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I am just a deeply flawed, deeply cowardly human being trying to make the world a better place.

  June 2021     9 months ago

Submitted Poems 32 total

Sacrilege

A child is sacred

This is quite simply true

Yet this country I live in

Doesn’t have a clue

The children whose bloodlines

Are descendant from these lands

They get treated like they’re lesser

Ripped out of their loved one’s hands
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by Farista Sairuv

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Heaven and Hell

Where is heaven, where is hell, who says they’re far away from you?
Heaven and hell are within the people. Angels and demons are within us too.
When our conscience is overthrown by the deadly sins,
The hellfire of self-repentance burns within us...

by Sheikh Fazlul Karim

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Blood and Fire

Peaceful protest feels like begging

Those with power don't see our humanity

To them we are things to be used and abused

To them we are the worms on the street

Nonviolence feels humiliating

And the experts somehow call it...

by Farista Sairuv

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Infinitely

Life is so infinitely small

That's what makes it beautiful

I don't know most things but I know this for sure

Tomorrow I'll...

by Farista Sairuv

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Deny Yourself, But

Love is not a choice
It's what we're made of
And made by
And what we're for
And what we are
And what we're
A part of
And what we need
And inherently...

by Farista Sairuv

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I’m sorry you had to go through this. You will feel better one day.

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You will feel better one day. I promise. Your writing is incred potent and powerful.

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This is a beautiful homage to a shining life cut raggedly short.

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This is a beautiful poem. Small infinities.

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You write beautifully. Hold on. Your life will get better. I promise. You deserve to be happy.

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This is so wise. You are filled with so much kindness. I’m glad you exist.

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I know how you feel too well.

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I’m so glad you have this person in your life. Cherish her and love her.

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This is beautiful. You are truly a wonderful writer. I hope you can heal and have a happy life.

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Holy shit your use of imagery is so good. This really punches you in the gut.

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This is so very beautiful and so very aching and yearning and tender. You are an amazingly talented writer.

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This is so very beautiful. I love your use of metaphor. We are all stardust.

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This is very emotional and evocative. I’m so sorry you had to go through this. But it was just a dream. In the morning light you can see that you are safe.

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I’m so sorry for your loss. She loved you, and she loves you, and she wants you to live a satisfying life. You will see her again.

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I know how you feel. You will move on, I promise.

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