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From Sadness to Self-Love
You’ve finally started to move forward. You were stuck for so long, listening to the same excuses and waiting for the same inevitable outcome. Finally, you realize: you can never truly get used to sadness, and sadness can always find a way to get worse.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharing3 days ago in Poets
I Want What's "OUTSIDE" ------But I Don't Fit The Part, Can I Have INSIDE Then - That Shoud Work !?
I am an alcoholic, not the kind you would think of like "HUCK" from the favourite shows that we know !? I am an alcoholic, not the kind you would assume knows all the flavours and all the talented makers !?
By 365poetry4 days ago in Poets
Emotional ROI
You must have had moments like this: knowing full well where the problem lies, yet choosing silence. It’s not fear, but exhaustion.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharing4 days ago in Poets
Every Person Was Assigned "24 Hours" ------------------------------- ---- I Have No Children, I Need No Food, And Water ------------------- So Now, I Am Awake At 6:39 AM, Just Because I Have A Period, Some Person Is Visiting, Or This Is What "Day" Feels Like ----------- WHO Needs Value, Who Needed To Feel Important, Who Needed A Purpose?
What would be the reason I am awake at this hour !? I have NO desire to be with the world, to speak to people as if they had value!!
By 365poetry5 days ago in Poets
This Is Dedicated To The First Man I "LOVED" -------------------- Who The HE%%^& LL That Is - I'm Laughing Silly, I Swear ......
I was born in 1962, 1958, or even 1979 - clap if you have the same feeling !? I had sex at 10, 25, 98 - clap if you have the same feeling !?
By 365poetry5 days ago in Poets
***** Fake Page Created - Connection: "Embarking" On The January 2025........ Q & A .......With MC - December 2025...
***** December - 2025.... There will always be 24 hours within a day, 52 weeks within a year, and according to the calendar, it just doesn't seem right when none of us have taken our purpose and life goals into consideration.
By 365poetry5 days ago in Poets
Elegance of Maturity: Living Light
A woman’s most comfortable state is this: a clean appearance and a pure heart; accepting all of life’s gifts with equanimity; and living each morning and sunset to the fullest.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharing5 days ago in Poets
0ur0b0r0s, f0r lunch of c0urse. Content Warning.
imagine feeling everything pangs 0f infinite gn0stic hunger bef0re, after, during thinly in the brain aut0cannibalized by the mind
By ⸘jason alan‽5 days ago in Poets
Something, Something, Something, Something - Something ------------------------------ I Wonder If I Could Say Something Like 250 Times - I'm Gonna Try !!!
Something, I'm saying something as if this word needs enough messages !? Something, I'm saying that makes us want to know exactly what it is that makes us who we are, and what we should do !?
By 365poetry5 days ago in Poets
Why Are You Interested In Something That Has "NO" Interest IN You - Why ?
The bee hasn't said hello to you, the function of it is to provide HONEY !? This bee hasn't moved, and also, haven't said hello to you, the function of it is to provide HONEY !?
By 365poetry6 days ago in Poets
Haunted Periods, Haunted Stomaches, Haunted Brains - What Is Life These Days ?
I'm trying to understand the capacity of our thoughts !? The capacity of our words as we think of things from the past.. The capacity of engaging with a person, a name, or a page - the capacity to experience life more than what it is these stage !?
By 365poetry6 days ago in Poets
Love in Low Tide
A person who brings you peace and gentleness is more precious than one who only offers passionate gestures. Peace doesn't mean the absence of emotion; rather, true affection is quiet. It is not the kind that loudly proclaims its devotion, but a silent, understated love—one that involves keen observation, understanding your thoughts, and providing what you truly need.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharing6 days ago in Poets