Poetry
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The Control We Don’t Have (a poem)
I hear myself say it.“Oh, how I wish he’d let goof the control he doesn’t have.”And my heart is pricked.Because I know,that’s a word for
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Heart Weeds (a poem)
The crabgrass creeps in,weeds reach high toward sun rays,across the full length of what’s meant to be a flower bed.They seek to overshadow every bloom
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But I’m Okay (a poem)
And ever since that daywhen I sat in your cold office hands on my lap,ears hearing wounding words,heart taking heavy blows, I’m scared to tell someone
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Do You Remember? (a poem)
a poem for my sweet husband on our ninth wedding anniversary. Do you rememberhow in the beginningI took offense to your jokethat I should sew?“Not
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So Does This (a poem)
A single teardripson the bedas I stare at the white wall we painted when I felt hopeful. Depression is a funny thing;you don’t always see it
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Heavy with the Weight of You (a poem)
I’ve always been intimidated by poetry. Reading it sometimes makes me feel dumb and writing it? Goodness, I’m not sure I have any skill to
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The Control We Don’t Have (a poem)
I hear myself say it.“Oh, how I wish he’d let goof the control he doesn’t have.”And my heart is pricked.Because I know,that’s a word for
![](https://brittleeallen.com/app/uploads/2022/08/sydney-rae-NMyDLdywdg0-unsplash-300x209.jpg)
Heart Weeds (a poem)
The crabgrass creeps in,weeds reach high toward sun rays,across the full length of what’s meant to be a flower bed.They seek to overshadow every bloom
![](https://brittleeallen.com/app/uploads/2022/08/derick-mckinney-Tc349sxFa2U-unsplash-scaled-e1660244535649-300x227.jpg)
But I’m Okay (a poem)
And ever since that daywhen I sat in your cold office hands on my lap,ears hearing wounding words,heart taking heavy blows, I’m scared to tell someone
![](https://brittleeallen.com/app/uploads/2022/08/taylor-hernandez-NK-N6coeI5Y-unsplash-300x200.jpg)
Do You Remember? (a poem)
a poem for my sweet husband on our ninth wedding anniversary. Do you rememberhow in the beginningI took offense to your jokethat I should sew?“Not
![](https://brittleeallen.com/app/uploads/2022/08/jared-lisack-lUNBgcmFTGg-unsplash-300x225.jpg)
So Does This (a poem)
A single teardripson the bedas I stare at the white wall we painted when I felt hopeful. Depression is a funny thing;you don’t always see it
![](https://brittleeallen.com/app/uploads/2022/08/rene-porter-9ahYSpzUhEA-unsplash-1-300x200.jpg)
Heavy with the Weight of You (a poem)
I’ve always been intimidated by poetry. Reading it sometimes makes me feel dumb and writing it? Goodness, I’m not sure I have any skill to