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Point of No Return Contest

The point of no return could be global or individual but never is it in the middle. It is a horizon of dreams aloft in hope held by tentative strands of rope that weaken and deny what hearts are seeking. It is love, stirred with hate that drips need to bleed us, heal us and force our tired cope. It is a circle never ending, a line never bending, and it holds questions with no answers, like keys to kingdoms none can find to turn or master. It is that door, the door, where dear ones come and go, ones who carry joy, hold us, love us, then, in time they lack reasons to feel or the want to know us, so, no, I mean, yes, it is not long-term, strongly rooted trust. It is a strange, bewildering, momentous fuss that boils in us until we bubble up our filthiest cuss. It is same attempts in a familiar game of strange ranging from old to presentations tweaked as new that leave us standing without scent of a clue. It is the reason creating all things we do and the matter with our universal supply of glue. It is your craziness fondling my insanity, too. As a match, it does flame fan mankind’s fire to rise in heat stroked red curls ever higher. It is the silence that secrets our desires and the stillness of hush-laced conspires. It causes human hands failed attempts to grab sky-warm, star blankets, not to be human had. It is a riddled fear maze forcing us to run, to race by men with aimed happy guns, to quick stride far from addicts selling sons and slowly consider embracing those we have shun as we forgive ourselves for all never seen done. It is another day, and, say, someday it might not come.

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Date: 6/5/2025 1:32:00 PM
Congrats to you, dear friend!
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Date: 6/4/2025 8:57:00 PM
"It is that door, the door, where dear ones come and go, ones who carry joy, hold us, love us, then, in time they lack reasons to feel or the want to know us, so, no, " Great lines dear Cay Cay. There is so much in the world that we can't fathom. We are made to shun and embrace those who have harmed us. In this world of hard hitting truths where love is stirred with hate, we tie dreams on frayed ropes of hope. A very deep and profound poem.
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Date: 6/4/2025 6:09:00 AM
Dear CayCay, I felt the horizons just out of reach, the tangled knots of love, loss, the relentless human urge to seek answers where none exist. I like how your imagery with doors swinging with comings and goings, rope fraying with hope and denial just captures the fragile, fierce complexity of crossing into the unknown. We are not alone in our craziness, our fears, our forgiveness all part of the same beautiful, bewildering journey. A lovely read! Spring Blessings, Dear CayCay, Daniel
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Date: 6/3/2025 6:06:00 AM
It causes human hands failed attempts to grab sky-warm, star blankets… racing from “happy guns” “quick stride from addicts selling sons” I am so impressed. Fave!
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Date: 6/3/2025 6:04:00 AM
Wow, CayCay! This is so amazing. At the same time, difficult to weave through each verse and yet the beauty is there as if a buried treasure. It sparkles in magnificence. I wanted to dig in and move the words through my fingers. … It is a strange, bewildering, momentous fuss that boils in us until we bubble up our filthiest cuss. the reason creating all things.. with our universal supply of glue
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Date: 6/2/2025 5:52:00 PM
Very nicely penned CayCay, best wishes
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Date: 6/2/2025 5:11:00 PM
I like the whole "familiar game of strange" stanza, probably because I'm often "standing without scent of a clue". Also, "it is your craziness fondling my insanity".
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Date: 6/2/2025 1:30:00 AM
Your opening sentence hit me like a ton of bricks...ouch :) Very original. You flitter from subject to subject with great authority. "It is your craziness fondling my insanity, too." Loved this line. Poetry Hugs.
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Date: 6/1/2025 7:34:00 PM
Dear CayCay, this poem is a breathtaking!The themes of love, loss, and the search for meaning are timeless and universal. Your poem feels like a raw, honest, and intimate conversation with the reader, carrying the reader through the ebbs and flows of your emotions. This is a truly remarkable piece of writing that lingers long after the final line. Best, Anne
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Date: 6/1/2025 11:46:00 AM
Very powerful. It will win for sure if the judge has any sense. I do not experience these kinds of things to understand enough to write intensely about them. The most intense feeling for me was romance, my tried and true go-to. For me, final destination is simply death!
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Date: 6/1/2025 9:44:00 AM
What a great entry for the contest. I expect this will do well. I was drawn into the emotions. Bravo!
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Date: 6/1/2025 2:34:00 AM
Hi CayCay, just wanted to tell you that I am now back on the soup. I thank you for your words to me. Now, if this contest has not ended. I think you shall do well with this most honest poem. You have captured the true meaning of the thought in your thought provoking lines.You truly know the way to make your words grasp hold of the mind of the reader. I have my fingers crossed for you. This is a poem that sings to the mind and the heart with its truths. Have a wonderful day.....Michael
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Date: 5/31/2025 7:35:00 PM
So much truth presented in this. So many questions you're giving us, the end is so very powerful. I think we all could be better after reading this. Poetry hugs... lol
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Date: 5/31/2025 4:55:00 PM
CayCay, this is breathtaking--like walking a tightrope over the heart’s deepest, most dangerous truths. “A horizon of dreams aloft in hope held by tentative strands of rope…” That image alone knocked the wind out of me. The poem dances between chaos and clarity, personal and universal, with a rhythm that feels both unraveling and precise. You’ve captured the ache, the beauty, and the fear of crossing a line you can’t uncross. Absolutely masterful.
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Date: 5/31/2025 6:44:00 PM
Dear Alesia, your words are also dear, and I am most grateful for every word you wrote. You felt my intentions and that means everything. Poetry hugs ... CayCay
Date: 5/31/2025 11:14:00 AM
I enjoyed reading your "The Point of No Return" write. "Good Luck" Have a wonderful/blessed weekend writing away..........
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