Jojo L.

Joined May 2021

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Canadian Author and Poet from Ottawa 🇨🇦

I consider poetry a form of alchemy ✨

My poetry style is free verse and explores a range of heavy emotions.

As an empath, I feel everything so deeply.

As a Gemini, I know just how to put it into words.

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BRB, Busy Decifering
BRB, Busy Decifering (fantasy disguised as truth) Baby girl You need to lean into it Trust your intuition further Learn to discern Don't be so easily Bamboozled You need to differentiate What is reality From what is fantasy Pure fiction Divide truth from delusion Bless your heart Calling it optimistic Hear the warning bells Don't give in to false hopes Empty promises given Of a forever The dream you are being sold A false prophecy A broken record A repetitive trust fall Into oblivion Dissect what feels certain Scrutinize what feels secure Become aware Of what gifts Your present moment holds Cherish deeply What you hope to be everlasting Before it inevitably Withers away Decomposition Everything decomposes afterall There is no escaping the decay The beautiful putrid misery Of endings The agony of goodbyes Cannot be translated Into mere words My vessel Only carries so much water & Yet somehow I feel as though My tears will forever be Endless
By Jojo L.4 months ago in Poets
Hi, I'm Bipolar and I am in Love.
The messiness of being in love and mentally ill. A collection of poems. --- STRUNG UP (mak me an example) Volatile High strung This is not The desired outcome Circumvent Brain storm Circle back Try again I am gone At a loss Bargaining Denying Pleading I don't know I just don't How could I Inexperienced Level One Beginners luck It isn't real Lacking Desperately Out of my depth Out of my mind I sigh I give in I give up I only aim to fix The only goal is to heal My muddy feet My angry thoughts Making it all so unclear Transparent Opaque Why do I do this Reside in the extremes Calibration A skill not mastered Emotional regulation Out of reach Assimilate I must Give in I cannot The concept of peace Elusive My grasp Slipping Sliding I lost a tooth this way Relinquish Surrender Control is not promised Nor should it ever be The lack The void The unknown I am fearful I am fearsome Am I the threat? Trace the call It's coming from within From inside the house
By Jojo L.4 months ago in Poets
BUZZ
BUZZ (crisis averted) Bare minimum Surviving through this day Another gift I am ruined by My heart swells Gratitude, awareness, knowing I am familiar Blessings all around Abundance I see it all, I love it all I am blessed: known fact Beauty surrounds me No matter Unfortunate curse The ache, the dark, the emptiness It plagues from within Knowing the secret, the way Lacking the action, the balance The proper brain chemistry Resolute desires meet desolate efforts What's left? Surrender To everything, to every moment Big and small *mostly small* Growing fonder of present Each simple acknowledgement Brings me back to just being I need nothing in the same way I need to be So for now, that is what I'll do I will practice tirelessly because this matters It can feel silly Throwing it back to Kindergarten Building blocks I've long lost my solid foundation My tower: a sad game of Jenga I sit in the grass Green, soft, wet In need of a good mowing *relatable* A bee is pollinating nearby In this moment I feel relief I can escape It's simple: I am with the bee In this way I can lose myself I forget, I am not me I am the bee
By Jojo L.4 months ago in Poets
Shiny Things
SHINY THINGS (of the soulful variety) Abolish Demolish Shatter Distorted Reactions are high Retaliate At times I fly Too close to the sun Delusions of grandeur Icarus Fallen angel Crisp wings Hurdling rock Space junk My Tower My refuge My safe haven Decimated Ripped away from me In hopes to strengthen Well wishes of Lessons learned Fitting pieces together A jigsaw puzzle So well loved Missing pieces Are the norm Expected No matter We fill in the blanks From memory Built upon Tradition Connection Suppression Of differences For commonality For false claims They call it Unison Unmasked Manipulated easily Mass mentality Mob rules The tendency Is to herd Innate in most The Queen's dog Corgi Majority rules The impact The endless repairs A blow to the heart Pummeled Overriding my senses This is it Shock and awe Extradition Make haste Forgive yourself Pardon me? Of course I have sinned Every cry of joy Every inkling Of pure ecstasy Is defiance Hedonistic Defiance Contrary For the sake of contrary It is the only way To truly feel alive To live for a why Potent enough To inact change Impart wisdom Influence peers The gift of lightness Becomes bigger Greater Fuller Bursting Soul Ruptured Love pours out Surrounds us All encompassing No escape Clogged drain Overflow Nowhere to go Nowhere left to hide Everything done Through love Has power To shift focus To a life worth living Simple truths Alight the path Nirvana Nothing is left To question There is but one All powerful answer It is found Within the pauses Of time itself Within the gaps Of Ether Intricately woven Through life itself Consciousness expands Through heart alone Hear Heart forward Listen Heart song Answer Heart call Respond Love centred First instinct Lean into it Make fear Arch nemesis Invalid entry Temple protected Devinely guided Sheltered Ease Sleep now Let the tides Sway you Gently Purposefully Meaningfully Until suddenly Nothingness Gifted for free Prescriptive lottery You have won Take your turn Pass it on Pay it forward Infinite resource Unlimited supply Increasing demand Opportunity We all get a chance Endlessly Love full
By Jojo L.4 months ago in Poets

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Hi, I'm Bipolar and I am in Love.

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