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POEM STARTER

Write a poem exploring expectations and reality.

Dreams don’t always come true, but sometimes the alternative is preferable. Whatever angle you take, examine these two perspectives.

Writings

ode to insanity

more freedom than one can possess


a lack of thought


endlessly passion


gone from my mind


all cares, all hinderence


spinning, screaming, singing


everything has significance


nothing matters


Do you feel it?


The end is coming


Everything’s starting


Can you feel it?


The insanity...

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If your dream came true

Would you be happy?


It would be yours, yes

And it would replace reality


But is that **good**?

**Right**?


If the world was filled with dreams

And reality was thrown out of the mix


People would be the same

Be hurt, be sad, be disappointed


Because our dreams create reality

This never ending cycle of turning and trying


So try your dream

Create the reality


But be mindful ...

Broken Dreams

I’ve seen people lose their light
when they realize their dream won’t come true.
And although that sounds daunting and gray, it’s real.
When their eyes darken and they bow their heads in disappointment,
I know their dream has been shattered into a thousand tiny pieces.


When they realize that this expectation they’ve been holding onto
disappears into the howling wind, never to be seen again,
almos...

Stone And Brick 

With stone and brick I built a wall,

A fortress never meant to fall.

My heart, a thing of guarded grace,

Kept safe, untouched, in lonely space.


But then you came, a whispered breeze,

Rustling leaves through ancient trees.

The walls you breached with laughter's sound,

Your sunlight doused the thirsty ground.


Now flowers bloom where shadows lay,

And every stone you melt away

Reveals a heart that ...

don’t blink

Tw: this is a really long poem, like absurdly long, and might not even be worth the read because i’ve never had a daughter, i just really want one so i figured i’d give this a shot. this is also just a draft so idek at this point… also i didn’t follow the prompt. but despite all that, feedback would be great!


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at first you are small,

your tiny fingers curled

around mine.

does that mean

yo...

How Do I Know When It’s Real?

I sat where I sat

I didn’t want to break routine

And you got upset

Cuz that’s where you’d been sitting


I tried to explain,

You finally complied.

Then isolated yourself,

And sulked in silence.


I didn’t go over and ask what’s wrong.

Other people seemed concerned.

Is there something wrong with me,

For being so sure,

That it was a tactic,

To cause lines to blur?


I did nothing wrong,

And I will stan...

Who I Think You Are

I know you’re not who I think you are,

But I’m fine pretending if you are.

I’m fine living in this fantasy,

Drowning out all thoughts of reality,

If it means I get to keep you.

All I really want is you,

Or who I think you are....

Words We Dream

Dreaming

Seeming

Wanting

Hunting

Trying

Crying

Feeling

Reeling

Flying

Whining

Winning

Spinning

Fleeting

Creeping

Trapping

Flapping

Ending

Sending

Wandering

Wondering

Sleeping

Weeping

Tessa🦋...

Would You Rather

Sometimes I ponder between life and death.

The choice to choose has always been given.

Wait on the right or conform with the left.

Believe what is seen or trust what is hidden.


I debrief through prayer and giving praise.

Some days I stumble but I always raise.

Aware of not conforming to the ways.

Neither silver or gold could cause me to stray.


Temptation of over indulgence plagues.

The wo...

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Expectations Becoming Reality

Burning dreams shaped with

will’s hammer, hissing effort,

sharpened and balanced...

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