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thelittlekimchi
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The Most Powerful 5 Word Phrase Ever Spoken
Cover image for post Decide, by thelittlekimchi
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thelittlekimchi in Poetry & Free Verse

Decide

You lose by giving up

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Who are you? When you look in the mirror, who do you see?
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My insecurities

A petite girl

Trying to stand tall

With glasses

Yet she won't look far

And prominent eyes

But she won't open it fully

And a smile

      So bright, they say

To hide the darkness

With hair that flutters

Tied tightly in a ponytail

She looks in the mirror

And critics every feature

'Why can't I be...'

Eventually, she'll learn that she's uniquely perfect

That she can

Eventually, she'll stand proud as a working woman

Loving every part of herself

And say 'I did.'

Challenge
Vacation destination. Write a piece, poem preferred, but anything is fine, about the ideal vacation destination. There are rules. No naming the destination, no use of the following words: paradise, vacation, holiday, sunny, wet, tropical, fun, beach, hot or cold, sun, snow, swim, tan. Get the idea? Try slightly obscure, nothing too obvious. Show me where you want to go and paint me a picture with your words of what you want to do when you get there. I will try one too. Tag me.
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thelittlekimchi in Poetry & Free Verse

Unwind and Relax

Doesn't matter why we go

Doesn't matter how long we're gone

Doesn't matter what we bring

Doesn't matter whether we're ready

I will lie next to you

With my head on your chest

With my eyes lost in yours

With our feet intertwined

We'll cook and talk

Not caring about the time

Like we've got all the time in the world

Like we've finally been set free

Looking at the sky

With the stars shining bright 

We'll just admire the beauty

Of what we've been missing all this while

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In 17 words or less, describe what your feeling/how your life is. :)
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thelittlekimchi in Poetry & Free Verse

Amidst the Ambivalence

Excited but anxious

Busy yet waiting

Occupied but free

Empty yet filled

With the thought of you

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Write a poem or short story using only alliterations.
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Truth and Dare

Perfect prevarication

Elusively evasive

Grave guilt

Ominously overbearing

Fingers fidget

Toes twitch

Heartbeat hurries

Mouth mumbles

Veracious voice

      vibrate veritably

Subdued, silenced.

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Prose Challenge of the Week #28: Write an acrostic using the word “Prose.” The winner will be chosen based on a number of criteria, this includes: fire, form, and creative edge. Number of reads, bookmarks, and shares will also be taken into consideration. The winner will receive $100. When sharing to Twitter, please use the hashtag #ProseChallenge
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Prose.

 Outpouring of feelings and ideas

 Overwhelm my senses

    Commanding my heart

 To  stop wandering

But enjoy the present read.

Cover image for post Missing you, by thelittlekimchi
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thelittlekimchi in Poetry & Free Verse

Missing you

Hiding and crying

Curled up with heads on my knees

Thinking of your smile

Challenge
How do you write? What inspires you? Do you have to be alone? Do you write in the middle of the night? Are you an early bird? I want to know what the writing process is for you? Fascinate me by telling me how the words come to you! I know you have a story! We all do! Let's make it interesting and do it in a poem! Of course, that's just a preference, anything you're comfortable with. I just want to know your creative process. I will do one too! Don't forget to tag me! At least 50 words!
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thelittlekimchi in Poetry & Free Verse

Thinking of You

Give me a topic

And I'll ponder

Hard

About how I could inspire

With what inspired me

A few words down

And I stare at

And amateur's piece

And feel insecurity

Filling up my

Uneasy and fragile heart

What could I write

That would inspire you? 

The I hold it in 

And give up. 

Then when I feel I have

nothing to lose

I let it all out. 

Not bothering whether 

It's seemingly artistic

enough

I let the words roll off

The tip of my fingers

Like rivulet

Become a water fall

But when I write about you

More like

Wrote

About you. 

Inspiration was not a lacking 

My heart was teeming with love

For you. 

But deliverance. 

Words. 

My words

Would never be enough

To honor you. 

But still I try

To express things slowly

Drop by drop

Holding you in my memory

I let images of you flood in 

And I write. 

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Write a Poem to Someone You Regret Leaving
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thelittlekimchi in Poetry & Free Verse

លោកលី ប៉េង

My friend 

Whom I claimed

I loved. 

My friend

who loved me But

loved my best friend

more. 

I watched you 

watch her. 

A pang in my heart

every single time. 

I smiled when you smiled. 

But why did I not 

Stop 

and Turn back

when I saw your pained expression.

That day. 

I hated that day. 

I hated myself on that day. 

So much. 

"Bye"

You said 

With an expression

that made my heart drop. 

My pride stopped me. 

And yet I claimed that I loved you. 

I walked away from you that day

And that was the last time I saw you. 

Sorry. I am so sorry. 

I still love you and hate myself even more each day. 

Your smile in the pictures still make me melt.

The ice behind my eyes. 

Why did you have to leave

when I left? 

Please come back. 

No. This is retribution and a reward. 

Rest in peace, my dear friend. 

Challenge
A short poem about unrequited love (or hate).
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thelittlekimchi in Poetry & Free Verse

Scared to death of losing you

You

leave me

hanging

in suspense. 

Sometimes, you make my heart

beat

faster

and stronger, adrenaline coursing through my veins,

with the puzzle in your words

your 

deep

voice, and your eyes that seem to

        follow me. 

But then, you

let your eyes stray

and I fall 

deep

into nothing. 

Like a horror movie.