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The beauty and tragedy of Sandy Denny... Read More

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The Booksie Classic House

Tags: romance, rain, sad

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The Booksie Classic House

Twins on their way to dance, the end is tragic. Read More
This is a non-fiction story explaining what I went through with my father having cancer after recently killing my mother in front of me and my brother. I no longer hold any grudges against anybody anymore. I learned from god that you should forgive and you will not suffer with… Read More

Tags: dark, man, father, sad, cancer

This is a poem about the secrets of the town, the secrets of the mind, and the secrets of the heart. Hope you enjoy. Read More
An alcoholic woman, a gun, pain, and a plan. Read More
About my faithful guardian angel. Read More

Tags: love, life, sad, angel, angels

A poem about life romancing death… Read More

Tags: love, death, life, sad

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So many things are hidden from us. My poem. Read More
A poem written in the deeper stages of trance about how the Rapture applies to a breakup…and just about everything else… Read More

Tags: love, god, life, sad, rapture

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A poem about my guardian angel… Read More

Tags: love, life, sad

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About how someone feels at the worst of their times and at wit’s end… Read More

Tags: depression, life, sad

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Confessions of the heart are always the hardest… Read More

Tags: love, romance, life, sad

About someone, from a distance… Read More

Tags: love, life, sad

The supposed final cries of a fallen angel. Read More

Tags: love, death, life, sad

About how the past is dead and gone forever and how it seems history repeats itself. Read More
A poem written in the voice of a young person with a eating disorder. Please do not read if triggering for you in any shape or form. I am not glamorising the disorder, only highlighting the issue and the effect it has on their mind. Read More

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About a man’s life that has lacked meaning for years and his feelings of hopelessness. Read More

Tags: death, life, sad

A poem relating a relationship’s meltdown to Armageddon. Read More
About feelings that arise through technology and if there is any meaning at all behind them… Read More

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This is one of those last minute pieces - I put together out of nowhere, hope you enjoy it. Read More

Tags: lonely, sad

Withering is a poem that I always find comfort in when I'm feeling low, as it speaks for my heart when I can't find the words. I wrote this in 2019 when I was going through a tough breakup with my best friend. Read More
(I have to give credit to both Maya Angelou and the band The Police for inspiring this one) Read More

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About how love can touch you even after death. Read More
About someone I’ll never truly know… Read More

Tags: love, life, sad

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