Adultness

Just saw it… the proof. Not that I didn’t already know. But, OH how my heart breaks. These tears, right behind my eyes. Spoiled children at the helm who never found adultness. Oh, you! As if the shame you already bear isn’t enough. It wasn’t…

Sharing a Submission Opportunity

Amanda Potter, an active and long term Poetry Marathon participant has put out the following call: If you have any questions please send her a message at the below address; “I am pleased to announce a special call for submissions for our first volume of…

The Online Anthology is Open to Submissions!

The online anthology is open for submissions! Please send your two favorite poems written during the Poetry Marathon via email by October 21st to the Online Anthology email: poetrymarathononline@gmail.com Submissions should include: Your Name, Location, and Hour written. If formatting is important, you can attach your…

Submissions

I sent my submissions but my second one wasnt quite right so I resent because it looked great finally But it looks all wrong, I dont know what it looks like on their end but it was great before I hit send but when I…

Prompt 24 Hope

Waiting at the expense of yourself harboring a desire for love holding resentment towards it when it always keeps you hanging on to words that abandon and disown at the slightest inconvenience Patience is a practiced virtue that guarantees nothing when hope keeps you dreaming…

You Chose This

“In some past life, in some other galaxy, some other dimension you chose your own fate with all its everything.” Ok… Really? “Yes, it’s because your soul needs to work out some kind of karmic debt so that you can ascend to the next level…

Today’s Realization

Another poem to be written Another poem about…. Gosh, what’s another word for bullshit? I realized today how much happier I was in my naivete… back when I didn’t understand why my faux “sisty” behaved so strangely, demanding that I marry so that she could…

On Rejection

This one is a work in progress, because I think it is a very important topic to cover for the human condition. Rejection hurts! Especially when we want something SO badly that we feel our very existence depends upon it. Our ego needs this THING…

A Prayer on Being Humble

Dear God, Thanks for listening, first of all, since next to you I feel so small, but great at the same time, as I seek to be in tune with you. Yes, you. You are pretty cool, my Lord. And savior, yes, but not as…