Poetry Writing Month | NaPoWriMo 2023
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Poems forming part of our 2023 NaPoWriMo challenge (also known as GloPoWriMo). Poetry Writing Month takes place in April each year. Join us next year to write a poem a day for the whole month (30 poems in 30 days).
brokentitanium
k.
k.
Poem Published
8th Apr 2023 3:22am
8th Apr 2023 3:22am
Secrets and unsent letters
She must have never sent it.
That’s why it was still in her things;
that letter to her soul-friend
with a burden never shared.
There were times when she got wistful
and apologized too much
that I was the youngest:
“I should have given you a little brother,” she said.
I thought it was just silly wishful thinking.
***
The medical machine doesn’t always give people
enough time to understand.
What’s the significance of a few missed periods
when you’re getting your tubes tied...
That’s why it was still in her things;
that letter to her soul-friend
with a burden never shared.
There were times when she got wistful
and apologized too much
that I was the youngest:
“I should have given you a little brother,” she said.
I thought it was just silly wishful thinking.
***
The medical machine doesn’t always give people
enough time to understand.
What’s the significance of a few missed periods
when you’re getting your tubes tied...
#regret
#mother
#family
#confusion
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wallyroo92
Poem Published
8th Apr 2023 7:11am
8th Apr 2023 7:11am
The Ghost
Walternate Universe – PCE-87
“This is a simple retrieval mission” TOTO began
“He left some important documents in an account
It’s something your alternate hid from his wife
He wanted to take care of them, it’s a pretty big amount”
“What is it?” I asked the robot but he hesitated
“It was an updated life insurance policy, will and testament
Your alternate died some years ago in an accident
He had gotten himself in quite the predicament
He hid them because he did deals with some shady people
For the last couple of years his wife...
“This is a simple retrieval mission” TOTO began
“He left some important documents in an account
It’s something your alternate hid from his wife
He wanted to take care of them, it’s a pretty big amount”
“What is it?” I asked the robot but he hesitated
“It was an updated life insurance policy, will and testament
Your alternate died some years ago in an accident
He had gotten himself in quite the predicament
He hid them because he did deals with some shady people
For the last couple of years his wife...
#family
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Tallen
earth_empath
earth_empath
Poem Published
8th Apr 2023 1:30pm
8th Apr 2023 1:30pm
Gobbet (2nd attempt)
8/30
Gobbet (2nd attempt)
My mishmash/ed (up) meatloaf
in my immature opinion
tasted mighty good
though I was embarrassed
at how it looked.
The synthesis of it all
was rather simple.
Good for me, a novice
in anyone’s kitchen.
Got the recipe from
a friend (& fellow poet).
Never thought to use
Ritz crackers but willing
to give it a go
(1st attempt I tried croutons
which might have worked
had I not forgot to add an egg)
the final product came out dry ...
Gobbet (2nd attempt)
My mishmash/ed (up) meatloaf
in my immature opinion
tasted mighty good
though I was embarrassed
at how it looked.
The synthesis of it all
was rather simple.
Good for me, a novice
in anyone’s kitchen.
Got the recipe from
a friend (& fellow poet).
Never thought to use
Ritz crackers but willing
to give it a go
(1st attempt I tried croutons
which might have worked
had I not forgot to add an egg)
the final product came out dry ...
#food
#NaPoWriMo2023
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javalini
Poem Published
8th Apr 2023 1:32pm
8th Apr 2023 1:32pm
LOOKING
she is looking
for someone
who doesn't
know how to love
or how to give
or even
how to take
but takes anyway
and it always hurts
looking
for someone
she can love
and hate
and yearn for
and wish dead,
someone to hold
her down
and let her down
and break her heart
a thousand times
and make her
just too weary
to go on
somebody
who'll be a reason
to drink
to cry
to cut
to take the pills
to cut loose
and raise hell
and damn men ...
for someone
who doesn't
know how to love
or how to give
or even
how to take
but takes anyway
and it always hurts
looking
for someone
she can love
and hate
and yearn for
and wish dead,
someone to hold
her down
and let her down
and break her heart
a thousand times
and make her
just too weary
to go on
somebody
who'll be a reason
to drink
to cry
to cut
to take the pills
to cut loose
and raise hell
and damn men ...
#love
#hate
#SelfHarm #NaPoWriMo2023
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Eerie
Poem Published
8th Apr 2023 4:19pm
8th Apr 2023 4:19pm
Untitled VIII
I’ve nearly hit the four year
mark from that fateful day
when the entire world upended
and every bit of plan I had
so carefully cultivated was
thrown out the window.
I don’t allow myself to ruminate.
I’m not sure if it’s because
I’ve found true acceptance or
if I’m only protecting myself
by not thinking about it,
though every single day is a reminder.
I can’t escape the shower or the mirror
or the constant pain, though I don’t
feel twinges of self consciousness
any longer, when my shirt dips too...
mark from that fateful day
when the entire world upended
and every bit of plan I had
so carefully cultivated was
thrown out the window.
I don’t allow myself to ruminate.
I’m not sure if it’s because
I’ve found true acceptance or
if I’m only protecting myself
by not thinking about it,
though every single day is a reminder.
I can’t escape the shower or the mirror
or the constant pain, though I don’t
feel twinges of self consciousness
any longer, when my shirt dips too...
#SelfDiscovery
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Wafflenose
Ellie
Ellie
Poem Published
8th Apr 2023 6:29pm
8th Apr 2023 6:29pm
One of Those Days
How was my day?
Thank you for asking!
Well, it was unproductive...
one of THOSE days.
What days?
Those... you know,
the ones where things
just seem to conspire against you.
Or maybe I'm conspiring against myself;
I'm not sure which.
It was one of those days
where you wake up far too early
then crash and burn later on.
One of those days
where you spend 30 minutes in line
trying to run a simple errand
and then run out of time
because your child needs picking up.
One of those days ...
Thank you for asking!
Well, it was unproductive...
one of THOSE days.
What days?
Those... you know,
the ones where things
just seem to conspire against you.
Or maybe I'm conspiring against myself;
I'm not sure which.
It was one of those days
where you wake up far too early
then crash and burn later on.
One of those days
where you spend 30 minutes in line
trying to run a simple errand
and then run out of time
because your child needs picking up.
One of those days ...
#LifeStruggles
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Gahddess_Worship
Poem Published
8th Apr 2023 10:22pm
8th Apr 2023 10:22pm
Tahoe Winter Break - The Journey
Passing through Auburn
beginning the accent to Donner Pass
fringe of blanched blanket
glistens on forest floor
distant, majestic granite behemoths
wear only frosty, alabaster skull caps
gradually dressing till completely robed in white
roll down Mercury station wagon window
elated by first embrace of chilly hibernal air
accompanied by intoxicating scent of sugar pines
Squaw Valley in the rear-view-mirror
Impatient excitement intensifies
just thirty minutes to go
beginning the accent to Donner Pass
fringe of blanched blanket
glistens on forest floor
distant, majestic granite behemoths
wear only frosty, alabaster skull caps
gradually dressing till completely robed in white
roll down Mercury station wagon window
elated by first embrace of chilly hibernal air
accompanied by intoxicating scent of sugar pines
Squaw Valley in the rear-view-mirror
Impatient excitement intensifies
just thirty minutes to go
#happiness
#childhood
#nature
#memories
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Viddax
Lord Viddax
Lord Viddax
Poem Published
8th Apr 2023 10:36pm
8th Apr 2023 10:36pm
Silence with stillness - NaPoWriMo2023 #8
Silence with stillness;
appreciated,
amongst numerous attentions,
holidayed respite
from rat raced demands.
Momentary,
as a wind rustled leaf
on the tree,
caressed
and not forced,
such joy can fade
yet these moments
needn't be held
forever
brief junctures
fronting junctions to next steps
before once more
into life's breached peace.
appreciated,
amongst numerous attentions,
holidayed respite
from rat raced demands.
Momentary,
as a wind rustled leaf
on the tree,
caressed
and not forced,
such joy can fade
yet these moments
needn't be held
forever
brief junctures
fronting junctions to next steps
before once more
into life's breached peace.
#silence
#patience
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brokentitanium
k.
k.
Poem Published
9th Apr 2023 3:11am
9th Apr 2023 3:11am
Indolent
Between
intention and action
the list and the living
the plan and the execution
there lies a gaping abyss
where ambition goes to die.
All inclination to move
is lost.
No matter how important the goal,
brain chemistry fails
to arouse any passion.
Languishing in the sheer futility
of ever arriving, I can’t muster motivation
to even start the journey.
It is intellectual
impotence,
Stuck in a void
of hopeless abstraction
staring...
intention and action
the list and the living
the plan and the execution
there lies a gaping abyss
where ambition goes to die.
All inclination to move
is lost.
No matter how important the goal,
brain chemistry fails
to arouse any passion.
Languishing in the sheer futility
of ever arriving, I can’t muster motivation
to even start the journey.
It is intellectual
impotence,
Stuck in a void
of hopeless abstraction
staring...
#LifeStruggles
#frustration
#job
#ADHD
#NaPoWriMo2023
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Ljdynamic
Poem Published
9th Apr 2023 6:04am
9th Apr 2023 6:04am
Insight
Let the obscurity of night embrace
your insecurity; light leaves this space.
Release the tension from your spine; feel free.
Ease your attention, drink some wine, and see.
Your pupils dilate, you must believe.
Fill yourself, create, trust what you perceive.
Still, I deem you are lost; uncloud your mind.
Shrill dreams, the cost endowed, who did you find?
your insecurity; light leaves this space.
Release the tension from your spine; feel free.
Ease your attention, drink some wine, and see.
Your pupils dilate, you must believe.
Fill yourself, create, trust what you perceive.
Still, I deem you are lost; uncloud your mind.
Shrill dreams, the cost endowed, who did you find?
#shadows
#rhyming
#MentalHealth #NaPoWriMo2023
#MentalHealth #NaPoWriMo2023
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wallyroo92
Poem Published
9th Apr 2023 7:11am
9th Apr 2023 7:11am
The Starry Night
Walternate Universe FBR-52
“In how many universes have I died already?” I asked TOTO
“That’s somewhat classified” he replied as he handed me a file
“He’s a truck driver heading up north but he forgot something
You need to go into his house, he hasn’t been home in a while”
“I haven’t been home in a while” I said feeling a bit frustrated
“I don’t know whether I’m coming or going or dreaming again”
“We understand” TOTO replied, “but you have to do this quickly
You’ll pick up a box then teleport to his destination by 6am”
It was near...
“In how many universes have I died already?” I asked TOTO
“That’s somewhat classified” he replied as he handed me a file
“He’s a truck driver heading up north but he forgot something
You need to go into his house, he hasn’t been home in a while”
“I haven’t been home in a while” I said feeling a bit frustrated
“I don’t know whether I’m coming or going or dreaming again”
“We understand” TOTO replied, “but you have to do this quickly
You’ll pick up a box then teleport to his destination by 6am”
It was near...
#father
#family
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Summerrain75
Poem Published
9th Apr 2023 8:20am
9th Apr 2023 8:20am
Thoughts
Time is so tricky
You can easily forget
How quick it flies
When you are not conscious
Of its passing
It slips away from your hands
If you are not mindful
Of the things you need to do
Before the day ends
And another new day begins
Ramadhan helps me
To be conscious of time
And notice how the sun moves
In the sky at daytime
How it moves from east to west
From sunrise to sunset
Tells me the time to pray
Or when the time for each prayer is over
The first white thread that appears at dawn ...
You can easily forget
How quick it flies
When you are not conscious
Of its passing
It slips away from your hands
If you are not mindful
Of the things you need to do
Before the day ends
And another new day begins
Ramadhan helps me
To be conscious of time
And notice how the sun moves
In the sky at daytime
How it moves from east to west
From sunrise to sunset
Tells me the time to pray
Or when the time for each prayer is over
The first white thread that appears at dawn ...
#sun
#spiritual
#NaPoWriMo2023
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