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Submitted by West Lee
Write a poem or story about someone who has repeatedly tried - and failed - to accomplish something important to them.
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I need the courage to tell him. I don’t have the courage. If this relationship will work he has to know.
A plan forms in my mind, a bad plan, but a plan nonetheless. I do not pull on my t-shirt, remaining in just my shorts as I bustle around the kitchen.
The knock at the door is right on time, exactly 16:00, and I let him in, then, feeling my plan about to fail, go back on it, grabbing my t-shi...
At a mountain peak nature speaks .
Each steps a guide as you try to find the bright side , to look past the pain .
To move past the obstacles in our way to find a way to respect the change in the unexpected weather .
But fears become heavy and the air becomes tight .
Maybe I’m not right .
Maybe it’s not time to climb .
The mountain is too high to scale !
Am I going pale ?
Do I get up and ba...
TW: Christian theme
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If I could just say the perfect words,
if I could show you.
If I could make you feel.
It all escapes me,
I shift under the burden
and try to wipe away the blood.
I rise to the occasion,
and pour out another shovel
full of dirt atop my head.
I bow, I stand.
I’m not the same anymore.
I’m not the shame anymore.
Make me burn again, Lord.
Make me the inferno,
the s...
Failure
The worst word I know
It burns in my thoughts
Stays permanently
Forever engraved
I see it
Behind my eyelids
In my mistakes
In my doubts
In my inactions
I hear it
A whisper of defeat
directly into my ears
making me believe
every word
I smell it
A gasoline odor
invades my nose
Pinch nostrils
to avoid the stench
I taste it
The bitterness lingers
The sour sting
that makes me cringe
I fee...
Even after facing repeated failures while pursuing your goals, remember that failure is not the end. Instead of giving up, make some adjustments and try again. It's common for people to become discouraged and stop trying after a setback, but it's important to regroup, refocus, and keep pursuing your dreams. Remember that we have all experienced failure at some point in our lives, yet we are still ...
Forgive me lord, for I have sinned,
Though I know not from what,
Perhaps it is my lack of sleep
That puts me in this rut,
I hear the devil’s words at night
Those fears he does incite,
Those spiders in my flapping skin
Awakening the blight,
Those nails, long and unabridged
That petrissage my nose
And leave my head in search of space,
My mind now food for crows
My thoughts are filled with viscera
An...
Yearning for peace,
a fleeting light,
In this endless sea
of endless night.
Lost in darkness,
Swallowed by sorrow,
Hoping never to see,
another tomorrow.
I’ll tear out my organs and intestines,
The useless things,
wrap them round my neck,
I ignore the stings.
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Question of the Day:
Sweet or sour?
Sweet! What a surprise🤣 sour can hit the spot sometimes though…...
Deep breath in and then let it all out in a running shamble of words,
Make sure the letters are all in the correct order and that you use the right verbs.
Wait that line is too long and those words don’t flow like they should,
Maybe if I go back and delete it, or start over, or maybe just maybe I could
Keep going and ignore the fact that it doesn’t sound right.
Maybe I could ignore that the lines ...
I’m a defeated soldier.
Repeatedly, I raise my gun.
Shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot,
Reload.
Shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot.
Gone.
I go on forward.
Looking for a sign of hope.
A sign to stop and rest.
There is, there is a strand of hair.
A strand of hair glistening in the sun and whipping around in the wind.
There you are.
You are my salvation.
You are my hope.
You are the reason ...
In the realm of dreams, where hope resides,
There lived a soul with dreams that defied.
With determination burning bright,
They set forth on a courageous flight.
They reached for the stars, with eyes so gleaming,
Chasing a dream that kept on beaming.
Through trials and tests, they gave their all,
But setbacks came, like a mighty wall.
Yet, undeterred, they rose again,
Brushing off failures, embr...
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