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Lesson Learned Or Be Burned

Posted on November 30, 2025 by colleenm

Published today : Lesson Learned Or Be Burned Intentions became clear — much to her horror, A difference in priorities defended in arrogance, And where once she’d explain the red flags away, This time she began with eyes wide open, As the cracks began to show. Please click the link to read the full piece and leave your […]

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She’s That Magic Mirror On The Wall

Posted on November 27, 2025 by colleenm

Published today : She’s That Magic Mirror On The Wall But she’ll match you energy for energy, She’ll be the demon that rides your torment, She’ll be the thunder that booms after your lightning flashes across the sky, She’ll be the earthquake that ravishes after your rage burns. Please click the link to read the full […]

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We’re Facing Extinction

Posted on November 24, 2025 by colleenm

Published today : We’re Facing Extinction Where once she was worshipped for her nurturing ways, Submissive to genuine leadership, protected and provided for, Now, she’s the one to chase, show-up, soldier on in silence, Exhausted to the point of no return. Please click the link to read the full piece and leave your comments below. […]

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A Melancholy Death

Posted on November 11, 2025 by colleenm

Published today : A Melancholy Death A finger traces wishes in words on frosted glass panes, Icy tips burn through the thaw, Unbidden they turn towards the toasty flames roaring in the fireplace, As wood smoke delights the constant dripping nose. Please click the link to read the full piece and leave your comments below. […]

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Highway Home

Posted on November 10, 2025November 11, 2025 by colleenm

Published today : Highway Home She now lives for the next sunrise, the crooning over the horizon, The last rays of the day as the sun sets, welcoming the night, The deafening call of the wild, And the darkness of the sky, welcoming the stars with their pinpointed light. Please click the link to read […]

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The World Is Too Loud

Posted on November 2, 2025 by colleenm

Published today : The World Is Too Loud A broken shell of functionality, A mistress of disguise, tired of the face lifted to the world on show, Forever wandering, unbidden to overstay her welcome, To forfeit the weakness she doesn’t want the world to know. Please click the link to read the full piece and leave […]

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The Well-Polished Smile

Posted on October 5, 2025 by colleenm

Published today : The Well-Polished Smile She rides the workforce under consistent restraint, Hours deepened, instilling the threat of submission, Her back bent in toil, the world upon her shoulders, Governed by the evil necessity of the mighty dollar, Bent but never broken. Please click the link to read the full piece and leave your […]

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A Stroll Down Memory Lane

Posted on August 27, 2025 by colleenm

Published today : A Stroll Down Memory Lane She wandered some more; reminiscing, A tear strolls down her cheek, Memories of those she loved and lost, And the heartbreak she got to keep. Please click the link to read the full piece and leave your comments below. I look forward to hearing from you. https://vocal.media/poets/a-stroll-down-memory-lane-tmd180rxp

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The Age Of Time

Posted on August 25, 2025 by colleenm

Published today : The Age Of Time But the mind feels that it was only yesterday that we’d come of age, The heart feels as strongly as it did when it first broke, Every crack and bleed full of precious memories, The gifts, the love, the pain, the words we spoke. Please click the link to […]

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The Age Old Lines

Posted on August 15, 2025 by colleenm

Published today : The Age Old Lines Her bones have grown brittle on the census of her sadness, Yet, she fortifies them with the hope that swims through her dreams, Those that vanish the ongoing nightmares, Chasing her demons on tiring feet. Please click the link to read the full piece and leave your comments below. […]

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