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I am Me. Survivor not a victim. I have been writing poetry since my youth. I work in animal rescue. I am a mother of 4. I love that we can all express ourselves through art, whatever type it may be to let them feelings free Sunshine

  November 2023     14 mins ago

Submitted Poems 56 total

Life Is A Boomerang

Since the beginning of time as we know
Hate and violence has had a way of creeping in
Pain and sadness cursing us all until the bitter end
To know joy, you must know pain
To know love, you must know hate
Happiness is felt by overcoming sadness
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Being Human

At times life can throw some cold blows
Make you feel your lowest of lows
Being a human carries it's own shame
For so many take this life for the fame
Ashamed of who we are sometimes
Only God knows our countless crimes
You have to have dark to...

– by Amanda K lessig (Sunshine)

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Today We Honor The Dead

A day to honor those who have passed
No grief or anguish
A blessing to live
One life to the next
Forever in our hearts
Your memories and wisdom
Forever in my mind
Your riddles to this game of life
My hope one day
To feel you again
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– by Amanda K lessig (Sunshine)

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He Loved To Make Her Cry

There is an evil in that man no one can see
In front of the world he wears his mask
He loved to make her cry
Never giving her the chance to try
He found her already broken
Wanting to finish the destruction
He loved to make her cry
If he...

– by Amanda K lessig (Sunshine)

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For This I Pray

For this I pray,
You open your blind eyes. Perhaps if the world wouldn't have turned a blind eye to those suffering we would have changed the world long ago. It is so sad to me knowing so many suffer abuse and do not say a word. More sad knowing so...

– by Amanda K lessig (Sunshine)

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Beautiful and so real

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Holding on to hope with all it's might, beautiful, love it

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I know this is where I belong, love it

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Thoughtful and very real write

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Respect

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Appreciated :) Thank you

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Thank you!

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Very deep and powerful, the power of power

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Talented, great write

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Hope, an important word

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