Proofreading Poet

My thoughts expressed as poetry. Find me on Instagram @proofreadingpoet

[metamorphesque]

― Anna Akhmatova, Rosary

[proofreadingpoet]

A sphere of emotion-

dampened, caged.

Darkness, where Emptiness once stood.

Overwhelming silence-

drowning.

[metamorphesque]

― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

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Ghostly shapes;

drifting through memories

of old smiles, young laughs

trapped in time.

[poetryigg]

if healing isn’t linear

how do i know

if i’m making

progress?

[metamorphesque]

― Clarice Lispector | The Complete Stories

[proofreadingpoet]

Take this, I beg you.

Hold it high, to my temple;

now pull the trigger.

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Moon

She sees it all; the silent observer.

Impassive and open,

she simply watches life unfold

nestled in the stars.

  Lost souls snatched from earth

gravitate towards the darkness

chased by streaks of silver;

remnants of the living.

  They settle in the night sky

shoulder to shoulder with the dead

weightless, floating,

until their eyes glaze over

  and they join her

lone lights in the emptiness

for eternity.