I swapped my blood for ink

“Do you suppose they'd swap their blood for wine Like you swapped yours for ink, for ink”

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I swapped my blood for ink

“Do you suppose they'd swap their blood for wine Like you swapped yours for ink, for ink”

Writings

Followers

Following

Poetry

I swapped my blood for ink

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To define poetry

Define stress

Define passion

Define longing

Define mess

To define poetry

Define me

Define you

Define us

Define we

To define poetry

Poetry must define you

To write poetry’s story

Poetry must be your story

To understand poetry

You must understand yourself

And to understand yourself

You must understand

Understanding yourself is poetry...

Poetry

Mystery

Nobody Watching

I swapped my blood for ink

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What would I sound like if no one was watching

How would I dress?

How would I act like or think like

If not to impress?

What would do in my spare time

If not like the rest?

How would cope, how would my brain work

Without all that stress?...

Poetry

Humour

Unique

I swapped my blood for ink

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My accent changes for everyone I meet,

Like a chameleon of personalities standing on two feet,

Am i unique or just a mix of expectations and choices made to please,

Did I buy that because I want it or because my friends said it was neat,

Am I pretending to be something more than I am,

Like those ads for things that turn out to be a scam,

If they could read my twisted mind,

Even If I was them I’d r...

Poetry

Humour

Time Off School

I swapped my blood for ink

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A couple weeks of school I guess…

Maybe a few more

How long have we been off school

It’s hard to keep the score

School on zoom is fun

I don’t have to take my pjs off

I go out to the supermarket

And firmly keep my mask on

Small price to pay

In exchange for my meal deal

I forget the faces of my peers

When was the last time we were near

I’ll see them again soon

Or will I?…...

Poetry

Humour

The Scars On Our Hearts

I swapped my blood for ink

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People see scars

They aren’t hard to miss

They usually stand out

Not like this

My scars are hidden you see

They live on my heart

Right in the centre of me

These scars aren’t caused by swords

Knifes, scratches or burns

They are caused by memory’s that have torn

Whether it be a lost loved one’s love

Or a pets last few breaths

They stick to my heart

Like sorrow sticks to death

The scars on our hear...

Poetry

YA fiction

Sonder

I swapped my blood for ink

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I look at someone and they have the same complex feelings and thoughts as me,

It feels poetic the way I’m oblivious to people’s whirring thoughts and hidden pain,

You don’t actually know someone is happy just because they are smiling,

Only they know how they are feeling,

They all have different opinions on life so many possibilities of discovery,

So many possibilities of newfound happiness or sadn...

Poetry

YA fiction

Love Hate

I swapped my blood for ink

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Love hate

Hate love

I hate love

I love hate

I hate hating love

I love loving hate

I love hating love

I hate loving hate

I love hating hate

I hate loving love...

Poetry

Humour

I Am A Poem

I swapped my blood for ink

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I am a poem

Yes I am

I identify as one

You can’t tell me I’m not

So what if I don’t ryme

Or have sentence structure like a haiku

Or hidden meanings like an acrostic poem

I am a poem

Yes I am...

Poetry

Humour

New

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What’s the point in starting something new,

I’ve got a lot of things to do,

I have some hobbies but I can barely manage two,

Imagine having to start anew

It would be so blue

To do something new

At least that’s what I thought I’d do...

Poetry

Humour

Stars

I swapped my blood for ink

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The place between the stars is best described as the true stars that let other people shine by dimming their light...

Poetry

YA fiction