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Love does not fail,People fail to love.Poetry has been my diary .My truth and my outlet!
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Whosthat20

This Is Not A Poem

I admire your

curiosity

Disturbingly, yet beautiful observations

Thoughtfulness

ability to reassess

Your impish smile

The grin you couldn't help but to have

when no-one was supposed to be looking

The excitement in your eyes when you talk about things you love

Your subtleness

Your patience

The intensity I see behind your calm nature

the moments you become absentminded while talking because you're so completely in your mind

The small moments you seem genuinely happy and in the moment

The unsuredness in your eyes

How you can speak without speaking

How you can touch without touching, but wanna touch so bad

How you dumb yourself down thinking no-one sees through it

How it seems you're somehow always in pain, but you find a way to to calm it alone ..because you don't think anyone could possibly understand, and you wouldn't wanna put em through it anyways

How you gently and seemingly innocently test the waters

When you're at a loss for words and you look up with your mouth agape trying to think of something witty to say, but everything escapes you

When your wit does show itself, because it means you're comfortable.

How I actually feel you

Like a mirror, but of all the good things...

how beautiful it is ,yet how sad I can never tell you....

I just hope you are being told, then it might not hurt so bad I can't .

Heather Hughes

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Whosthat20

Dark As Day

The night has never been

The night has never been The night has never been

as dark as the day.

The who , what's, when's,

and watch what you say.

The sad eyes, and fake smiles

you meet along the way.

The memories,

things done in vain.

The noise that numbs the brain!

Stifled feelings,

unheard fear.

The whispers

that you hear so clear.

Illusions and delusions,

added confusions.

The lies, the mistakes!

Who is real and who berates?

Accusations and condemnations,

the overwhelming revelations.

The panic concealed,

reality revealed.

The hate from the loved,

the push when you're shoved.

The fall when you try to fly,

the rise when you wanna die!

The stone cold you have to play,

when all you do is feel all day!

No the night has never been

As dark as day!

Heather Hughes

Challenge
Trident Media Group is the leading U.S. literary agency and we are looking to discover and represent the next bestsellers. Share a sample of your work. If it shows promise, we will be in touch with you.
Please include the following information at the end of your post: title, genre, age range, word count, author name, why your project is a good fit, the hook, synopsis, target audience, your bio, platform, education, experience, personality / writing style, likes/hobbies, hometown, age (optional)
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Whosthat20

Not Tonight

It's ok to be numb

It's ok to be dumb

Never feel

Or make minds reel

It's ok to play

It's ok to lie

Never be real

Never why

It's ok to joke

It's ok to laugh

Never choke

Never ask

It's ok to flee

It's ok to me

Never fight

Never be

It's ok to bad

It's ok to mad

Never good

Never sad

Never be you

It'll never do

Just be fake

Give your soul

what they make

Drown the fire

So you tire

Reignite

Fight

The moths will flock

be the light

Steady wings

Fly without flight

Never never , not tonight!

Heather Hughes

Challenge
Become an Emerald Author
We just released our new monetization features with the soft launch of our paid subscription Portal, The Emerald Lounge. So, authors in the lounge can have paid subscribers for their content, be it poems, stories, or books, you know, the works you've been holding back until it's ready to shine like it should. Become an Emerald author by submitting your best work, or work you like. If you think you can out-drink, or even hang until closing time with Hemingway or Hank, we want to meet you. Accepted authors will receive a code for "Become an Emerald Author," which you will find in your settings. Go get it.
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Whosthat20

Not Tonight

It's ok to be numb

It's ok to be dumb

Never feel

Or make minds reel

It's ok to play

It's ok to lie

Never be real

Never why

It's ok to joke

It's ok to laugh

Never choke

Never ask

It's ok to flee

It's ok to me

Never fight

Never be

It's ok to bad

It's ok to mad

Never good

Never sad

Never be you

It'll never do

Just be fake

Give your soul

what they make

Drown the fire

So you tire

Reignite

Fight

The moths will flock

be the light

Steady wings

Fly without flight

Never never , not tonight!

Heather Hughes

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Whosthat20

Not Tonight

It's ok to be numb

It's ok to be dumb

Never feel

Or make minds reel

It's ok to play

It's ok to lie

Never be real

Never why

It's ok to joke

It's ok to laugh

Never choke

Never ask

It's ok to flee

It's ok to me

Never fight

Never be

It's ok to bad

It's ok to mad

Never good

Never sad

Never be you

It'll never do

Just be fake

Give your soul

what they make

Drown the fire

So you tire

Reignite

Fight

The moths will flock

be the light

Steady wings

Fly without flight

Never never , not tonight!

Heather HughesNot Tonight!

It's ok to be numb

It's ok to be dumb

Never feel

Or make minds reel

It's ok to play

It's ok to lie

Never be real

Never why

It's ok to joke

It's ok to laugh

Never choke

Never ask

It's ok to flee

It's ok to me

Never fight

Never be

It's ok to bad

It's ok to mad

Never good

Never sad

Never be you

It'll never do

Just be fake

Give your soul

what they make

Drown the fire

So you tire

Reignite

Fight

The moths will flock

be the light

Steady wings

Fly without flight

Never never , not tonight!

Heather Hughes

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Whosthat20

Reaching

Not what I seem,

I'm just a superman scene.

Seems I'm flying forward,

but I'm getting pulled back

Kryptonite...every night,

It lights up the black.

Reflection without protection.

Can I see what I what I lack?

Eat me from the inside,

where no one will reach.

There was never a security to breach.

To whom or what should I beseech?

The toxins consume me ,

I wanted consumed.

Not like this!

Hand me a broom!

Cleaning fervently ,

Hopelessness blooms!

Too much for too little!

I'm strong yet brittle!

The debris covers me,

Yet I clearly see!

The one I'm reaching for...

It's me!

Heather Hughes

Challenge
Character Flaw
I need some help. A character isn't round and developed without feeling human. And like all of us our characters should have flaws of their own. So write about your favorite character flaws, maybe the one you can relate to most, or one that always peaks your interest. Thanks in advance!
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Whosthat20

Reaching

Not what I seem,

I'm just a superman scene.

Seems I'm flying forward,

but I'm getting pulled back

Kryptonite...every night,

It lights up the black.

Reflection without protection.

Can I see what I what I lack?

Eat me from the inside,

where no one will reach.

There was never a security to breach.

To whom or what should I beseech?

The toxins consume me ,

I wanted consumed.

Not like this!

Hand me a broom!

Cleaning fervently ,

Hopelessness blooms!

Too much for too little!

I'm strong yet brittle!

The debris covers me,

Yet I clearly see!

The one I'm reaching for...

It's me!

Heather Hughes

Challenge
Poetry: Describe a Suffocating Love
Describe a love that is either good or bad, but make it well known that one of the two or both of the parties feel suffocating at some point, whether to each other or to the reader to the point of annoyance. Bonus points if you can make them a couple that stays together regardless, it just ups the ante.
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Whisper

My heart screams in pain as it throbs,

The feeling unsilenced by my sobs.

My mind shouts thoughts of love,

Only to be drowned by fear , not enough.

My sould aches to bursting,

Am I the only one thirsting?

Can nobody feel me?

Can nobody see?

A seed without water,

Will nobody bother?

Living without,

Inside this drought.

My salty tears don't do,

I feel I'm screaming,

but it's just a whisper to you.

HRH

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Whosthat20

Whisper

My heart screams in pain as it throbs,

The feeling unsilenced by my sobs.

My mind shouts thoughts of love,

Only to be drowned by fear , not enough.

My sould aches to bursting,

Am I the only one thirsting?

Can nobody feel me?

Can nobody see?

A seed without water,

Will nobody bother?

Living without,

Inside this drought.

My salty tears don't do,

I feel I'm screaming,

but it's just a whisper to you.

HRH

Challenge
CASH AND CARRY
Your prompts are: "I said not a word though it meant my life." / "I wear the black for the poor and the beaten down." / "Oh, but the fire went wild." Too many rules make Prose a dull boy so grab something and run with it. Dazzle me with your genius.
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Whosthat20

God?

This path I trod

God! God?

I'm nothing

My knees are dirty lord

What must I do?

Sodom and Gomorrah flow from my eyes

I dare not look, but feel demise.

Where for art thou, too cliche?

Mayday! Mayday!

How loud must I silently scream?

I need you to show me what u MEAN!

So confused, abused and incomprehensive

Just living to live

Can you not feel the brokenness?

It's to big !

Why can't I lie in the grave I dig?

What must I learn from the suffering you give?

God! God?