CarpeKairos

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The women in my blood have bled invisible rivers.

  July 2023     1 month ago

Submitted Poems 4 total

Shame

Shame lurks within, pernicious, tainting intellect.
It wraps round brain cells, provoking disconnect
The heart knows only to hasten its frantic beats,
As skin prickles, lays bare for claws to critique.
Shame settles in my bones, penetrating the...

– by Anarae Silverwillow

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Old Wounds

This Body

A museum of old wounds,
I roam the halls,
Revisiting each one.

Touching scars

That etched deep
From their hands
And my own.

A map of suffering
Known all too well.
I search for an exit,
But there is no way out.

Only to...

– by Anarae Silverwillow

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Fountain Upon the Mountain

Twilight bathed the mountain top, as I looked up from the base.
Stars and planets smile sweetly. I vanish without a trace.

City lights dance and play, a sight all too surreal.
Upon this mountain I have found a place where hearts can heal.

...

– by Anarae Silverwillow

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Guilt

Guilt comes creeping on quiet feet, its silhouette always looming,
Slithering into mind's crevices, eroding self-worth entombing.

Whispering you are not good enough, failures keep repeating,
Each mistake magnified under guilt's glare...

– by Anarae Silverwillow

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