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#BornBattleReady I didn't think I'd have anything ready as I feel I'm spreading myself too thin but couldn’t resisting entering the fray.
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#BornBattleReady
#vss365
damn
I thought the word was CHANCE
must be some subliminal shit
that made me avoid bringin' CHOICES to the dance
but if u survive life's throes
u'll get a chance to live with all the choices u've made
& sometimes they'll superimpose
& #ring in ur ears like a silent parade
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#BornBattleReady
when I was 16
got a chance to be there a day
& I looked for Janis Joplin
what can I say
her music's hoplin
saw no sign of her existence
in the whole town
went to the library for research assistance
I'll be damn
there sat a 3 headed bust of her
that's it
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#BornBattleReady
Parade in dust
Clouds in the heat
As hooves
Disturb
Dropping from trees
Lining the route
Hit the floor
Rolling
In places thick
All particles
Stay grounded
Laid
Spectators see
Shake the trunks
Collect leaves
Palm
Put them in front
As horses near
Creating safe
Passage
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A storm brews on the dark horizon the things that cannot be unsaid the bitter taste of tears a love that once was everything reduced to a mere memory the inevitable outcome from my choices although broken, I retaliate my words like lightning strikes as I throw my pain into the night my thunder roars and the winds reply carrying my dreams to oblivion strangely rendering me lighter as peace settles in my heart but unable to extinguish the flames still burning in my soul your quiet whispers still haunt me © Ann Bagnall
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Stolen glances and hidden desires in the midnight hour beneath the stars our two hearts finally met sharing our scars, embracing our fears the choices made, to dare to feel the unexpected, tender touch of love a fleeting moment of ecstasy too precious to just be fleeting for our love burned bright like a comet in the night but it faded too soon some things are meant to be wild and untamed to be both the beauty and the pain now all that remains are the memories of how we once set each other aflame © Ann Bagnall
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#BornBattleReady Link to poem on my website below and text in first comment for those who presfer not to use the link:
annieb222.com/2026/04/04/s...
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You have no clue
No matter what you do
You've always had choices
Choosing to hide
How stunning that voice is
Darling, you're a nightingale
Audible light in darkness
When heard without faith
Thinking you're plain
Not at all
If slightly insane
#BornBattleReady
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#BornBattleReady #vss365
don't try to #pen me in
look into my eyes
when vocalizin' ur spin
it don't make me uncomfortable like some guys
that was ur 1st & last #chance
some folx call em a try
but regardless of circumstance
or lie
a new pair o pants
from u, I'll never buy
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REMEMORY by Danielle Grace Between them, blinks go by I consider them before I lie —maybe not, then cry Whatever shall I wear? How should I style my hair? —or what should I procure, if bare? From some, consequences scatter Even the tiniest ones matter —in a tapestry or batter Big ones decide fate of others Yes or noes may gather lovers —depending upon one's druthers Ultimately it is our choices That quantify remembered voices —consider them more carefully.
#BornBattleReady
#Choices
#poetry
#SkyPoets
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#Rememory
Between them, blinks go by
I consider them before I lie
—maybe not, then cry...
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#BornBattleReady #choices #Poem #Poetry #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity #pathfinder
The Pathfinder
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This week's #BornBattleReady prompt word is: CHOICES
Submit your poem by using our hashtag (QRT with hashtag if no space). Include your poem in this 🧵 for added engagement!
Submissions close Sunday at 9am EST
The only rule is to aim for the heart — and don’t miss! 🖤⚔️🤍
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Congrats to 🌪️Wonderful Disaster🌪️, who was selected to be this week’s Voice Of Valo(U)r 👑
Our next #BornBattleReady prompt word is: CHOICES
Do not post your #poetry here. Battle will commence Friday at 9am EST
The only rule is to aim for the heart — and don’t miss! 🖤⚔️🤍
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Voting poll will remain open until 5pm EST tomorrow.
VoV will be announced Wednesday, along with the next prompt word of their choosing.
Every poet here was #BornBattleReady. Thank you so much for choosing to battle alongside us!
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#BornBattleReady
Out in desert
Walked without shirt
Heading to an oasis
Where water races
To slake a thirst
Which is getting worse
When closer see
A large central tree
So on a whim
To it we swim
Feel it no harm
To climb the palm
Not a bad fate
To eat a date
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#BornBattleReady #vss365
when fancy kin
lose their qualms
& wanna trash around a might
we take em to the swamp at night
to make their dinner right
requires hearts o palms
#illusive notions bite
as they wade in
saw palmetto cuts their skin
& they don't wanna cut out the hearts
'cause o how it smarts
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#BornBattleReady Link to poem on my website:
annieb222.com/2026/03/28/i...
Text in first comment for anyone who prefers not to use the link:
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#BornBattleReady Link to poem on my website:
annieb222.com/2026/03/28/e...
Text in first comment for anyone who prefers not to use the link:
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AnnieB
@annieb222
#BornBattleReady Link to poem on my website:
annieb222.com/2026/03/28/i...
Text in first comment for anyone who prefers not to use the link:
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My hand is empty
Wishes all gone
My palm is burning
From the hot sand
Just sifting through
My thoughts churning
In the what ifs and maybes
Nothing before ever seemed
To phase me
Life is fickle
No guarantees
Just that smile on your face
Me not finding disgrace
My secret agony
#BornBattleReady
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#BornBattleReady - palm
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Background Stunning sunsets, delightful birdsong, and the world's atrocities are falling away when your index finger points at my palm to ever so gently revolve around the destiny written in it. © Stefanie Neumann - @KokopelliBFree
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Stunning sunsets, delightful birdsong, and the world's atrocities are falling away when your index finger points at my palm to ever so gently revolve around the destiny written in it.
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#WritingCommunity #poetry #monostitch
#BornBattleReady #vss365
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