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An Anatomy Of The World...

by John Donne

When that rich soul which to her heaven is gone,
Whom all do celebrate, who know they have one
(For who is sure he hath a soul, unless
It see, and judge, and follow worthiness,
And by deeds praise it? He who doth not this,
May lodge an inmate soul, but 'tis not his)
When that queen ended here her progress time,
And, as t'her standing house, to heaven did climb,
Where loath to make the saints attend her long,
She's now a part both of the choir, and song;

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Lunatics

by Lokenath Roy

albeit- you have deceived me
while- the candles at the end of the hall burn on black fumes; rising
notwithstanding- the graveyard which no one shall weep for
howbeit- a leg steps forward; an empire turns the screw
inside- a mind brimming with colours
closets- filled with crockeries wrapped in black glitter
jacket collars- washed off blood stains; it begins.
timed- the bedside receiver rings
gongs- like a distant radio rambling in an empty house
signed- with the guarantee of lying lips

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In The Droving Days

by Banjo Paterson

"Only a pound," said the auctioneer,
"Only a pound; and I'm standing here
Selling this animal, gain or loss --
Only a pound for the drover's horse?
One of the sort that was ne'er afraid,
One of the boys of the Old Brigade;
Thoroughly honest and game, I'll swear,
Only a little the worse for wear;
Plenty as bad to be seen in town,
Give me a bid and I'll knock him down;

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Broken..

by Raina Hutchins

Some days I question do I wish
That we had never met
I wouldn’t spend my days and nights
Trying to forget

I wouldn’t feel this unrelenting
Agonising pain
I wouldn’t feel this lost; knowing
I’ll never be me again

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If

by Rudyard Kipling

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too:
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise;

If you can dream- -and not make dreams your master;

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Recent Loss Poems

When Forever Changed...

by Raina Hutchins

Forever was the way you smiled
Whenever you looked at me
The way your hand fit into mine
Like we were always meant to be

Forever was the quiet nights
The dreams and plans we made
The little moments no one saw
That were never meant to fade

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Loner

by Soulayma A.

Today i stopped loving you,
and i don’t know why
it is too late..
And i guess you stopped loving me back,
it is the first time we have
a healthy mutual feeling

The door learns.

by Mike Horsfall

The door never learned her name,
I kept my hands like storms, held too tightly,
and spoke in grit and grime
where gentleness should have lived.
I counted my work as if it were love,
while her voice came with softness,
soft enough to be forgiven,
soft enough to be lost.

I closed the door on her heart

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Brain Injury

by Lee-Ann Azzopardi

The absence of yr love has
Injured my mind
And continue to damage it
It has been years since I was
In my arms
And the memory of yr kiss
In fading into the blackness
Of my psyche
I don't even remember
The colour of yr eyes

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Cast-Iron Heart

by Kara Prince

I’ve got a cast-iron heart. I’m greatful its durable, it's done well by me all these years. But I wish folks would stick around long enough to learn how to care for it and appreciate it, instead of just throwing it in the fire when they realize it's not always pretty and easy like Corningware.