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Poem / Romance

October 04, 2023

Reads: 158

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

This is about the girl of my Dreams after I lost her Read More

Tags: love, sad, true-love

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"I imagine detailing the evolution of lunacy might be difficult in first person. Do admire the screwball fixation on the Moon. I imagine it might..." Read More

Grim reapers have a simple enough job with common sense rules, but sometimes the unexpected can cause a reaper to become something more. These are their stories and experiences with those walking in life and struggling in death. Read More

Reads: 104

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

I thought a ring was just to enshine your finger? you mean enchhaine? whatever. Read More
hi there this is my story about depression hope you guys like it! Read More
This is a story of a young girl whose mom struggles with an alcohol addiction. It focuses on how it affects her and how she lives her daily life. Read More
Just a simple poem I typed up, illustrating the prison of the mind. When you get caught in a repetitive cycle of thoughts that you feel compelled to think about and to act out then you understand what I’m talking about. Compulsion equals revulsion. Read More
A simple letter to a friend who went away. Read More

Poem / Poetry

August 16, 2023

Reads: 153

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

A poem about friendship. Read More
The voices of the dead that haunt us. The forests covered in gnarled trees that we traverse. The incredible heights that daunt us. All of these shall now be explored through verse. Read More

Tags: romantic, sad, gothic, sea, sin

A sonnet about an incomplete love story by a broken heart Read More
This poem is about losing a loved one because you couldn't see their pain. Read More

Tags: love, sad, lost-one

When the reality of life comes crashing down on Lily, she suddenly finds a garden seemingly made just for her. How will someone so desperate to escape life handle this new discovery? Read More
“And yet, how many of our present pleasures, were we to examine them closely, would shrink into nothing more than memories of past ones.” John Updike Read More
In this poem, I describe how I feel like people will judge me and I'll lose my friends if I am truly myself around them. If you relate to this, please read and comment. I'm here for you. You deserve all the love in the world for the person YOU… Read More
A plea to shed some light on my nightly endeavors with this new chick in my life. Read More
Bitter, a sorcerer spews curses upon the living on what should be a happy evening. Read More

Tags: life, sad, curse

An attempt to be constructive with my own frustration. Read More

Reads: 173

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

A poem about my deadend life. Read More

Tags: humor, satire, life, sad

Reads: 290

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

An analysis of all that is in the back of my mind and forgotten. Read More

Tags: life, sad, hate, forgotten

Me working things out on paper. It ends in a positive note... Read More
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