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"Sometimes the person who tries to keep everyone happy is the most lonely person."
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LoneGirl
20 reads

Untitled Sonnet

Toward the sky, shall I look up today?

To sail by wind, succeed by step action.

We see above the clouds a lighting grey;

In sail is strength and rig a skeleton

Who navigates a question, who and where

A channel marker a milestone, the same.

Adrift: off course, to port, to work, in fair

Afloat, traffic light up and flash your name

But cracked the seam of sunburned saltwater.

Captain goes down: the down is up in flip

Like head and tail two sides the room, quarter.

Filling the draining sea of land a slip

Out there a crimson horizon defrost

Our destination no longer is lost...

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What's Your Drug of Choice?
What do you do when you feel bad to make you feel good? Any format.
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LoneGirl
86 reads

Velocity

Drive,

Headlights call,

Engine rumbles,

Inhaled exhaust,

Crank the music.

Wind rushes,

Open windows,

Dark roads,

Vast emptiness.

Breath,

Press the gas,

Acceleration,

Tight stomach,

Exhale.

Signs flash,

Memories flash,

Lights flash,

Life flash.

Empty tank,

Quiet station,

Lonely road home,

Parking brake,

Lights off.

Remnants,

Burnt rubber,

Tire marks,

Dried tears.

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Cover image for post Will He Love Me?, by LoneGirl
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LoneGirl
32 reads

Will He Love Me?

Falling,

Why do we fall,

We trip,

We jump,

We close our eyes.

It is just a seemingly endless cycle,

Over and over,

This falling,

This feeling,

This hope to be caught.

Maybe this time he’ll catch me,

You think,

But you crash,

But you’re hurt,

But he turns away.

There is nobody to blame,

I’m falling again,

Will he catch me?

Will he see me?

Will he accept me?

Will he love me???

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Challenge
Tis time for you to enter the Wayback Machine and hunt down your longest poem written with the most amount of reads ... likes and repost don't count. The winner receives a Certificate called: Longfellow Penmanship Award. I will be choosing the winner based on content, style and form. Under your piece, post the date when it was first submitted by you.
For this challenge ... do not tag anyone other than me in the comment box as: @Danceinsilence ... to do otherwise, eliminates you from potentially winning.
Cover image for post Re-Publish of "Gentle Devastation", by LoneGirl
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LoneGirl in Poetry & Free Verse
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Re-Publish of “Gentle Devastation”

Hold my hand,

Pull me closer,

Whisper my name,

Don’t let me go.

Not true,

You aren’t mine,

Letting me fall,

Just for show.

You can’t be blamed,

It may be awkward,

I understand,

I know.

Love chooses who,

We do not,

We wish we could,

But we only follow.

I look to you with love,

You look back,

With vacant eyes,

Cold as snow.

You’re my everything,

I’m your nothing,

I won’t forget you,

You’ll forget me tomorrow.

Slowly you fade from me,

You try to leave,

But you’re stuck,

At least for now, so...

Please don’t push me,

Out the window.

(I know you want to...)

https://theprose.com/post/215433/gentle-devastation

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Challenge of the Month V: March
Close Encounter. A gunshot wound barely survived. A disease in fateful remission. A reaper, narrowly evaded. Write about a close encounter with death. $100 purse to our favorite entry. Outstanding entries will be shared with our publishing partners. Fiction or non-fiction, poetry or Prose. 
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LoneGirl
39 reads

Safe with Death

Push and shove,

Down the stairs,

Woke up not here,

Far far away.

A whisper to me,

Husky and strong,

You're perfect,

So beautiful.

He sang to me,

Held me close,

Bandaged my head,

Said goodbye.

Told me,

It wasn't time,

But asked,

If I wanted to stay.

I said sorry,

I cannot,

So he sent me away,

Back here...

But before I left,

He told me,

He would wait,

Excited for my return.

I cannot ignore,

That I await my return,

To that voice,

The one that healed me.

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One sentence story
Write a story (or a poem whatever I don't really care) in one sentence. Tag me @thelonely I want to read your entry. Thanks for the inspiration @voiceinthewind. No runons please. Just a sentence. No mass tagging. If you don't have enough words just add random ones at the bottom.
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LoneGirl
77 reads

Don’t Leave

He keeps saying he's leaving, but he never does.

(Random words to meet the count)

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Challenge
red? blue? alabaster? gold?... what is your favorite color, and why?
a 15-30 word challenge.
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LoneGirl
35 reads

Grey or Gray?

The color is the combination of black and white. And when associated with a horse it means whitish. Grey/Gray.

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Write a true micro-poem ... see specific details ... this is a think-piece.
According to Wikipedia, the more recent popularity of "micro-poetry" to describe poems of 140 characters in length or shorter appears to stem from a separate coinage, as a portmanteau of "microblogging" and "poetry". Hence this is the challenge, counting spaces, commas, periods and letters. Write a micro-poem no longer than 140 characters. (This does not include the title). It should not be any longer than 30 words maximum (though I have allowed for two additional words if needed.) but it should fall within the range of no more than 140 characters. It can be on any topic/subject. (I will be counting and spaces count as a character). Don’t forget to tag me in the comment section … @Danceinsilence.
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LoneGirl in Micropoetry
112 reads

Assumption

They told me

That you didn't

Want my attention.

But why didn't, why couldn't

You tell me yourself?

By the way I only wanted to be friends...

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Challenge
Here’s a fun challenge. Write an acrostic stanza. Six words per line, and five lines spelling out ‘SHARK’. That makes 30 words total. The topic of your acrostic stanza can be about anything you can write up, but it must be able to spell out the word ‘SHARK’. The following rhyme of your poem should also be AABBA. I’ll leave a few spaces for a few extra words for any hashtags you wish to include in your write.
Prompt says it all. If you have questions, please don't hesitate to message me and ask. Tag me too!
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LoneGirl in Micropoetry
50 reads

Question for You

Smoke wafts from your burning mouth,

Having fun without me no doubt,

A flame flickers at the end,

Remind me, am I your friend,

Knowing that it has gone south?

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LoneGirl
69 reads

If Only

If I wasn't a scaredy cat.

If didn't overthink everything.

If I wasn't afraid to hurt my friends and family.

If being who I was supposed to be was not so important.

If, if, if...

If not for these I would be dead.

I'm sorry.

Please don't worry about me either.

I promise I will Stay Alive.

l-/

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