Karen Quinn

Joined May 2021

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Kindness and weakness
Kindness is special, It’s the way you should be, Treat everyone with respect, And equally, But if they disrespect you, Show them inside,
By Karen Quinn5 years ago in Poets
Warrior
I have been through darkness, I’ve beaten my past, I’ve found my peace, Let’s hope it will last, My dreams are unfolding,
By Karen Quinn5 years ago in Poets
Colours
Some days I’m red, Filled with vibrance and passion, Filled with love and strength, Along with compassion, Determination and desire,
By Karen Quinn5 years ago in Poets
Survivor
She looked out over the carnage of the scorched earth, the smell of blood and death lingered in the stagnant air. A lone warrior survivor from her city, clutched her heart-shaped locket tightly in her hand with a vice-like grip. The only remnant she had left of her family, as everything else had been obliterated in the carnage.
By Karen Quinn5 years ago in Fiction
Sick
Sick of games, Sick of lies, Sick of hurting, Sick of living in disguise, Sick of people pretending, Sick of the veil so thin,
By Karen Quinn5 years ago in Poets
Into the darkness
Darkness and pain from past, Chains and binds all through, Pain from what happened, The pain before I grew, To be a child so innocent,
By Karen Quinn5 years ago in Poets
Detachment
Detachment is hard to master, I detach but find it hard, I need to learn to do it with love, And not being on my guard, Learning to surrender is hard,
By Karen Quinn5 years ago in Poets
Work of Art
We are all a work in progress, You could say - we are art, We start anew and develop, Our skills from our heart. In this life we change,
By Karen Quinn5 years ago in Poets
Passion
I could lose my mind in you Perfection is all I see, I can’t believe how amazing, That you are to me, You can drive me crazy,
By Karen Quinn5 years ago in Poets
Connected
I just knew the first time I saw you, When looking at your face, That there was something different, It made me want to chase,
By Karen Quinn5 years ago in Poets
Breaking your heart
It sounds a little strange, But did you know, Every time your heart breaks, Even when you’re low, Even at the bottom, When you hit the earth,
By Karen Quinn5 years ago in Poets
In darkness
In your turmoil around you, Swept away in darkness, Anxiety head and overthinking, Chained into the blackness, When inside you feel trapped,
By Karen Quinn5 years ago in Poets