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Writer from South Carolina. I'm using the site to upload new and older works. Signed first publishing contract recently and waiting for a release date for my first collection. I can be followed on Twitter @JoeStricklandAU

  May 2023     2 days ago

Submitted Poems 601 total

Memory

I wish I could plant a forest
where every tree is a memory
that we share.
mostly good and not bad.
then you and I
can live there
off the grid,
just us,
living amongst ourselves
and every moment
that made us...

by Joe Strickland

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added 1 year ago
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Antique Clock

broken for anything soft.
shoots tequila till the dawn
bleeds grey.

cigarette smoke,
a cheap perfume.
crystal, ryleigh, stella;
they don’t see it.
coworkers, even less.
this cracked facade,
is my goddamn masterpiece.

the...

by Joe Strickland

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added 10 days ago
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Eh

grey day.
cracked pavement,
piss-stained walls.
no music, no words,
just the dull ache of nothing.
eh.
earth's a cheap motel.
eh.
earth without ‘art’
is just
...

by Joe Strickland

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added 26 days ago
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2025

orthodox church,
down the street,
chanting the old year away.
two thousand twenty-four,
a mumbled curse,
then a hopeful plea
for twenty-five.

god’s plan, they say.
omnipotent, omniscient.
so what’s the point
of this...

by Joe Strickland

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added 1 month ago
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Modern Life

glass eye of the egyptian janitor, reflecting neon flicker off the linoleum.
maharishi mahesh yogi,
a ghost in a half-smoked cigar's haze.
queen of spades, dealt face up,
the game rigged from the start.
luxury cars, chrome gleaming,
but...

by Joe Strickland

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added 2 months ago
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Well done

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:)

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Well done

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thank you for your comment. I just ordered your book

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Unique. I like it

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I liked it

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thank you so much

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Well done

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Themes of love, sacrifice, and the often unacknowledged depth of human relationships? You're an artist

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Deeply personal and evocative exploration of spiritual awakening and the struggle against a world that seeks to suppress it. Well done, Laura

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Truly fantastic work

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A great reminder that our experiences are kind of momentary, and that we should strive to make the most of the time we have.
Very well written.

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Fantastic

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I take most how the speaker is not seeking closure or forgiveness, but rather a sense of closure and acceptance. That's really deep and thought provoking.

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Abby is quite talented as well

8 months ago

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