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Nice! I've been struggling for a while. I've tried a few different things to get the creative juices flowing again. Really it comes in tiny squirts. Two lined maybe, then nada. It's frustrating.

It’s raining in my thoughts-
a violent storm trapped
in the confines of my mind

Partial fragments, the only escapees;
blurred images crossing paths
in the choking fog
of my pseudo-expression

Your pieces I find, Untouched since I last left you Without thought, I put you together like an easy puzzle... Old familiar routine; Yet I struggle to allow You to provide the joys Of the past... Our days of beautiful melodies and harmonies remain Foreign, dislodged From my current realm of possible...

My daughter's school is the only school in our county that still teaches it. It's no longer required by the state, so most schools opt out. Thankfully, my daughter's teacher has been teaching for over 30 years, and she still takes the time to teach it. What common core is doing to our educational sy...

Silence is a scary sound
When the truth is screaming loud
And the lies I've been hiding within
Have failed me, yet again
I sit in bleak solitude filled with doubt
Oh, and I thought I had it all figured out...

I think this is very well written. Reminds me of the song "One Love" by Maclamore. (spelling unsure) Anyways, it is unclear of what kind of love you are speaking (which is good for the sake of the art of poetry) My mind brought me, as the reader, to conclude that you are speaking of a same sex relat...

Another day,
In the life of being me;
A blur in the wind
Of who I am to be...

Through the hardest, most emotionally disastrous times of my life, poetrypages was my only outlet, my only place of comfort. It deeply saddens me, the absence as of late.... Thank you all for recognizing my poetry, when all the world around me condemned me for 'frivolously' wasting my time...

This is a very powerful piece. And touches home with me, as I suffer from night terrors and horrible memories. Might I suggest, rather than the ... In every line perhaps just going to the next line or consider commas. Please don't take offense, the words I wouldn't change a bit. Just so many ... Is ...

Perfect! You just tied my thoughts together!

I understand all too well where you are coming from. My husband and I are both in our early 30's. However, he incurred an on the job injury at the age of 26. An injury, for which he has received much medical (non)care. He had surgery, which turned out to be a complete failure. He has had numerous ep...