SuzyOtvasCeci

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SuzyOtvasCeci
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I am a French native of the island of Guadeloupe who writes poetry in English, because I love how easy it is to play with the English language. I write poems and charge them to find their own people.

  October 2023     7 days ago

Submitted Poems 9 total

A Second Chance

When did it start hurting?
This love that we carried in back pockets and displayed on fireplace mantels,
In picture frames that we forgot to dust.

When did it start tearing at the crease?
This love that we folded and hemmed too tightly into...

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In Beholding You

You remind me of the sun, waltzing with the earth,
Making her light up with beautiful hues.

You remind me of the sea, flirting and kissing the shores,
Drawing out deep sighs from each tiny pebble.

Yes, you remind me of the sky, that...

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Standing

Standing,
Neither tall nor frail.
Standing,
Erect enough to contend, but not offend.
Standing,
Yet, swift to fall down, soft belly exposed.
Standing,
From the small of the day, ‘til it grows big and heavy on the shoulders.
Standing,
...

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NO= Power Off!

No is a dark mountain with steep, slippery slopes, and only teeth to climb up.
No, may be a whisper but sends powerful tremors that resound within the walls of the soul.
No is iron chains that clasp the neck and clamp the feet,
Twisted bodies,...

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Nelson

My heart knew you were leaving, long before my eyes saw you go.
Before my ears caught the faint shuffle, the soft noise,
Of your feet, as they turned from this life.
These past years, I had tried to ignore the signs.
I pretended that the...

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