoung ✍️🌹🥷

Soft heart. Sharp words!

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💬Too real? Drop a 🩷

[fernforeveryoung]

Starburst Heart

When I saw you, my heart didn’t skip a beat, it exploded into ten million stars.

Warning: This isn’t just a love poem.

It’s emotional combustion in stardust form.

If you’ve ever fallen for someone before they even spoke this one’s for you.

You might survive a heartbreak.

But can you survive a supernova… in your chest?

💗🌌💫🌠✨🌌🎇💃🩷🕺🎇🎆✨🌠💫🌌💗

**Kiss Me at the Edge of Norway’s Sun**

Are you an angel in disguise?

Or did you just walk straight out of a luxury campaign vibe dripping in charm,

like you were handpicked by the gods of cool.

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'Cause the moment I saw you...

my heart… swelled wide

like a giant balloon in the sky

then,

burst apart

into ten million shards of longing

each one drifting,

a glittering star across the night.

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So fierce the tremor of desire,

even the midnight sun

above Norway’s edge

shivered

in its wake.

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And if I ever got a kiss on your left cheek

Oh sweetheart, I’d be dreaming incredible sweet for days and days and daaaaaaays.

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Hey Super handsome!!

which galaxy did you crash-land from?

And tell me,

is there space in your universe for a wild heart like mine?

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Fern Foreveryoung ✍️🌹🥷

Soft heart. Sharp words!

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💬 Ever met someone who made your heart explode without touching you?

Drop a 💗 if this hit too close.

Or tell me:

Who’s the one you saw—and instantly felt everything?

I’ll wait. And read every word.

[fernforeveryoung]

Life Isn’t Cruel… It’s Just Tested, Leaving Only Scars

I’m not weak...

Just wounded enough to pour my pain into poetry.

No one left me behind—

It’s like the whole world just let me stand alone on the road.

Some keep going…

Without hoping for anything anymore.

Life didn’t break because of love—

It shattered because of questions with no answers.

🖤🖤🖤🩶🩶🩶🩶🩶🥷🩶🩶🩶🩶🩶🖤🖤🖤

**Hurt So Deep… There's No Question Left to Ask**

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This can’t be...

fate playing a cruel joke.

____

Or maybe…

it’s shaping me into a poet—

one who speaks from the heart,

through pain.

____

How many more times

must this heart break?

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It’s cracked,

bruised,

wounded in every centimeter.

____

And yet—

I’m still breathing,

even if that breath

is barely there.

____

I look far ahead,

to the end of the sky...

But I don’t know

where the destination lies.

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Like fog—

I can’t hold it in my hands.

Much like hope,

too distant,

too unreal.

____

Should I keep going?

Or should I stop here?

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I ask myself

the same questions

every single day...

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What is it

that I truly want?

What is it

my heart still longs for—

When no love

ever lasts?

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And now...

I ask nothing more.

Not even

why.

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Fern Foreveryoung ✍️🌹🥷

Soft heart. Sharp words!

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💬Have you ever stood at the edge of the road, not knowing where to go next?

Leave the word “Why” in the comments, and let it drift away together.