Carolina Borges
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I've been pouring my soul onto paper and word docs since 2014
Poet of motherhood, memory & quiet strength
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What I Don't Say When You Call. First Place in I Didn’t Say That Out Loud Challenge.
I talk to you like I’m threading a needle with frayed string— careful not to tug too hard, careful not to bleed. We stay in the shallows now. You ask about the baby, the weather, what I made for dinner. I give you answers wrapped in bubble wrap. Nothing sharp. Nothing real.
By Carolina Borges7 months ago in Poets
The 500 Reads Haiku Challenge✨
🧡 Why This Challenge? Haikus brought me back. Back to the page. Back to myself. In April, I wrote 17 Syllables in April—a haiku collection that reignited my writing spark. If it weren’t for those small poems, I wouldn’t be at 500 reads. So, I want to honor the form that lit the spark.
By Carolina Borges8 months ago in Poets
To the One Who Holds My Words
Dear Paper, You never speak, but you always listen. With every touch, you surrender—soft and open, never flinching at the mess I make. I press into you with inked confessions, and still, you remain. Blank before me. Patient. Unjudging. You let me become something I can’t be alone.
By Carolina Borges8 months ago in Poets
I Only Cut Because I Care
Dear Maple Cutting Board, You always lay still for me. That’s how I knew it was real. When others flinched from my edge, you welcomed it. When they recoiled at my sharpness, you invited it in—over and over. You never bled, but God, how you bruised. And I—I memorized your grain with every slice.
By Carolina Borges8 months ago in Poets
