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stadarooni
stadarooni Gifted Writer Empathy is the human superpower.

Sneakers

A million pathways into my heart. All pictures, minus the first, are my own; yes, my foot is tiny.
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stadarooni
stadarooni Gifted Writer Empathy is the human superpower.

Hushed Humdrum

Two haikus on feeling dull and getting better. Something simple! <3
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sugar_cupcake
sugar_cupcake Silver Comma Chill out

S e e k i n g D r e a m e r

In the masqueraded society.
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stadarooni
stadarooni Gifted Writer Empathy is the human superpower.

The Dark Side

On emptiness and hopelessness.
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neutralfleur
neutralfleur Gifted Writer curious being; inactive hobby poet

stumbling for success

lately i've been walking a path littered with stones
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stadarooni
stadarooni Gifted Writer Empathy is the human superpower.

Caffeine Choreograph

Things lost and not found. A piece inspired by a prompt from @tofu_tofu!
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sy
sy Commaful Star There we go

Brown Paper Bags.

A near disastrous failure!
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stevewaldrop
stevewaldrop Commaful Star We're all stories in the end...

I'm Just a Failure

Nope, I don’t think so, I won’t let you quit.
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y
y Silver Comma soli soli soli

Veneer

When art doesn’t translate..
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in
in Commaful Star IG: @theindigopoet ^^

I Can Taste The Failure

I sink to defeat and stare it in the eyes, As your words thunder down upon deaf ears. (Inspired by today's prompt: failure and resolve in the midst of failure.)
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paigexmiller
paigexmiller Gifted Writer Community member

just at the edge of your fingertips

trying out some haikus recently
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hanniecakes
hanniecakes Gifted Writer And at last I see the light <3

Failure

I'm a failure, don't tell me I'm not. Nothing you say can change this thought.
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stadarooni
stadarooni Gifted Writer Empathy is the human superpower.

Dreams Ignite into Fire

We rise from sleep, we rise from a fall, we rise from agony.
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loremaster
loremaster Bronze Comma Seeker of life’s truths and writing it

Why do I keep trying?

The next last straw
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starry_cosmos
starry_cosmos Gifted Writer 🌙 You are a star in our cosmos ⭐

Failure and Success

You are a successful story in the making. :)
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shygirl
shygirl Gifted Writer okay at writing + poems are nice

I am Not

I am not a failure for...
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mipoet
mipoet Commaful Star Insomniac

Hurting

Hurting inside, in a way I can’t describe.
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heyimjustwritin
heyimjustwritin Gifted Writer You can’t break what’s already broken

That Feeling

That feeling that you feel when you're so broken.
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writercat
writercat Gifted Writer Life is beautiful, life is sad

Nothing Behind

A poem written out of desperation.
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sincerelybee
sincerelybee Gifted Writer 15▪This Is Happy▪Anthony▪

scared

i'm scared, i'm full of fear. this is probably gonna be the first of many kind of sad things i post tonight.
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