January Love Hurts Poems

Veronica Sawyer, a rebel in plaid
She joined the Heathers, but they were so bad
They ruled the school with their cruel games and lies
But Veronica had...

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I am …

a withered leaf -
the breath of your indifference,
tossing - like every other …
we sit on sand
shoulders pressed like sinners
yet from the chill,
not familiarity...

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Once, so long ago, in love, we did believe
A union was forged, forever to conceive
But shattered dreams and promises untold
Betrayal's wrath, our story now unfolds

With...

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Silence covers
stormy seas churning within.
When all could be expelled,
sudden burst of raw emotion,
revealing every painful scar,
there's silence.

Looking into the sunset
seeking solace from the shade,
murky waters...

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Direct inspiration:
"When grace fires our hearts, it stirs up in them a true thirst for suffering... to show... to what extent we love Our Heavenly...

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Sing. And mourn.
Yes, we do these things.
We are told so to do.
There are songs and sadness.
We bring the two –
the melody, the mourning –
together. As...

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Over the miles (October 7, 2021)

i don't just think about your smile

 i don't just think about the man that you've become

 I think about...

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A Great Fun
We do majestic on the day of justice,
She will say plz keep quiet for God sake.

Your Misanthropy
Your every verbum has tranquility,
I'm starving for...

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I had a moment of weakness 
And the tears came on suddenly 
I was afraid they'd feel like they used to
Back in that place that...

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They say they want to play
their games in shades of grey
as smiles hide their deceit 
and lead our souls astray.

The words they speak so sweet
like...

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You soothingly say
you must still strive
to make love thrive.
Stop laboring! I'll drive
away now. Life's too short . . .


January 13, 2021
entered in the 20-Word Max...

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I hope this letter finds you well, happy with your choices,
And that your nose is not lifted up in disgust
At this last daring move that...

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Looking back, one thing comes clean-glass clear
you were always there for me subduing every fear.

I tried to do my duty, be a husband strong and...

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It isn’t just the young who are deceived.		
We’re not immune—we who are growing old.
We sometimes may forget this basic truth:
Not everything that glitters can be...

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REMEMBER  

Remember all I said,
in the shadow of the moonlight,
where I first saw you,
bathing with the rainbow,
the stars and moon singing your praise,
as they...

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