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110 · Feb 2022
Glam
Frances Raeburn Feb 2022
The glam squad
at a push,
can make me look sixteen
inside
I am
honestly
not that
keen
110 · Apr 2022
Then
Frances Raeburn Apr 2022
And then
When there was no one
left in sight
I put out my cigarette
and said
Good Night!
110 · Jan 2023
Enough
Frances Raeburn Jan 2023
Life
reigns heavy
upon our life
but your heart
sits lightly
upon mine
enough said.
110 · Apr 2021
Shadows
Frances Raeburn Apr 2021
There are no shadows
quite as dark as yours
they dull my brightest day
they cast grey upon my stay
they follow me
everywhere
scare me with their power
every single
every each
every painfully
tortured
hour
110 · Jan 2022
Reach
Frances Raeburn Jan 2022
Your hand slipped
from mine
when you were fifteen
our grasp was weak
today it is
within
reach
110 · Jul 2022
Fit
Frances Raeburn Jul 2022
Fit
come and live with me
in my world
for a bit
I promise you
it will only change the bits
of you
that no longer fit
109 · Jan 2023
Jack & Boo
Frances Raeburn Jan 2023
I didn’t know
that I needed to know
so much
to be your Mum
109 · May 2022
Life
Frances Raeburn May 2022
Life asked
I answered
right question
wrong answer
109 · Dec 2021
Could
Frances Raeburn Dec 2021
I will say goodnight
but
with a smile
that tells you
it could have been
worthwhile
109 · Aug 2022
Ghost
Frances Raeburn Aug 2022
I am alive
in this company
my laugh
louder than most
my smile
if you take a second look
nice but
just a shadow of
a ghost
109 · Jan 2023
Exception
Frances Raeburn Jan 2023
And then
after a hundred years of exception
I opened my eyes
and there was
nothing
there
109 · Sep 2020
A Love
Frances Raeburn Sep 2020
A love is for life
not just
for Valentine’s Day !
108 · May 2022
Truth
Frances Raeburn May 2022
I am not saying that you lie
or calling you a liar
but I think
truth
might like a quick word
with you.
108 · Oct 2023
Daughter
Frances Raeburn Oct 2023
Your love
is a love without danger
a love that
will make me laugh out loud
forever
107 · Oct 2021
Nothing
Frances Raeburn Oct 2021
Here’s what I know
for sure
I know that I know
nothing
Are you okay
knowing that you know
nothing
too?
107 · Jan 2023
Velvet humans
Frances Raeburn Jan 2023
I love everything about this
the opulence
is impressive
I love the deep lavish crimson
privilege
that surrounds us
if we fall
it will be on lush purple velvet
at least
that’s what we have been
led
to believe
107 · Aug 2020
Always
Frances Raeburn Aug 2020
In a sea
Of sameness
I would
Always
Choose you!
107 · Aug 2020
Thaddeus
Frances Raeburn Aug 2020
We all knew who Thaddeus was
The handsome boy from the wrong side of town
We all knew who Thaddeus was
Sweet of tongue  with an easy smile
We all knew who Thaddeus was
The day the Clement boys came to town
We all knew who Thaddeus was
When he stood in their way
To save young Miss Brown
We all knew who Thaddeus was
When the Clement boys put him in the ground
we all knew our silence would **** him
One way or the other
The Clement boys, Miss Brown
And the rest of us who inhabit
This global town
107 · Sep 2021
Laugh
Frances Raeburn Sep 2021
It’s impossible to love everyone
believe me
I have tried
and failed
so now
I just love the ones
who make me laugh
and those
who no longer know how
to laugh
107 · Dec 2021
Hello Poetry peeps
Frances Raeburn Dec 2021
Merry Christmas guys!
Thank you for the reads in 21
See you in 22!
107 · Aug 2021
Letter
Frances Raeburn Aug 2021
I will take your words
and make them better
I will decipher your language
letter by letter.
107 · Apr 2022
Yet
Frances Raeburn Apr 2022
Yet
You think this is the end
this is it for you
my god
You’re twenty five years old
buckle up , my lovely
the worst is yet to come
and the best.
106 · Apr 2023
Truth
Frances Raeburn Apr 2023
I am no poet
truth be told
who amongst us is?
I am just rearranging words
to suit my mood
106 · Jan 2022
Tell
Frances Raeburn Jan 2022
Tell me how
to do better
as me
I promise
I will listen
106 · Oct 2024
anyhow
Frances Raeburn Oct 2024
what I really want to write
are the poems I didn’t write
the poems that I read
deep and profound
what I really want to see
are the things I never see
feelings lost to me
what I really want to write
are the words I didn’t  know
that
I  didn’t know
what I really want to write
are the things
I suspect I may
never know
but I really want to write them
anyhow
106 · Mar 2024
Already
Frances Raeburn Mar 2024
I have already forgotten
every face that I knew
I have already forgotten
what was wrong
between me and you
106 · Nov 2023
Never
Frances Raeburn Nov 2023
I never told you
forever
I never promised
tomorrow
and for what
it’s worth
at this late stage
neither
did you.
106 · Oct 2020
Anywhere
Frances Raeburn Oct 2020
Have you seen me recently?
Have you seen me anywhere?
Just can’t seem to find myself
Anywhere
Listen, no pressure
no problem
But
if you happen to see me
anywhere
anytime
please call
Seriously
you have my number
Just call
Honestly
I am seriously looking
for me
106 · Nov 2021
Town
Frances Raeburn Nov 2021
Some sixties songster once said
I will lay me down
I will say the same
right here
right now
in the middle of this
one horse town.
106 · Feb 2022
Jule
Frances Raeburn Feb 2022
I am still here
in the same ‘ol place I have
always been
know it doesn’t quite
look the same
but I am still here
same as it as always been
106 · Dec 2020
Feat
Frances Raeburn Dec 2020
I am no longer interested
in the pain of truth
But I sleep easy with deceit
It is by far
the easier feat
106 · Feb 2021
Let (2)
Frances Raeburn Feb 2021
Let the best of me
fade into the worst
of you
then I believe
honestly
someday
it may become
True
106 · Sep 2021
Cruel
Frances Raeburn Sep 2021
I started at nine
I left at five
I rarely smiled
There is no exception to the rule
Yes,
life really
can
be that cruel
106 · Nov 2023
Glass memories
Frances Raeburn Nov 2023
My tears fall
like tiny glass memories
they do not  crash
upon the floor
a bit like me
they flow and ebb
and gently
dissolve into
another
not so good night
106 · Mar 2022
Husband
Frances Raeburn Mar 2022
If
I could be a
superpower
I would probably
or maybe
definitely
at least sometimes
if not most times
most likely
I would probably
I guess
I would choose
you
If I could be a
superpower
Yeah
I think I would
probably
maybe
choose
You
106 · Feb 2022
Bad
Frances Raeburn Feb 2022
Bad
Don’t worry
I’ve gathered up all  your bad bits
they were scattered across the floor
I liked that you walked away
And never looked back
did you already know
I would,d keep them
temporarily
in my heart
106 · Jun 2022
Knot
Frances Raeburn Jun 2022
I am knot  in love
but I am knot
not in love.
105 · Mar 2022
Mostly
Frances Raeburn Mar 2022
I carry little bits of you
deep inside
the dark inside of me
mostly it’s okay
but sometimes they itch
and start to twitch
and interrupt my day
but  most days
deep inside
the dark inside of me
mostly
on those days
mostly
I’m okay.
105 · Nov 2021
Family
Frances Raeburn Nov 2021
Every time we say
goodbye
a little bit inside. each
of us
becomes
totally
useless
105 · Nov 2023
Reign
Frances Raeburn Nov 2023
When you reigned
you rained tears upon my cheek
fears I could not speak
my mascara
always streaked
105 · Sep 2020
Am
Frances Raeburn Sep 2020
Am
I am not who I pretend to be
Although I do it very  well
Don’t you agree?
105 · Jan 26
midnight
You left
just a beat
before midnight
and I
woke up
to a brand new day.
105 · Jan 2023
God Daughter
Frances Raeburn Jan 2023
I see you
even now
after these long years
I know you
your tears
always
more visible
than your fears
105 · Nov 2024
Can we?
Frances Raeburn Nov 2024
Can we
hang on
can we
be good
can we
hold on
can we
be strong
can we
breathe on
can we
feel on
can we
live on
can we
against the odds
still believe
can we
still  breathe
on?
105 · Dec 2021
Want
Frances Raeburn Dec 2021
I don’t know how to say the words
I want to say
so I offer you
these three million
that I should never say
105 · Mar 14
Friend
105 · Jun 2021
Girl
Frances Raeburn Jun 2021
I miss the girl I used to be
she got lost somehow
in between the crying
and the trying
to be the girl
I desperately thought
I needed to be
105 · Apr 2021
Untitled
105 · Oct 2023
Son
Frances Raeburn Oct 2023
Son
When did you grow
into you
I must have been asleep
when did you get so brave
I must have been asleep
when did you start to behave
I must have.been asleep
when did you question the answer
I must have been asleep
when did you answer the question
I must have been asleep
when did you grow
into you
105 · Dec 2021
If
Frances Raeburn Dec 2021
If
If I am in your way
a gentle nudge
will dislodge
my love
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