Janinerl

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  September 2023     6 days ago

Submitted Poems 3 total

My Small Soul Grows

I feel so lost because I know
I have been given an understanding
of why I'm here and why I live,
but I am not ready to begin
A life so pure, I must embrace,
for my desires are a disgrace
to what the meaning of existence
really is and what it...

– by Janine R Leonard

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My Best Friend

My Best Friend
It is a bond that is not said,
It's in my heart, my soul, my head,
It could never be defined,
there are no words that could explain.
I simply know because I do,
You understand because you're you.
We've not a friendship nor a...

– by Janine R Leonard

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13 flags

In memory of our military service members who paid the ultimate sacrifice two years ago today:

13 doorbells rang today.
I thank God it wasn't mine.
I thank God I didn't hear the chime
that precedes the words that are unbearable.
13 flags...

– by Janine R Leonard

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added 4 months ago
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