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Human | Moss Goblin | 📍Juneau, AK
Poems about Alaska, grief, joy, loss
& whatever else I want (All the things)
“Whatever leads to joy” -Marie Howe

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. October Prompt 🌬️ How Long Can I Hold My Breath

@forgotten.dumpling @ml.mecham

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Writober- Day 18 - Shivering Hope

Sometimes, the deepest journeys aren't the ones where we cross oceans to find someone else—they are the quiet, painful realisation that we walked away from ourselves along the way. Sometimes, in search of someone else, you end up losing yourself.

Have you ever felt you lost yourself?

#writober2026 #writetober #MicroPoetry #selflove #sadpoetry A digital poem graphic depicting a lone silhouette walking across a vast desert landscape toward distant mountains. The text features a poignant poem about a woman who loses herself as she searches for someone else through changing seasons. Includes the watermark @revelationsofheart.

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17102026, 11:56 PM| the ghost in my coffee cup// phantom limbs @ml.mecham @forgotten.dumpling @raeonpaper

Halloween x romance and we have...

"You are the ghost in my coffee cup.
You keep me awake,
day and night,
hunting me
with a phantom of you.

Everywhere I look,
every corner I take,
you are there,
holding out your hand.

Excruciating pain
in my hand —
a phantom limb effect.

Holding your hand in mine
was like holding my own —

You are the ghost
I keep in my coffee cup."

📸 @j.1310_
Exhibition// Flesh and Bones: The Art of Anatomy @artsciencemuseumsg

#ShortWriting #ShortWritings #OriginalWriting #raeonpaperprompts #SingaporeWriter

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"Grief wanders the room" and "swallowed by a void" - October prompts by @forgotten.dumpling
& @ml.mecham
Thank you for the inspiration.
Before my eyes could name the gloom,
Unmapped grief wanders the room.
The waiting dawn lay destroyed,
how long before I'm swallowed by a void.
#quietbloom #poetrycommunity #poetsofinstagram #poemdaily #smallbusiness

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Today’s tiny poem uses the prompt “hungry wolves eat anything” from @ml.mecham and @forgotten.dumpling - thought-provoking, no?
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#poetryprompt #poetryisnotdead #womanpoet #mompoet #tinypoem

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⚠️ 𝐓𝐖: 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐞 + 𝐬𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐞 + 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦 ⚠️

As a child, I was taught to cross myself when passing cemeteries and say a prayer for the souls in purgatory. Souls awaiting salvation, who needed the prayers of the living...or so I was taught.

So, the devout altar girl did.

That was until I began to ask those souls to pray for me instead.

Until I began to realize that it didn't matter if that tree was heard falling alone in a wood. At least 𝘐𝘛 could hear the sound of its own rupture.

And, I...

needed to hear mine.

My knuckles gave me a way to compose the sound of my own breaking.

And now, knuckle-worn and swollen, tattoos kiss the memories I hold in my skin.

𝐀 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞: 𝐈'𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐈 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝘜𝘭𝘵𝘳𝘢 𝘝𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝐓𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞, “𝘬𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘬𝘯𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘮𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘭 𝘴𝘯𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨.”

𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐈'𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭.

𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐥𝐥...𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬. 🖤

📷 by me
🎵 Chasing Ghosts by @theamityaffliction

📍 Prompts used:
𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘺 by @wild_ink_and_sunflowers 𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 alive by @forgotten.dumpling and @ml.mecham
𝘈 𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 by @toniyoungpoems

#traumapoetry #darkpoetry #confessionalpoetry
#bodyhorror #mentalhealthpoetry

childhood trauma • childhood abuse • sexual abuse survivor • trauma poetry • confessional poetry • dark poetry • gothic poetry • religious trauma • survival poetry • body memory • somatic memory • self-harm recovery • trauma healing • inner child • spoken silence • poetry community • contemporary poetry • original poetry Black-and-white cemetery photography featuring a close-up of a weathered stone funerary sculpture with a bowed, obscured head. The figure appears weighed down, evoking grief, religious mourning, childhood trauma, and survival. Large white serif lettering reads “TEN LITTLE FINGERNECKS,” followed by three repetitions of “Snap.” in black italic lettering. Small text at the bottom reads “A poem by Savannah | This Too Is Holy.” Cover for a dark confessional poem exploring childhood abuse, religious trauma, self-harm, and survival.

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between hell and caffeine

//

prompts used:

the kettle screamed my name
by myself and the loveliest @ml.mecham

grimoire of hours
by @toniyoungpoems

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the kettle is screaming
my name but—

my bed is toiling
with nightmares,
still writhing and clawing
towards me,
but I stand at the edge,
a grimoire of hours,
shadowed in night
that clings to me
like a bad perfume.
I'm dog-eared, dog-tired,
still breath hesitates
on my lips like a spell
and I deeply gulp it down
greedily obsessed
to live.

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Writober- Day 12- How long can I hold my breath?

I'm tired. I'm sorry, but I'm truly tired of hearing about the endless violence and injustice women face every day, every minute, every second. We are still in the place where we were years ago. Nothing has changed, and nothing will, not until we take a stand. This prompt helped put all my frustration into words, so thank you, @ml.mecham.

Some people might think that the word 'joke' is used wrongly here, but it implies that this is a subject that has always been taken lightly, dismissed, or completely ignored by society. People always try to blame the victim, and casual, harmful jokes are still made about these crimes. So, yes, it all feels like a cruel joke to me.

I know this poem came late, but it took me time to process my thoughts and finally pen down these heavy feelings. I wrote a similar poem a few years back, hoping people would change after seeing all the injustice, but that never happened.

But I'm still not giving up. I'm exhausted, but I want to keep fighting.

I want a world where every woman, including me, doesn't have to live in fear. I don't want to step out of my house afraid. I want my niece to grow up in a world where she feels completely secure and doesn't have to think multiple times to go out at night or just to enjoy her life. I don't want my sister to have to constantly worry about her safety every time she leaves the house. I don't want her to have to hold her breath, keep silent, or close her eyes. I want her to truly live her life.

That's why we need to drive this change, for the women we love, for ourselves, and for everyone. Yes, I know it's not all men. But until we can live in a world where we can safely say "no men," we need to keep speaking up.

#writober2026 #justiceforjanedoe #violenceagainstwomen #janedoe #womenempowerment A digital text slide featuring a powerful activist poem for a Writober challenge. The text addresses gender-based injustice and violence against women, questioning the long silence and suffering before calling to light the torch of change. The writing is displayed in a sharp, bold font against a solemn, high-contrast dark aesthetic background.

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October #prompt
“my spine curved to you”
By: @forgotten.dumpling @ml.mecham
“drained”
By: @poets_island
Photo credit Pinterest edits on Canva

Eye of the Storm

One hand on the pulse,
and one foot in the grave.
my spine curved to you,
in a riptide of the ruins.

I am drained,
the light in my smile has dulled.
I drown in the wound of your worry,
and the eye of the storm has not yet hit.

I take your pain personal like a skin I must wear-
like a harbinger I carry your water.
you are emotionally drained,
I will carry your weight.

I will be the anchor,
in your worst storm.
let me hold what you can’t carry,
Let me be your life preserver-
when the eye hits.

KellsBells©️
#poetry #poet #poetrycommunity #poem

Keywords:
EmotionalWeight•HoldingTheSpace•
Unconditional•Anchor•Exhaustion•
EyeOfTheStorm•RipTide•
SurvivingTheStorm•LifePreserver•
DarkPoetry•Ruins•DeepFeelings•

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hungry wolves eat anything | prompt by @ml.mecham & @forgotten.dumpling

#poetry #griefinlove

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Writober- Day 10- The grief wanders

Got late for this prompt, but finally here it is. A short poem describing how grief sometimes takes away all joy and emotions and leaves behind an empty shell. It's the type of grief that shatters you completely, leaving behind nothing.

Do you believe that grief can sometimes be too painful? Let me know in the comments.

And please like, comment, share and subscribe!❤️

#writober2026 #PoetryOfInstagram #MicroPoetry #sadness #relatableposts A digital text slide featuring a short, emotional poem about the heavy experience of grief. The writing captures the quiet but shattering nature of grief. The text is displayed in a clean, elegant font, centred against a soft, aesthetic beach background.

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🦋Passing through the Veil🦋

📝 Prompts used:
✍️ [voices] by @thistooisholy for the October edition of the Poetry Exchange
✍️ [I've been dying every day since birth] by @imlaurengreen
✍️ [the kettle screamed my name] by @ml.mecham & @forgotten.dumpling
✍️ [it creeps in the attic] by @nikkilauranwrites
✍️ [molting inside the mirror] by @thistooisholy

✏️ my penpals: @rhymes.without.reason & @notthatisaac

🖼️ text reads:
[The ghosts don't roam the graveyard,
they hide in unsuspecting places instead -
a haunting cacophony of whispered voices,
flickering remnants of everything left unsaid

that creak and creep in the attic
while the kettle screams my name.
My apathy grows limbs in the hallway,
while the chords of my voice thrum in blame.

My lips part, and a viscous silence spills out,
as I watch my face mottle and molt in the mirror.
The ghosts around me make so much noise,
arrhythmic and resonating, refusing to appear.

Living now in bytes, you have become a ghost,
leaving me listless, waiting for some sort of sign -
forever a spectral memory living on in voicemails
and piano pieces you played, lingering in my mind.

You left this plane, passing through the veil,
and I feel the damage down to my core.
I may have been dying every day since birth,
but now I die every day just a little bit more.

I'm barely surviving in a webbed cocoon of echoes,
no beauty to be found, only sorrow and remorse.
Among the discordant chorus of the lost,
the most haunting voice of all will forever be yours.]

📸 Me (& phonto to edit)

🎶 Where Is My Mind (piano version)

#emspoetrypage #thepoetryexchangettih #imlaurengreenprompts #promptsbynikki #stonewitnessed

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