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contest The Empty Room

sponsor Craig Cornish

My heart has become an empty room love has vanished and left me alone silence is haunting, memories consume the last look from you was chiseled in stone The walls of my room are painted in shadows they peel away when I think of you this focused illusion always narrows when I escape the reality that we are through There are no windows in my room no light is reflected on its walls only sadness of internal gloom where my heart's wormwood emotion crawls Days and nights are spent in solitary confinement separated from the love I've known I created this empty room for my atonement I'll live out my sentence in my empty room unknown

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Date: 5/23/2025 2:51:00 PM
that stired up a wake of emotions im sorry that i know what your talking about
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Date: 6/28/2024 2:22:00 AM
Your poem evokes the loneliness that comes with loss. And the room a symbol of our hearts. I like your poem.
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Date: 6/10/2024 7:09:00 PM
Dear Frederic, your exceptional poem is filled with imageries and nuances that portray the bottomless ache of a lost love. Your shining artistry captures the beauty of emotional misery with finesse. Congratulations for your win in Craig's contest. It's an honor to share the podium with you, dear friend, dear poet. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan
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Date: 6/4/2024 12:54:00 PM
Dear frederick, i always appreciate and enjoy reading your poems and this is no exception! Its so evocative and soulfully moving! So creative how you’ve used the prompt too! Clever! And that opening line really did make me feel so much! The gloominess and melancholy from loss so very vividly depicted! Best wishes for the contest
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