Writing and performing written word has taken me to open mics and to organizing open mics. Poetry is small enough to try it as a new thing. So are open mics.
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The Sweet Spot of Your Life
The author expresses feeling they've passed their life's "sweet spot," a term inspired by a song by Antje Duvekot. They mourn their declining productivity as an author and diminishing morality at work and family life. Despite their melancholy, they hope for meaningful endeavors in the future.
Teach Men
It’s like that meme, don’t teach girls how to defend themselves, teach men to keep their hands to their selves. How do we do that?
Speak Through Poetry
How often do you not feel heard? You are saying something you think is important, but the other person is just waiting for you to finish, so they can speak. Even worse, they don't wait. I believe this has become an epidemic, and perhaps it is because of the epidemic. We need to communicate and … Continue reading Speak Through Poetry
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Does Everyone Feel Alone
How many of us has loneliness as a constant companion?
Take a Chance with Poetry
Poetry is cathartic. We are only as sick as our secrets. So we need to be heard. Even if we write a poem down and are not ready to share it yet, we get the benefit of speaking out.
Make Your Reality with a Poem
In a poem, Create a clean slate for yourself. The fact of the matter is that we all have our own reality. It is created by our minds. Our thoughts with a bias towards negativity and darkness. So why not direct our minds and take control of reality. Not to hide from out problems and … Continue reading Make Your Reality with a Poem
Is This a Metaphor
At my job, I get ice from the icemaker in the kitchen and carry it to the freezer in the breakroom. I actually load up the fruit drawer because it is never used. No matter the temperature, when I go later to use the ice, it has all frozen together. So what would you do? … Continue reading Is This a Metaphor
Writing Is One of the Few Ways to Change
Think of the saying, Trauma gets buried deep. Once down there hidden, it causes more problems, not less. So, we must find ways to uncover it and let it go.
What Part of the Pandemic Made Us Worse
I am one of those people that took precautions during pandemic. I followed the advice from the scientists. Yet I have to consider the ramifications of shutting down our schools and businesses. I see damaged relationship and less happy people. Rudeness and self-centeredness that stems from depression. Make it a given that it had these … Continue reading What Part of the Pandemic Made Us Worse
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