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chained: i am still searching for what lingers of you

  • NaPoWriMo Re: homeward/bound to the kennel

    the sunlight that falls through canopies #40 4/22/26 eyes glazed over against the glossy fountain of life-- i am so close to resplendency, i can feel the air in my ...

    Apr 23
  • NaPoWriMo Re: homeward/bound to the kennel

    i never really ate "superfoods" #39 4/21/26 i will spoon-feed you what i believe to be called a "miracle supplement". something effortlessly full of all the nutrition you could ever ...

    Apr 22
  • NaPoWriMo Re: homeward/bound to the kennel

    maternal instinct #38 4/20/26 i hope that this laggard, sluggish pace of mine never inhibits the children i wish to have. depression of a mother, and if i keep portraying ...

    Apr 21
  • NaPoWriMo Re: cloudy sunrises painted with billowing birdsong

    21. 24. 17. beautiful. no notes. you are an AMAZING poet-- something about the breathiness that you carry visually within the poem is stunning. keep up the great work, ant!

    Apr 20
  • NaPoWriMo Re: homeward/bound to the kennel

    lucid dreamers say that the worst part is the paralysis #37 4/19/26 you know as well as i do that everything sad is untrue; to be loved is to be ...

    Apr 19
  • NaPoWriMo Re: April Madness - 2026

    submission three good luck everyone !!

    Apr 18
  • NaPoWriMo Re: homeward/bound to the kennel

    of maternal love #36 4/18/26 these gentle hands will caress your wounds, so do not worry. though bloodied, i will rub sugar deep into the flesh so that you needn't ...

    Apr 18
  • NaPoWriMo Re: homeward/bound to the kennel

    & he will shine like the sun #35 4/17/26 (i am) so afraid that i will never become something greater than what i was when i was 5; someone more ...

    Apr 18
  • NaPoWriMo Re: homeward/bound to the kennel

    fanged creatures #34 4/16/26 to be loathed is to be loved; my hatred that i let soak into the grass, the poison that is ego-- will come back to bite ...

    Apr 17
  • NaPoWriMo Re: homeward/bound to the kennel

    idolized in youth #33 4/15/26 something in me tells me that i will never ascend past how accomplished i was at 5. ahead of the curve, they said that he ...

    Apr 16
  • NaPoWriMo Re: homeward/bound to the kennel

    born of soil\\to be dried #32 4/14/26 the heat will not last forever; clouds form & make way for the chill to set deep into cartilage & bloodstream. as a ...

    Apr 15
  • NaPoWriMo Re: homeward/bound to the kennel

    the torture in waiting #31 4/13/26 these hands are meant to kill-- / rough grasp and jagged fangs, / i was born a destructor, / & it is me who ...

    Apr 14
  • NaPoWriMo Re: homeward/bound to the kennel

    kept in prayer #30 4/13/26 pious; with dainty feet and keratin bit back. hands clasped & vines wrapped around my arms, thorns digging into the skin. this blood will run ...

    Apr 14
  • NaPoWriMo Re: homeward/bound to the kennel

    the only way to slaughter #29 4/12/26 that which is shed tends to stain; these sins will linger-- even perfumed skin and wine cannot rub out your transgressions. you are ...

    Apr 13
  • NaPoWriMo Re: homeward/bound to the kennel

    in worship, i return #28 4/12/26 agitated; my legs will not stay still but i sing anyways-- celebrating the peace long gone. i was raised to be serene, to meditate ...

    Apr 12


Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.
— Bishop Desmond Tutu