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BULLETS

February 3, 2016by Vanessa Matthews 17 Comments

Is anybody out there? I’m trapped in here you see. I’ve got everything that I could want, but it’s not enough for me. I don’t care about the carpets, the […]

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SOMETIMES

November 9, 2015by Vanessa Matthews Leave a comment

sometimes I whisper it into the night your soft breath already rolls in waves hands grasping a hard day, your work done but your palms open just enough to hold […]

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Poetry

Held

July 14, 2013by Vanessa Matthews Leave a comment

Image via Pinterest HELD Held in your heart I am dreams come true Held in your arms I am rescued from shadow Held in your gaze I am no longer […]

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Poetry

Homesick – Free Write Friday

May 17, 2013by Vanessa Matthews 17 Comments

Image prompt courtesy of http://www.kellieelmore.com It’s like you feel homesick for a place that doesn’t even exist Eternally tethered to a time, a sense you can’t put your finger on […]

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Poetry

We Are Poets – NEWSFLASH!

May 9, 2013by Vanessa Matthews Leave a comment

Award winning We Are Poets are offering you the opportunity to arrange your own screening of their fantastic work at your local festival, arts venue, community group, film club, university […]

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Lifestyle Features, Poetry

THE LINES BETWEEN

April 5, 2013by Vanessa Matthews 12 Comments

Snap! The tension vibrates from here to there Lines traced as they slip between finger and thumb A tight pinch and a gentle squeeze before the breeze catches the nape […]

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Poetry

I ASK MYSELF

March 26, 2013by Vanessa Matthews 29 Comments

Why do I do this? The habit of self flagellation unbearable yet I find my place here time and again pick… pick… pick… ouch. Why do I do this? Thrown […]

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Poetry

For the women

March 8, 2013by Vanessa Matthews 4 Comments

For the women who carve their own identities from deep roots For the women who take baby steps in women’s shoes For the women who seek solace in their abandonment […]

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Poetry

Caramel & Cohen

February 16, 2013by Vanessa Matthews 25 Comments

The musings of a troubled mind or permeations of another kind Taken to the depths and back by a beauty too big to hold, a heart too tired to sleep […]

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Poetry

Lost in coffee

February 16, 2013by Vanessa Matthews 18 Comments

Finding my place was so much more than searching for an empty table Two chairs when I really wanted there to be only one, solitary me Chatter ahead and lurking […]

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Poetry

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