Paper Planes
A poem
Planes of paper.
Empty, not barren.
Patiently waiting
For cultivation.
Creased, etched, inscribed,
Torn in frustration.
Left to accumulate
Dust.
Piled high on desks.
Refuse.
Shelf warmer is better,
Best seller somehow not best.
Stained with ink in
Meticulous fashion.
Hoarded by collectors,
Disregarded by masses.
Save for those pages that
Serve them their lashes.
Paper planes fly,
Planes of paper inspire
Ink stains and confessions,
And unspoken desire.
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Day 4 of Quitting
If this is how sobriety feels, maybe it’s better to go through life a little buzzed… this, along with other hits like, I want to kill myself, I wish I was dead, and I’m going to throw myself off a bridge have been the only thoughts on rotation these past few days. I promise myself that if, in a month, I still feel like this (‘this’ meaning despondent, full of rage, and simultaneously numb) I can go back to smoking. Until mid-February though? Nicotine is off the table.
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Nice read - thanks for sharing this, John.
Lovely
Strange how paper planes and actual planes (and airports) inspire some of the same emotions noted here. Wonderful TS!
Awesome ✨ and Congratulations 🎉
It’s hard to pick a favourite line from this poem. Great work!
Impressive and inspirational!!! Loved this!!!
Definitely a spoken word achievement about a topic we can assort our lives with so promising. I applaud you for this incredible stance!!
Excellent Poem!!! So glad it made the Top Story!!!
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