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    Watch Your Mouth

    we weren’t allowed to curse
    so she never did it herself
    always setting the good example
    whenever we repeated words heard…
    that we were forbidden to utter…
    she’d softly remonstrate…
    “now now now…watch your mouth”
    but I learned very early
    she had an exception
    if pushed to full annoyance
    (a rare event – she…Read More

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    • In our house it was the threat of having our mouths washed with soap if we cursed. And it only took one mouth washing to guarantee obedience to this rule. Very cool poem for day 7 of poetry month Willow -Curt

      • I never had my mouth washed with soap but my sister did once. I was always too afraid of getting in trouble to put a toe across any lines. Thank you, Curt

    • My cousin told me to say a word in front of my mother, and I didn’t know what it meant and I got slapped. Never said that again. haha at least not to her.

      • My mother swore all the time – redheaded temper. But she yelled at us if we did. Grandma taught by quiet example. I’m a veritable sailor mouth now, but then? Nope! 😂

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    Dyslexia

    Dyslexiait’s not just a disabilityit’s an annoyance, people saybut I can’t help itI was born this way,the average person seeswritten instructions—to them, a simple planbut for me—a new languagein a foreign land,what you see clearlyI struggle to seethat’s dyslexia—that’s...

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    • This is good informative poem. My son has dyslexia and though it takes him a little longer to read things, it does not change who he is. I love when I can relate to a piece

    • You are you and that is all that matters. Great poem.

    • you sure do shine beautiful Jackie I leave out whole words my brain says are there you have my sympathy ❤️

    • Powerfully penned, Jackie. Amazing write my friend. Nicely done. Appreciate you.

      Damian

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    We Are Not Machines

    Do not worryif you shall fall and forget.Tomorrow always comes.What’s most important is that you try.It’s a shame that we forget that everything that we dostarts off with a person just trying. The stark white of the pageUninspiredStopBreatheOccupy space inside...

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  • We Are Not Machines

    Do not worry
    if you shall fall and forget.
    Tomorrow always comes.
    What’s most important is that you try.
    It’s a shame that we forget that everything that we do
    starts off with a person just trying.

    The stark white of the page
    Uninspired
    Stop
    Breathe
    Occupy space inside with other things

    Return…Read More

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    Queen Jackie

    I wrote this poem with no AI interference at all, nope none of that. The only thing AI did was help me get my poem onto this picture. That’s it. Thank you 

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    • The Queen is a dark bad ass. Like the lay out and the rhyme scheme.

      • Hello there Fia 🙂 thanks for stopping and thank you for commenting. i’m glad you enjoyed this piece
        Thank you❤️
        Jackie

    • Hello Honoria,what a treat to see you here.
      Like I was telling Crim it took me all night to write this poem. I’m pretty happy with the outcome. Thanks for looking, sweetheart.
      Miss you
      Jackie xx

    • Hello Damian.
      Always a pleasure to see you on my page. I appreciate you too thank you my friend.
      Jackie xx

    • Hi there vision, thank you. It means a lot and thank you for reading it and commenting. Appreciate you.
      Jackie xx

    • Thank you very much Abby appreciate you.
      Jackie xx

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