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TOLD ME TO SHINE
They told me to shine
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As they build cities of dark,
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And towns without hearts
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And people who th
@That_Girl_Who
1m
Mar 20
Rooms
I walked into
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An old building
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Vacant yet
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Lived in
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I opened
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Door after door
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Peering into
2m
Mar 4
The Wolf's Music
Omniscient.
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Impotent.
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All seeing, all knowing
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Into nothing
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Nothing fertile.
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The lonely cel
2m
Dec 15, 2025
Safely Scratched
I will bring you into
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Your future
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If you let go
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Of the past.
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A past that lives alone
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As a
2m
Dec 10, 2025
Spare ribs
Memory lane has been shut
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Thames Water are working,
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but
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the tears still flow.
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I'm taking it
@john-edward-smallshaw
1m
Nov 12, 2025
Volunteering Time
What's in a volunteer,
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Why do you give your time freely,
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Besides an invisible tug
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From a threa
1m
Oct 26, 2025
Time Table
Most days are an empty worn
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Out house
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On 1300 south block
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It sees all the wealthy
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From Costc
3m
Aug 12, 2025
The Amazon
What jungle is unfettered
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Unrestrained online
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Lifes imaginary heaven,
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Amazon, Bezos breadline.
2m
Jul 8, 2025
I'm Coming Back
I'm coming back as a tree
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I could leave now
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For all I care
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The tree is an Ash
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Sturdily bends
1m
Jun 29, 2025
Shadow
Follow me
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To the inescapable
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Matter of shadow
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Unerasable
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Shivering to escape
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Your footstep
2m
Jun 15, 2025
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