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    I was gonna jump
    but I needed someone to watch
    so I waited
    and while waitin
    the moment passed
    and I forgot why I climbed
    so I came back down
    quieter than I went up

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    I WRITE TO BREATHE

      Sometimes I don’t write for beauty.   I write because if I don’t, I’ll drown in silence. These words—they’re the only air I got left. So if you read me… just know— This ink’s my heartbeat.   For years, I’ve written without pause— sometimes with tears, sometimes with...

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    • To cool and it’s relatable to all that write, tight

    • Chère L.,
      Beauty.
      The Chinese version:
      Beauty in the woods, where no one can hear it, is still beautiful

      The greater Amsterdam version:
      Beauty which is shared with other people, grows

      It’s almost akin to:
      Sometimes giving away makes me richer.
      All this and more you gave us with this wonderful post.

      If you’re American: Thank you very much
      In all other cases: (please) keep on keeping on (Curtis Mayfield)
      Kind regards, Gus

    • Powerfully penned, Lizz. Excellent write nicely transformed into lyrics my friend. It’s the little differences between the two that gives them each their own personality, while mirroring each other’s point in substance. Nicely done. Appreciate you.

      Damian

    • I have to agree with Damian.. he says it best! 😉

    • Thank you 😊

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    Update

    I moved from Buffalo, NY in January. It got too hard to get around 90% blind. I was so close to having my cataract surgery by February but I also came close to being hit by a car twice....

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    • Im so sorry to hear you’re going through all of that. You want you write horror go ahead. There are a few people on here that love it.

    • It wouldn’t be all horror.

    • First reading of your predicament, super sorry to read of this. But hopefully your surgeries are successful and we get a new Paula with a totally new poetic vision.

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    The Lantern

    I held the lanternTo the worldI couldn't see the lightFrom the darkLike a searcher in the wildLooking for the flameThat has the matchBut can't find a sparkI held the lanternTo the thresholdYou can only seeDistant in the nightI saw...

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    • wow dearest poet this is profound ❤️

    • Powerfully penned, Brandon. Excellent write with depth and amazing flow my friend. Amazing work. Appreciate you.

      Damian

      • Thanks! I have been doing variations on the random word challenge that you can do on this site. One of my poet friends gave me lantern, velocity, threshold, and moss. And those words just sung to me.

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