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Sky of fireflies

Why does the swirly train of dancing spirits speak to me, on nights when my voice grows weary? Where does the pain of breathing lay? I, the fever that holds strength and weakness in one bone, shadow and light carving chaos onto hidden stones. Tonight, I watch the swelling spirit speak, in foreign neon lights possessing my need for sleep, grasping onto this pair of lungs and rewriting heavenly dreams. What does my blood know of the sky of fireflies, glazed in colors of green, when all the blues I’ve bled were left in a cerulean sea? I’ve watched living pieces wilt on thriving trees, yet the moon weeps for a thread of water to fall on a silvery breeze. Would you wonder where the earth would kiss me first, soon after I rest six feet under its warm embrace? When the limbs of the sun can no longer crawl their way up my winding waist, will your fire mutate through the silent soils? Do the sins on your skin ache to speak of my heart, while healing was never my piece of art? So do as you must—if the clouds aren’t what the stars desire, the waves will weave the clutter you conspire.

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Date: 4/13/2025 12:44:00 PM
Dear Ink, what a great poem on existential lust, life-death connections, and self-understanding in turmoil. It examines the conflict between the physical and spiritual worlds and human pain and recovery. The poem uses "swirly train," "dancing spirits," "cerulean sea," and "silvery air" to generate a beautiful picture.
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Date: 4/5/2025 4:18:00 PM
Love your creative phrases in this lovely writing. Pure poetry
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Date: 2/21/2025 9:10:00 AM
Gorgeous poetry! I love the open ended questions asked, inspiring the reader to think and commune with the words and ideas expressed. Congratulations! Xoxo
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Date: 2/22/2025 2:38:00 AM
Thank you so much.. glad you enjoyed it ..
Date: 2/21/2025 2:48:00 AM
Papi i think i know what you are on about here in your poem! Its powerful and flows with such brilliant metaphors! You tell them in your metaphorical dialect, how it is, but those that are deaf to the emotions of one, can never comprehend! I love your use of alliterations, and how you’ve used the prompt in this along with your wordplay! It’s absolutely brilliant! A powerful poem! That speaks volumes to me! The last stanza!!! Soul hitting! Congratulations on your top win! Thank you for joining
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Date: 2/22/2025 2:37:00 AM
Awwwn thank u papi for choosing my piece !! I always love joining ur contests aeee

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