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Roses are red, violets are blue, here's a poetry thread, from me to you! (TW)

Roses are red, violets are blue, here's a poetry thread, from me to you! (TW)

TW: Intense themes/potentially triggering content

Hey everyone, there's a few of us around that have spoken about their poetic streak, so I decided to create a space for folks to share their poetry!!

@creative_writer @tonys @tyme @Bow @Birdofparadise8 @ENKELI @Blackbird11 @Snowie @Captain24 @Shaz51 @Glisten @Former-Member @Jacques

Please also tag anyone who might want to have a read, or share some of their own!

You're welcome to share any kind of poems or small pieces of creative writing. Feel free to share some of your darker works if you have them, so long as they still remain within the bounds of the Guidelines, and please include trigger warnings and use spoiler tags as necessary.

Sometimes, this kind of deeper, more vulnerable form of expression can bring up some pretty heavy feelings. If you ever find yourself becoming distressed or dysregulated whilst sharing or reading along, please don't hesitate to reach out to your supports. The SANE line is full of lovely peeps who can sit with you through the darkness (Call 1800 187 263, Mon-Fri 10am-8pm). For out of hours support or for crisis, contact the following:

Lifeline: 13 11 14 or Crisis Chat

Suicide call back service: 1300 659 467 or online counselling

Samaritans: 135 247

If in immediate danger: 000

It's hard to be vulnerable. But seeing the deeper parts in others can give us the courage to share those deeper, sometimes very raw and emotional parts of ourselves, and see that we're not alone in this wild ride called life. I hope we can learn from each other, become closer and more connected, and find resonance in our shared human experience. I'll kick us off ~

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In response to: Roses are red, violets are blue, here's a poetry thread, from me to you! (TW)

Re: Roses are red, violets are blue, here's a poetry thread, from me to you! (TW)

good morning friendly people!! 👋

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Re: Roses are red, violets are blue, here's a poetry thread, from me to you! (TW)

@avant-garde the above from @REDLINEZ750 is for you 😉

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Re: Roses are red, violets are blue, here's a poetry thread, from me to you! (TW)

@Jynx

I have a subscription to this thread, hence I supported it soon after it was posted

This one I think you'll like though, wrote it yesterday after peer support

I had somebody ask me

what makes my mind stop

what brings a sense of calm

not just keep on keeping on

I think it's more than I first realised

a lot of little things

like the sound of ticking clocks

and my calligraphy

hearing the sound of nature

the wind rustling through the trees

the birds talking amongst themselves

flowing water in the stream

then there's my creations

threading beads onto wire

doing bits of cross stitch

practising origami

coming back into myself

it's writing stories and poetry

singing those familiar hymns

well singing anything

then it's some things practical

like figuring things out

building things with my hands

and following instructions

all the places I do go

where I can just be me

sitting in a library

singing humpty dumpty

going to museums

and reading all the notes

taking lots of pictures

just me on my own

then there is my tech

creating what's in my head

from spreadsheets to images

developing documents

all the things that calm me

I'm sure there's many more

I guess this is just a snapshot

of all I have explored

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Re: Roses are red, violets are blue, here's a poetry thread, from me to you! (TW)

Love it @avant-garde - the little things count for so much in my opinion 💜

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Re: Roses are red, violets are blue, here's a poetry thread, from me to you! (TW)

I don't talk about it very much

what they did to me

the torture they put me through

what I soon believed

they told me it was all a lie

what dad did to me

that God had then told them

that I lied you see

they withheld my medication

then told me I was faking

they ignored my injuries

on the days I couldn't walk

they told me I sought attention

with everything I did

from how and what I prayed

from where I stood in church

they let my dad visit

where I was raped repeatedly

because they didn't believe

what he did to me

they did an exorcism

for a spirit that wasn't there

pretended they saw a demon

I think it may have been theirs

they punished me repeatedly

for what God supposedly said

they starved me and abused me

this so called rehab

all because of this so called God

who told them what to do

what was truth and what was lies

and every problem too

except it wasn't God they heard

it was only their opinion

because my God doesn't lie

and I can prove they did

maybe they're the crazy ones

who need a good whack on the head

rather than in positions of power

with more clients being dead

@ENKELI - this came out last night

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Re: Roses are red, violets are blue, here's a poetry thread, from me to you! (TW)

The writing is too small for me to read @REDLINEZ750 I can't enlarge them. Can you print them out? 🙃

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Re: Roses are red, violets are blue, here's a poetry thread, from me to you! (TW)

i can open tomorrow screen shot and put back on later, my eyes are straining too much now off to sleep, sorry i wou;ld of done earlier i just got to this post mow.

hope you slept well @heartathome

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Re: Roses are red, violets are blue, here's a poetry thread, from me to you! (TW)

Thank you for sharing your poem @avant-garde ! Very sad but very well said! It is brave of you to share it! I'm sorry you had to go through so much abuse. I believe you and feel your pain. I've got one about finding my inner child which I'd like to put up next.

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Re: Roses are red, violets are blue, here's a poetry thread, from me to you! (TW)

I'm grateful to have spent my early childhood in the bush with my family. There were six of us kids

Growing up Aussi Style

My dad's my mate; he's taught me lots

Beginning from my birth

He worked hard shining floors

as he paced back and forth

Oh, my mum; she had it good

She stayed at home and played

She liked to play mummies a lot

because she played it everyday

She cooked and cleaned and mucked around

While my dad; he went to work

He'd give her lots of money too

But she wouldn't share... jerk!

Growing up was hard you know

With my mum lurking round

We couldn't burp or let one rip

Oh man, she'd get real wound

My dad would laugh or crack a joke

Then see mum's evil look

Our eyes would lower and look around

We'd laugh behind our books

Oh yeah, we'd get sent to bed

But it was all worth the stir

My dad: he'd come and sneak us treats

No matter where we were

I hated school, just like my dad

Mum sent me everyday

I'd pretend I was sick and stay in bed

But she'd send me anyway

My mum would say you shouldn't lie

She'd get upset and yell

But my dad would tell me I would be

A great actress: he could tell

When I was older and drank too much

My dad: he gave a lift

He warned me good. Steer clear of mum

In case she gets a whiff

My dad's my mate. My mum's a witch

It's always been that way

My dad didn't mind me going out

Ask mum, he'd just say

My mum, she'd ask questions; lots

It used to get me mad

My dad: he'd smile and roll his eyes

When caught, he'd suffer bad

Now I've left and big myself

I often wonder how

She lived with him, the kid he was

Though we laugh about it now

It was good to grow where I did

With the feral cat and cow

Mum thinks the kids have grown and gone

But the biggest is with her now

My family and the Aussie life

A funny kind of way

But I thank the Lord for what I had

Each and everyday

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Re: Roses are red, violets are blue, here's a poetry thread, from me to you! (TW)

I met my therapist today

I can't say I hated her

I can't say I hated it

I can't say I liked it

I can't say it didn't help

or I didn't have it planned

I can say I liked her

the way she approached me

she was honest and forthright

she took the time with me

we went over an hour

she saw beyond my words you see

she saw my need for help

that I can't do it on my own

I'd been told what was next

by others, but not her

when others told me EMDR

she was gentle when she said

that I'm actually quite clever

with my rescripting it

the way I visualise

the way I process things

my minds a little different

to deal with many things

she was patient, she was kind

when others haven't been

didn't say that I'm too much

or that she couldn't help me

that I've already started prepping

with the skills that I have learned

years of getting practice

of coping on my own

she didn't say no

but she didn't say yes

I have things to research

reprocessing memories

what the science says

EMDR versus rescripting

apparently they're equivalent

but it's something I'd like to see

@Jynx @ENKELI @MissGremlin @Shaz51 @Ru-bee @tyme

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