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mackenzie

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    A poem for school I wrote. I stand, nervousPalms sweaty, heart increasing casually,The red pen drawn,A weapon of destruction,To destroy my beauty, To destroy my perfect worldThe red ink circles, ...

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  • The Sickness

    I wouldn't wish this on anyoneNot on my enemies, Nor the hatedNo oneFor no one deserves this nightmareIt becomes a fear,You obsess over not getting itLike I didBut that was ...

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  • The Beautiful Dead

    The beautiful dead are here,They always have been,They always will beAlthough dead,They carry their heads highA mask on their faces,Shield us,Hide their rotten skulls,Keeping them beautifulBeautiful,B

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  • Music Room

    Music RoomNoises echoed from the music room,Lullabies and hymns,Trickle out of instrumentsThe brass and woodwind work together,In perfect harmonyBursts of music, flipping of sheets create peace,Sweet

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  • Mother

    MotherYou have never seen my tears,Not how I cry, anywayI cry not of love or loss,But for the world,For the peril,The evil,EverythingMy tears kept hiddenOnly shown when brokenI have been ...

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Way, way back in the 1988 Presidential election, then Vice President George H W Bush had a phrase he liked to use: "A Thousand Points of Light." It refers to the idea that a community is made up of people who contribute in a thousand, different small ways, but with each helping to illuminate their community. It's a phrase I think about a lot when it comes to YWS. Looking forward, the site will continue to change and grow, but it will always remain a community dedicated to promoting creative writing as a favorite pastime.
— Nate