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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     6 hours ago

Submitted Poems 530 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...

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The Sight Of Blood

bleeds
onto the page,
a crimson tide
of thought.
hate it, i do,
this agonizing rage
of words that claw
and fight.

but like the blood
that pumps,
a constant,
vital stream,
it courses through
my soul,
a necessary
dream.

...

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Dolly

elon, bezos
launching dreams into the void.

the stars aren't just pinpricks
in an indigo sky anymore,
they’re destinations,
gritty ambitions
crossed out on a to-do list.

smart cars purring,
where the only danger
is forgetting what it...

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Night Sky

upon
the plane
where galaxies
sleep,
whispers of light
drifting through the vast.
time stands still,
in this quiet
cosmic embrace.
dreams echo
amongst the stars,
their secrets imprinted
throughout the makeup
of the...

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Crystal

walked the alleys of my youth
where laughter lingers like smoke
from long-gone cigarettes smoking on the stoop,
friends sprawled across cracked pavements
talking about dreams that never came
to be.

do you remember
the café on 4th street?
...

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Thank you so much. I have different feelings on ai myself....or with what I know about it.....which probably isn't a lot

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you and me both....I hate how everything turned out in the aftermath of the attack with my family. But time hurries on and we have to move forward..as long as stella is okay I'll learn to be okay with the hurt I feel towards my family 

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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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thank you so much. I hope you guys had a great holiday as well

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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

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You've inspired me to try out some other forms other than blank verse and contemporary dropped line

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Very interesting. I like the structure. That's different

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thank you so much

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thank you so much

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thank you so much

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Unique....I like it

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Fantastic

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