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Poetry & Verse by Nicholas Alzate

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Tag: creative writing

Youth

Okay, get out there, get to it, and do it all to the sound of a generation lost.

creative writing, mouththorn, Poem, Poetry, Youth

Survived

My best friend’s dad survived Leukemia. Fought it for two years. Slept in hospital beds for over a year. Lost … More

cancer, creative writing, mouththorn, Poem, Poetry, story, survival

The Other Night

You can only strike with one edge of a sword. No more denying it or speaking against it. I toss … More

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Particular Morning

What a glorious morning you could call this one in particular.   A morning where time stands and has loosened … More

creative writing, Poem, poet, poetics, Poetry

Parenthetical Exercise

Your virtues (burning at the stake) Your pride (suffocating in smoke) Your passion (whittled down to bone) Your humility (in … More

creative writing, mouththorn, Poem, poetics, Poetry

The Memories Are Here

Point out the geographical location. Mark it on the map hanging in your room and figure it into the plans … More

creative writing, mouththorn, Poem, poetics, Poetry

Circles

We talk in circles about love and the way our pulses grow louder near summer’s swell. Where we’ll swelter and … More

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