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[bones-and-mortar]

Oxymoron

Oh how the tides washed up a love hate situation to shore X and Y axis; the postwar scatter plot of my scatterbrain Yearning after loathing the realization of pain Mistakes meet corrections Odds need even Remember that the bitter sweet bleeding will forever mend itself Only the opulent memories are shrouded by poor choices rooted within myself Nullification and creation; the vicious cycle of the universe we live in

[petemcintirewriter]

I love you,

& I mean;

Every little bit.

For how you make me love myself.

During times,

When I feel like I barely exist.

Thank you, Darling.

-Pete McIntire

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@redlightwriting

[sarumansorkorphanage]

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hard ground and bursting on the shimmering wet pavement under the silver moon in the dark blue night,    the puddles, small streams and rivulets assembling and guiding the shattered tears of weary clouds to feed the green grass and hoping flowers which      r

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                           down    into    the    nourishing    depths    of

                                dark     brown    earth     underneath

[vasilinaorlova]

two journals with my poems. amazing Figroot Press edition made by people who do poetry and art so well

[subtextures]

You can now order back issues (hard copies) from amazon. I have two poems in issue three. Check it out

[ameliakesterart]

[bluemonkwrites]

I was unable to record this when I read it recently, but thought I’d share this. The poem was originally published in the amazing recent edition of Figroot Press. You can read it here.

[petemcintirewriter]

The Bathtub Diaries.

It's such an odd feeling;

When you start talking to someone new

The way that you exchange war stories;

To see who's "ex" left the deepest bruise.

Just to remember,

The time that you did that with them too.

Like,

I'm not really sure what's up from down.

I have felt this way before.

Then the darkness hits.

That's when life is almost like a mirage.

Like, is any of this real?

I specifically told myself that this isn't the way to deal.

With loneliness,

That's best described with the lights shut off.

Goodnight, world.

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@Redlightwriting