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a senryu

By Kayleigh Fraser ✨Published 2 years ago Updated 2 years ago 1 min read
Top Story - October 2023
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yesterday’s bullets

instead of shooting her down,

became poetry

inspirationalart

About the Creator

Kayleigh Fraser ✨

philosopher, alchemist, writer & poet with a spirit of fire & passion for all things health & love related 💫

“Darkness to me is like water to the sea”

INSTAGRAM - kayzfraser

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  • Joelle E N2 years ago

    Miss you Kayleigh ❤️🩷

  • Justine Crowley2 years ago

    Congratulations on Top Story. Relatable to many.

  • C. H. Richard2 years ago

    Love this ❤️ Congratulations on Top Story ❤️

  • ThatWriterWoman2 years ago

    Wow, how beautiful and raw. Brilliant work Kayleigh!

  • Harun rashid2 years ago

    fine

  • Yayyyy I'm so happy that this got a Top Story! So I'm back to say congratulations!

  • Nice and CONGRATLUATIONS ON YOUR TOP STORY🎉🎉💖✌️

  • Margaret Brennan2 years ago

    congratulations on TS status. this poem is fantastic. Love it.

  • Dana Crandell2 years ago

    Absolutely perfect and I'd have been really disappointed NOT to see Top Story up there. Amazing, Kayleigh!

  • Cathy holmes2 years ago

    Oh. My. God. This is absolutely fantastic. I don't know how to state how much I love this. Bravo 👏

  • Jazzy 2 years ago

    Yes to the highest degree! My husband uses his pain this way, calls it his “drive” Great poem!

  • Dana Stewart2 years ago

    Kayleigh, this one is my favorite. Possibly ever.

  • Paul Stewart2 years ago

    Blooming heck, pal! This is outstanding! Love that this is but 9 words. Congrats on Top Story - yay to sharing the front page...they must be over their faux-Scottish-hate haha (joke)

  • This is how a lot of my poetry came to be! Writing is so therapeutic! Loved your Senryu!

  • Poppy 2 years ago

    This is brilliant!! So inspiring and well written. I need to catch up on all your works Kayleigh!! I see from the notifications that you’ve been on a roll!!!

  • Mother Combs2 years ago

    oh, this is sharp. I like this.

  • Mesh Toraskar2 years ago

    Oh how I love this. Basically encapsulated my thinking process on everything hahaha

  • Kendall Defoe 2 years ago

    Ah, I like this. We should all learn how to use that pain!

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