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Spitting it out in the hope of releasing
unlocking the cage stifling my growth
burning it all selfishly brightly
and the feeling is back again
pounding my head again
to just let go

Spewing it out with the aim of escaping
fleeing this habitual and too perfect a world
shedding the handcuffs worn in contentment
and the aching is back again
haunting my thoughts again
to jus...

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I fell asleep one dry spring afternoon
And when I woke, I couldn’t place the mornings events
Were they dreamed, were they yesterday
Where do they fit in my reality?

I sat dozing on a train between cities
Caught a flashing glimpse in the oscillating scenery
It was with me with saucer eyes, from another time
A memory that I couldn’t place

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Throwing away another spent calendar
I'm tossing another slice of my heart into the wind
I'm still waiting...

I feel all I have known is the length of this wait
and all I've been doing is biding worthless time
and still waiting...

What difference has it made to me, this waste
what have I gained so far for my blind patience
and still waiting...

Oh, nine years...
Nine...

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Hello Poets,

I've not been able to get hold of Anna since she won January's themed-poetry competition last week so I thought I'd throw it open for someone to suggest and run the next one... I guess first one to post the competition's theme and an outline of how it will work - go for it...

You can grab the rules outline (which I took from the previous comp) here: CHILDHOOD

I'm ...

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Hello,

Thanks to everyone who took part by submitting a poem or voting for their favourite(s). Seems like a great many people had trouble choosing just one. It's been really interesting to see how everyone has approached the subject of Childhood - I wasn't sure how well it would go down as a topic.

Anyway, here are the results:

The winner:

Anna Percy – Child...

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Where are the keys
why do we suffer these
nine to five, making the best of things
six to twelve, I'm not making the most of me

Where is the doorway into
the life we always thought was ours
five years pass, then ten years have passed
I'm older now but no nearer to where I want to be

These prisons
these cells
why do we dwell here
are you the key
are you the one for m...

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Quiet, quiet
Calm and still
Closed eyes can rest
Sleepy head can drift

Quiet, quiet
Gentle thought
No more mess to address
No more questions to molest you

Finally cut free
Spill out, drift on
Into the new sea
Palms laid on fresh skin

Fretted for years
Worried for a living
Guilt; it breaks your heart
The quietest of all
Let go, let go
They'll never know
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Hi All and Happy New Year!

Following on from the Space competition which ran over November/December by Paul Blackburn I am now going to follow with this month’s prize and competition. I know I’m starting it a little late in the month but you lot are so inspired I’m sure you’ll come up with some amazing stuff in 3 weeks...

The rules as much the same as they have been so far:

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