Jacobbenjaminray

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Jacobbenjaminray
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I’ve loved words all my life but have also been scared of them.

  December 2023     1 day ago

Submitted Poems 4 total

Paper Love

Press pen to paper, heart pleads,
Depress the weight, love bleeds.
Stress lifted, I need you please,
Caress a name, pain finds ease.

Love in ink, thoughts and trees,
Gray or blurred, right degrees.
Black and green, you and me.

Head full...

– by Jacob Ray

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Paper Love

Press pen to paper, heart pleads,
Depress the weight, love bleeds.
Stress lifted, I need you please,
Caress a name, pain finds ease.

Love in ink, thoughts and trees,
Gray or blurred, right degrees.
Black and green, you and me.

Head full...

– by Jacob Ray

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added 3 months ago
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Run

Run

Run, run, run come and play!

Measure me daddy,
I’m to your chin.
Cuddle me too,
I’m the same as you.

Candy worm on a fishing rod,
Cast your line for a Swedish fish.
Running on empty,
You’re no use to anyone.

Chutes and Ladders,...

– by Run

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added 5 months ago
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White Fire

Earth's vast bed, filled with bones and sins,
Swollen memories forever fade.
Books holding valued citizens,
A predetermined hall of fame.

I saw a white fire blaze
Across the night sky,
One for the good side?
Are there devils in the stars,
...

– by Jacob Ray

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added 5 months ago
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Raw and real and good

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thank you so much I appreciate that!

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What a gorgeous piece.

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thank you for that info! I thought for sure I got at least one. lol! Will keep it up. Congrats the winners and their beautiful pieces.

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A powerful

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I wish there was a way to see if I received any votes even tho I didn’t win

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thank you for your kind words

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