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BattleBorn Poetry @thepoetryarena.bsky.social · 18d

This week's #BornBattleReady prompt word is: GUARDIAN

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The only rule is to aim for the heart — and don’t miss! 🖤⚔️🤍

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Roy Biakpara (Emir of Clan of Diasporans) @rbiakpara.bsky.social · 16d

#BornBattleReady

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BattleBorn Poetry @thepoetryarena.bsky.social · Aug 25

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Stefanie Neumann @kokopellibfree.bsky.social · Aug 15

heart broke to pieces
making space to breathe and heal
gifted kintsugi

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#BornBattleReady #gifted
#BlueSkyArtShow #pieces
#WritingCommunity #poetry #haiku
#KBFPhotography #MobilePhonePhotography #Photography

A square image in a white polaroid frame showing orange clay shards on gray concrete. Written below on the frame in grey letters, a haiku:

heart broke to pieces
making space to breathe and heal
gifted kintsugi

© Stefanie Neumann - @KokopelliBFree

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Annieb222 @annieb222.bsky.social · Aug 15

Here is something
you don’t know about me
I am a witch, gifted with magic and spells
not all of which (no pun intended)
should ever be cast, without great care
I come from a long line of witches
dating back to the burning days
and through the centuries
I have perfected my craft
spells of light, spells of dark
and spells that are never spoken about
those dastardly, wicked incantations
that we witches whisper in the dark

the fables say that we convene
under the light of the moon
this is so far away from reality
but whatever, human
what you don’t know, wont hurt you
but I can tell you, we love a good fire
and the wonderful scent, of brimstone
we love to dance with the Devil
whenever he has the chance to play
for like him, we can revel in the flames
which are literally our creation
and walk away without scars
unbeknownst to those wicked
torturous lunatics
self absorbed and uneducated
from those terrible times of yore

we gather together
under cover of darkness
to use our gifts for good
a concept I suppose
that is easily misunderstood
if you are an arrogant fool
for we of the witches coven
chant in the witching hour (as witches do)
seeking lost and broken souls
whose wishes we might grant
for we modern day witches
have pure hearts
and although you no longer
burn us in the flames
you now ridicule our craft
and the many gifts we possess

you endlessly berate, in tones of hate
all the things that you never
try to understand
but that is expected
centuries come and centuries go
and persecution runs in your veins
so go ahead and have your fun
but mark my words, we witches
will ever be sweeping the sky
riding our mythical broomsticks
searching for humans
and other creatures
that need the blessing of our spells
and know that your names
are already marked
‘destination, Hell’
© Ann Bagnall

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BattleBorn Poetry @thepoetryarena.bsky.social · Aug 15

This week's #BornBattleReady prompt word is: GIFTED

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Submissions close Sunday at 9am EST.

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Roy Biakpara (Emir of Clan of Diasporans) @rbiakpara.bsky.social · Aug 17

#BornBattleReady

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Leonard Lloyd @leonardlloyd.bsky.social · Aug 4

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · Aug 3

Talarico and Texas Dems break quorum to Halt Gerrymandering Vote.

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BattleBorn Poetry @thepoetryarena.bsky.social · Aug 4

Tristesse is more than a heavy ache. It’s beauty that blooms in the shadow of grief.

Our poets didn’t shy away from the weight. They poured sorrow into verse until it shimmered.

These Voice of Valo(U)r finalists made us feel the gravity of being alive⬇️

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💙💙🤔CJ🤨🤣🧐💙💙🇺🇸 @cnice59.bsky.social · Aug 4

I Second This Statement…. Looking guilty as hell! 🔥🔥

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Aug 4

Phang: Good for Pritzker, good for Hochul, good for Newsom—good for these other Democratic governors who are saying, “You know what? F off.” We’re not going to let people in these other states—people who are under attack and trying to do the right thing for their constituents—go without support

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Roy Biakpara (Emir of Clan of Diasporans) @rbiakpara.bsky.social · Jul 30

Dead men don't talk. They made sure of that.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · Jul 30

Trump’s latest story is that he ended his friendship with Epstein because he “stole” a 16 year old girl who was working in Trump’s spa & that was after Trump warned him not to do it again because he “stole” others previously. I think I believe this one except there’s more to it.

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Annieb222 @annieb222.bsky.social · Jul 11

#BornBattleReady

Every empty night
I undress for no one
and when the mirror
holds only moonlight
and my silhouette
I catch a glimpse
of something older
a challenge to vanity
I quietly wonder
if the fading roses know
they are still beautiful
if the stars know
they will never lose
their audience
and I ponder, if the body
was ever meant
to be a performance
© Ann Bagnall

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BattleBorn Poetry @thepoetryarena.bsky.social · Jul 11

This week's #BornBattleReady prompt word is: VANITY

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Roy Biakpara (Emir of Clan of Diasporans) @rbiakpara.bsky.social · Jul 12

#BornBattleReady

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BattleBorn Poetry @thepoetryarena.bsky.social · Jul 4

This week's #BornBattleReady prompt word is: APRICITY

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Submissions close Sunday at 9am EST.

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Roy Biakpara (Emir of Clan of Diasporans) @rbiakpara.bsky.social · Jul 6

#BornBattleReady
#Apricity

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TaintedTrailer @taintedtrailer.bsky.social · Jun 28

GAPE!

The seconds bite
And eat my face,
I cry for help
But she's in space.
The patterns fade
And senses crack,
And spin inside
This yawning black.

#vss365 #space

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FizzytwizlerAllsortsOfAllsorts @fizzytwizler.bsky.social · Jun 28

If on bended knees
You spoke to me like lovers do
Each breath I’d take
Would melt into a lingering time

Where all #space & sense In the world
Made its axis tilt
Sahara finally drenching in rivers
Coloured by monsoon petals

#vss365

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Trump's 'Noble' Peace Prize @laboomer68.bsky.social · Jun 21

Lauren Boebert, "The Hand Job at the opera."

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𝕲𝖆𝖊𝖙𝖆𝖓𝖔 @gmf1369.bsky.social · Jun 20

#GVerse #PayAttention - If you are concerned that you may be illegally abducted and then tortured in a prison in El Salvador…

DO NOT attend the FIFA World Cup.

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