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1h The Wilted Witch

Eve

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of all the calamities
it's this one that does it.
chewing on fantasies
wears my bite down.
i'm eroding,
my feathers are fading away.
i'm going,
to be someone

someday.

#inspired #melancholy #interesting

1h The Wilted Witch

Even Happiness Has Its Wrinkles

1h The Wilted Witch

Fumbletongue

Even Happiness Has Its Wrinkles

Each smile a map, each line a trail,
Etched softly on the skin's embrace.
A journey marked in fine detail,
The story written on your face.

The laugh that danced around the eyes
Still lingers in a softened fold,
A map of moments, lows and highs,
A quiet story, gently told.

Not every crease was born from pain,
Some stem from joy that overflowed.
Expressions that we can't restrain,
Emotions that our hearts bestowed.

So wear these lines with quiet pride,
They are the footprints of your days.
A testament to life applied,
A living poem on your face’s page.

Time always tells no matter the canvas. When I look at others I can't help but notice their resting face and what it says about how they feel about their life.

#happiness #wrinkles #time #truth

1d The Wilted Witch

Untitled

1d The Wilted Witch

alia

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I‘m sorry my light painted you in colors you didn‘t know you had in yourself
I‘m sorry I opened you up for new scents you never knew you could smell
I‘m sorry life was easier before you held my hand
But why did you have to curse me?
it wasn’t me who sent you to hell

this is about a queer love story, I hope that makes it easier to understand :)

#queer

3d The Wilted Witch

Let go

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Sbulelo

Let go

Nothing frightens me,
not even the darkness that beckons.
Not the pills that promise oblivion,
nor the blade that lays me bare.
Not the tears that momentarily escape,
nor the memories that haunt me still.
Not even Death's siren song,
which whispers sweet nothings in my ear.
For in the dance of flames and wind,
I found a spark that refused to die.
And though I was ready to surrender,
I couldn't let go of you.

3d The Wilted Witch

Cancer Diagnosis

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Shane Michael Stoops

Cancer Diagnosis

If I have just one more day
I will fight forever
Give up nothing
Till the end of my days come
I will not be afraid
I will never turn my back and run
This is the path chosen for me
I may break but never be done
Courageous
I will have faith where there used to be none
I will fight for me
I will be strong
This cancer cannot bind me
Cannot beat me down
It’s shadow will not dim my light
Until I’m 6 feet in the ground
With every single heartbeat……….
I will rise up and defy all odds
I will fight until forever
If I have just one more day

I was diagnosed with stomach cancer on April 10, 2025. Until the call from the doctor, I believed it was never going to be me, I thought I cannot get cancer. Little did I know cancer does not discriminate. It does not look at your race, gender and especially age. I am only 48 years old and I have cancer.. It is still sinking in, but this poem is how I feel about my diagnosis and my journey, I will fight until the bitter end. Cancer will have to take me kicking and screaming, dragging me all the way. I am resilient, I am strong, I want to live! #CANCERSUCKS

#cancer #hope #cancersucks

3d The Wilted Witch

we write the sky

3d The Wilted Witch

Michael Sean Maloney

we write the sky

we write the sky
with worthless words

ease erased
by the wings of birds

dead leaves crack
beneath my tread

color dusting
orange gold and red

3d The Wilted Witch

Introspection

3d The Wilted Witch