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Afterparty

Afterparty After all the guests Left their fingerprints On every window And scuffs up and down Each hallway, I searched for you. I looked underneath The stacks of jackets Forgotten by those Donning flushed cheeks, Peeked in the guest room, Let your name shake Now empty glasses clattering And cluttering countertops. They said you slipped out While I was still dancing; Now I just have pity parties, All alone, drinking myself silly.

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Afterparty
Afterparty
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No Such Thing as Closure

No Such Thing as Closure It’s been a few months Since the last time I cried. My wells have run dry But not because I miss you any less; I finally accept that This is life. I can scream into Every passing storm cloud, But that will never bring you back. I can yell at God As I sob over crinkled pictures But all I can…

Loss

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No Such Thing as Closure
No Such Thing as Closure
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Will You Be Waiting For Me?

Was God tired of Watching Their child suffer? Did They call you Home gracefully? Did your body decided It was more drained Than your palms…

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Will You Be Waiting For Me?
Will You Be Waiting For Me?
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7 Things No One Tells You About Chronic Illness

This article includes affiliate links to Amazon products. All products are genuine recommendations, though I do receive compensation when purchased through these links. There is a lot that no one tells you about chronic illness. If you love someone living with a chronic illness, odds are they have felt emotions…

Chronic Illness

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7 Things No One Tells You About Chronic Illness
7 Things No One Tells You About Chronic Illness
Chronic Illness

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Sep 29, 2022

To Love is to Be Brave

This poem is hard to share. I almost cry every time I read over it. My next book was difficult to write. It was smashing the broken pieces of my heart. I wrote so many poems the day I found out he was gone. I wrote so many poems in…

Poetry

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Poetry

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Sep 22, 2022

How I Keep Depression at Bay

I write about the darkness to bring it to light. I write about the depression to push back on its heaviness. Keep it at bay. I don’t want to sit…

Poetry

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Poetry

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Sep 15, 2022

Grief and Love are One

Last week I said I was writing happy poetry, and this week I am throwing heartbreak in your face. This poem is about the loss of many family members of mine, particularly my baby brother and sister. …

Poetry

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Poetry

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Sep 8, 2022

Breaking: I Write Happy Poetry Now

I am writing so much happy poetry! If you’ve been around for a while, you’d know a lot of my poetry is dark. It deals with chronic pain and childhood trauma. It is gritty. It has been described as “winter” poetry. Well, I think I am writing spring poetry, even…

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Sep 1, 2022

The Detours of the Mind

A Note To Survivors — The following may be triggering for survivors. If you relate to this piece, I am so sorry. If you have moments that you wish more than anything you could forget, moments that you almost let slip away but then they come crashing back over you, I am sorry. If you…

Poetry

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Poetry

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Aug 25, 2022

Coping with an Overactive Imagination

Plus the Poem Born Out of Loving Panic — I still write a lot of breakup poems even though I have been in an incredible relationship for the last four years. It helps me process my traumatic past and manage my wild imagination. I get scared of losing my partner and I write a poem. I change the narrative…

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Poetry

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Maggie Bowyer

Maggie Bowyer

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Freelance writer. UNGODLY, WHEN I BLEED: POEMS ABOUT ENDOMETRIOSIS and more

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