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 Sep 2020 alex
Lyn-Purcell
Alecto
 Sep 2020 alex
Lyn-Purcell

Break beneath the whip
For anger's unceasing flow
Under winged shadows


New day, new haiku!
Just when I thought I was getting better, I feel unwell again.
Just my luck, I swear...
This haiku is for the last of the Furies, Alecto. Alongside being the Goddess of Vengeance, she was also the Goddess of Anger. I believe her name translates into 'Unceasing Anger'.
She said that she punished criminals who committed crimes of anger, especially against others.
There is one thing that I find very interesting about the sisters as a whole - how the lines of vengeance and justice are completely blurred.
This sort of philosophy of vengeance and justice will always fascinate me.  


Anyway, thank you all for growing followers, I'm forever humbled and grateful for the support 🙏🌹💜
Here's the link for the growing collection:
https://hellopoetry.com/collection/132853/the-women-of-myth/
Be back tomorrow with another one!
Much love,
Lyn 💜
 Dec 2019 alex
Sarah Spencer
You see the slump in my shoulders
the way I carry myself
the burdens of boulders
that threaten my health.

When you ask what's wrong
I pull up my guard
don't want your pity or sad song
won't tell you why life's hard.

So if you want to know
I'll bottle it inside
wrap up all remains in a black bow
and tell you I'm fine.
 Dec 2019 alex
annie rose
stop
 Dec 2019 alex
annie rose
im over it.
please stop haunting my mind.

when im happy.
when im sad.
when im angry.
when im feeling.

please stop.
when im trying to sleep
after a long day, week, month.

you appear yet arent here.
so please go away.
and stay away.

- i miss you and i hate it
 Dec 2019 alex
sophie
don’t worry,
i’m okay.
i just have to
be sad
sometimes.
to draw myself
back into my head
and make sure
everything’s working correctly.
a simple one i wrote in my journal yesterday
 Dec 2019 alex
charles
coldest winter,
wrapped in your clothing.
my arms are sore,
my eyes are wet.

each mile taken,
her smile beckons,
but i can never see her cry,
over losing me.
 Jul 2019 alex
Sam Clemens
Unspoken
 Jul 2019 alex
Sam Clemens
Where do they all go
the unspoken words
Do they melt, into nothingness
burning in the backs of our throats
Or delve into the blue deepness of our thoughts
a sunken treasure
I think they hitch rides
with the hopeless
and the heartbroken
Sitting heavy on shoulders

And I'm walking with the weight of the world
and I'm walking with the weight of the world
 Jul 2019 alex
Maka
Double Standards
 Jul 2019 alex
Maka
You stabbed me repeatedly,
But when I finally walked away,
You were the one to cry betrayal.
 Jul 2019 alex
Ronza Jairy
Our now
 Jul 2019 alex
Ronza Jairy
Every moment serves
A fresh breath to present with
Leave the past alone
 Jul 2019 alex
Stained Glass
"---I forgive you...
                   for treating me the way you felt about
                                                                               yourself."
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