DON’T GIVE UP by Maggie Ervin

Don’t give up and don’t give in Just sit for a minute…it’s all within Do what’s next for your soul to thrive… Return to the deep, take the plunge and dive! Don’t give up and don’t give in All is well and all is within Do what you’ve always wanted to do And see the Truth,…

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MY INNER CHILD by Cindi Foti

Looking back on my life, I realize my inner child was wounded at an early age. It is all making sense to me now. The trauma that I experienced in my childhood began around the age of five. My parents argued constantly which caused me to withdraw. My two brothers and I seemed to always…

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SHORTCUT by Fiona Goodwin

Is there a shortcut to my humanity? Can I carve my way through coldheartedness and apathy To find the antedote to bigotry my own and others Somebody help me please To no longer be a bystander Gagged and silent When atrocities occur every day. In my own heart I turn a blind eye to intimate…

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Turning The Tides by Jen Curry

Turning the tides Why confide When feeling despised. There is no prize For my demise Especially when it Comes from lies. Prisms spinning Rainbow with rhythm Cycling whirlpools Churn current isms. Turmoil’s Infernal foiled Earth’s soil spoiled for oil Gas bombs rubber bullets Remove the golden toilets. Peaceful protest used to confess The mess we…

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CONTROL by Jackie Heckford

Theres a woman lives inside me, dont even know her name….she seems to think she runs the show when decisions are being made. She always has the final word on everything I think, I wonder where shes coming from, a place within, so deep. I say, I want to have that veg, those lovely ripened…

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NOT RACIST? by Fiona Goodwin

Before I came out, my straight friends Who knew they were not homophobic and had nothing against homosexuals used to jokingly call people ‘gay ’ just because there was something about them that was odd or they didn’t like. When I came out I could see I made them uncomfortable and they found it harder…

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