Non-Fiction Prose
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Non-poetic writing including diary extracts, journal entries, letters, essays and art
This section is for factual prose and is a place for non-poetic offerings. You will find a diverse range of content here including articles, diary extracts, journal entries, letters, essays, personal accounts and real life perspectives. This gives members a chance to post fact based material which is not written in verse.
dustyJournals
Poem Published
Yesterday 11:28pm
Yesterday 11:28pm
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Everyone has a chance to redeem them self.
I gave more than enough chances.
Enough is enough.
I gave more than enough chances.
Enough is enough.
#nonfiction
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Bon_Mot
Poem Published
11th Aug 2020 3:27pm
11th Aug 2020 3:27pm
MOVIE REVIEW: DA 5 BLOODS
Da 5 Bloods”: Netflix, 2 Hours 35 minutes, Drama, Director: Spike Lee. Plot: Black vets return to Vietnam many decades later, with multiple motives. REVIEW: Spike Lee’s ulterior motive has always been to express his racism on film; his bigotry runs close to the surface thru “Da 5 Bloods”. The movie is rife with the clichés, naiveties and ignorance Lee wants to foist on the current/ unsuspecting generation. There’s more than a dollop of revisionist history, a constant “America bad, enemy of America good” message, an abundance of gratuitous violence (not connected to the story line) and...
#PopCulture
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ohmy_engrish
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Poem Published
11th Aug 2020 4:00am
11th Aug 2020 4:00am
The fear of always being secretly judged (~pt.2)
This is a continuation of part 1 of this article with the same name ♡(ᐢ ᴥ ᐢし))
*Both parts of this article include depictions of anxiety
ₓ˚. ୭ ˚○◦present day moi ˚◦○˚ ୧ .˚ₓ
I have to admit that it’s very difficult to explain these emotions of my experiences because, this is like the first time I’m trying to explain them, lol.
Though, with a little bit of faith, I’m trying to look beyond myself so I can help someone else who might feel the same...
*Both parts of this article include depictions of anxiety
ₓ˚. ୭ ˚○◦present day moi ˚◦○˚ ୧ .˚ₓ
I have to admit that it’s very difficult to explain these emotions of my experiences because, this is like the first time I’m trying to explain them, lol.
Though, with a little bit of faith, I’m trying to look beyond myself so I can help someone else who might feel the same...
#anxiety
#childhood
#MentalHealth
#SelfReflection
#healing
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ohmy_engrish
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Poem Published
11th Aug 2020 1:27am
11th Aug 2020 1:27am
The fear of always being secretly judged (~pt. 1)
This article contains depictions of anxiety, but I hope it can help people by speaking about it.
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~I think one of the scariest things I will always encounter in my life is the feeling of absolute dread when I’m being evaluated by others. It’s probably why I’m quite the perfectionist (in a bad way, not in a good way).
For some reason, it always feels like I have to be aware of my surroundings at all times, in case I slip up and someone is watching. And it always paralyzes me temporarily...
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~I think one of the scariest things I will always encounter in my life is the feeling of absolute dread when I’m being evaluated by others. It’s probably why I’m quite the perfectionist (in a bad way, not in a good way).
For some reason, it always feels like I have to be aware of my surroundings at all times, in case I slip up and someone is watching. And it always paralyzes me temporarily...
#anxiety
#jealousy
#childhood
#MentalHealth
#SelfReflection
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missjem56
Poem Published
10th Aug 2020 1:58pm
10th Aug 2020 1:58pm
diary entry for today 10th August 2020
wish i could just fuck off somewhere, preferably to another planet, and to quote my mother " i don't know why people worry about hell, because we're already here!" perhaps a parallel world, where there is no religion, or politics, or murder, or rape,or prejudice, or abuse, where people are just their nice pleasant beautiful selves. but life's a bitch, and then you die. i sometimes wish i hadn't survived the heart ops. i serve no usefulness, or purpose, and seemed destined to be on my own,any likelihood of romance diminishes with age,long before any virus came to town, and any recent events,...
#sadness
#love
#depression
#loneliness
#emptiness
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Whipped
Diz
Diz
Poem Published
10th Aug 2020 5:54am
10th Aug 2020 5:54am
He counts the months with me
As he laughs to himself
It's not funny!!!
It's not funny!!!
#CallToAction
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gothicsurrealism
Daniel Long
Daniel Long
Poem Published
9th Aug 2020 11:41am
9th Aug 2020 11:41am
My Aura Borealis
It’s not a character flaw. That is what I was told by a former friend. There I stood, at the threshold of life and death, a decision was to be made. I had all my medication bottles clustered on my desk and with one thought only, my shaky hand wrapped around one of them. I unscrewed the bottle of my anti-psychotic, arched my head back and swallowed every pill as if they were candy. I remember the dozens of pills sliding abrasively down my throat. All I wanted was to die. All I wanted was peace at last, a resignation from a lost life. Do I still feel my life is lost? No. Do I still feel...
#anxiety
#depression
#dark
#suicide
#MentalHealth
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faithmairee
Poem Published
9th Aug 2020 8:35am
9th Aug 2020 8:35am
So You Want To Be A Writer
Life changing moments may be rare but they can be exhilarating! I'll explain it I always made a habit of reading ads in the back of magazines, especially ones for writers. Y do it because you just never know what you might find.
One evening while checking the ads in a poetry magazine, I came across the best ad I had ever seen. It read, "This is ad for writers who think they can!" I was immediately intrigued. The publisher was looking for anything pertaining to the writing life.
I was so intrigued by the ad because when it comes to writing, I always love a good...
One evening while checking the ads in a poetry magazine, I came across the best ad I had ever seen. It read, "This is ad for writers who think they can!" I was immediately intrigued. The publisher was looking for anything pertaining to the writing life.
I was so intrigued by the ad because when it comes to writing, I always love a good...
#LifeAsAWriter
#LifeChangingMoment
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Whipped
Diz
Diz
Poem Published
9th Aug 2020 3:14am
9th Aug 2020 3:14am
Staging events
To test my moral compass
Do u wonder if I'm testing yours
I clearly pointed out the locks
U clearly ignored them
C'mon at least put effort in the
Game u claim you made
Fuck
Do u wonder if I'm testing yours
I clearly pointed out the locks
U clearly ignored them
C'mon at least put effort in the
Game u claim you made
Fuck
#motivational
37 reads
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faithmairee
Poem Published
8th Aug 2020 12:33pm
8th Aug 2020 12:33pm
Don't Get In The Car
The first time I was invited to read my work in public occurred during the mid-nineties. It took place at Seminole Community College in Sanford, Florida. It almost never happened.
I was told that not only were they publishing me but they also wanted me to come and read my poem in a formal setting. At first, I was elated not to mention honored. I remembered when I was younger that I had gone to the college and got to hear other more establish poet's read their work. I thought that I would be doing the same thing there one day. At least, I hoped I could do it.
As...
I was told that not only were they publishing me but they also wanted me to come and read my poem in a formal setting. At first, I was elated not to mention honored. I remembered when I was younger that I had gone to the college and got to hear other more establish poet's read their work. I thought that I would be doing the same thing there one day. At least, I hoped I could do it.
As...
#LifeAsAWriter
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9 Comments
faithmairee
Poem Published
8th Aug 2020 7:35am
8th Aug 2020 7:35am
The Secret To Getting Published
The secret to getting published is easier than you might think. Those writers who have been published all have something in common. They got published because they thought that they could. A person can have the talent but still never see their name in print because they are afraid to take a risk. They falsely believe they are laying their life on the line. I honestly don't think getting published is everything. How about getting paid for what you write. Once you have received payment for something you've written you can count yourself as a professional writer. That's what I always wanted. I...
#LifeAsAWriter
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Pimp2ThaFuture04
Poem Published
7th Aug 2020 1:04pm
7th Aug 2020 1:04pm
7 Powers
Follow thy true Divine path
There is nothing in between
You and your chosen craft
Some worshipers are lost
They bow to human flesh
And put their God on a cross…
Encourage you to take heed
And read about the switched
Up scriptures Black and White
Jesus misleading pictures
But won't tell you about the Orishas or Selassie I, religion has divided us for years and decades it doesn't matter your common theme or new age, heathens
still have a wage to pay
We need to be the last key on the ring
That opens the doors not just for...
There is nothing in between
You and your chosen craft
Some worshipers are lost
They bow to human flesh
And put their God on a cross…
Encourage you to take heed
And read about the switched
Up scriptures Black and White
Jesus misleading pictures
But won't tell you about the Orishas or Selassie I, religion has divided us for years and decades it doesn't matter your common theme or new age, heathens
still have a wage to pay
We need to be the last key on the ring
That opens the doors not just for...
#religion
#God
#LifeChangingMoment
#learning
#nonfiction
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