_{The Horse Phenomena Writers Guild October Poetry Entries}

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_{Thank you to everyone who entered, entries are now closed! Please have a read through and vote for which poem you enjoyed the most.}

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_{Half Horse By Moorfine}

_{One day I woke up and I was half horse!}

_{You know what a problem this would be of course.}

_{When I went to school, my hooves really clopped,}

_{The janitor was very mad, for he had just mopped.}

_{When I was in math, I had to go to the bathroom,}

_{As I walked down the halls I disturbed every classroom!}

_{Now you may think this is funny, but I for one do not,}

_{For when you are half horse….you must learn how to trot!}

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_{Who am I? by Dakiti}

_{I don’t think there are any “trigger” warnings, but it does have a feeling of depression to it and it does have a line about drama/abuse.}

_{Just some backstory; I’m a single mom currently going through a divorce from my narcissistic ex. Things have been rough on my two year old son and I bear the blunt of it all. The bills and how it effects my son –> which turns into how it affects me. It’s been a real struggle and I feel like I’m loosing myself… but I know things will get brighter… at least so I hope… cause deep down, I am a FIGHTER.}

_{1 Am I fighter, a lover, a friend or foe?}

_{2 I’ve been so many things as of late – I do not know.}

_{3 This is something new, I’ve never felt.}

_{4 Hard dealing with the horrific hand I’ve just been dealt.}

_{5 How do I keep up and keep my cool?}

_{6 The entire audience must think me a fool.}

_{7 No matter what, I WILL rise above it all.}

_{8 I’ll overcome and prove those wrong who want to see me fall.}

_{9 In the end – It’ll just be you who has lost.}

_{10 Even though I paid the mental/emotional/physical cost.}

_{11 I want to live free with with no regrets.}

_{12 Past the drama, abuse and all the threats.}

_{13 One day again, I’ll soon be free…}

_{14 I’ll be happy, healthy, and I’ll just be me.}

_{15 For now I’m finding myself day by day.}

_{16 In hopes I wont find myself again in dismay.}

_{17 For now I’m all the above to what was described.}

_{18 And I wont change for no one, no matter the bribe.}

_{19 I am a mom, a warrior, a lover and fighter.}

_{20 I know it’s hard to see now – but the future IS brighter.}

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_{I deal with my grief differently by Saturnia}

_{I wrote this while dealing with my grandfathers death and it was supposed to be more of a spoken word type of poem so it’s a bit repetitive for emphasis.}

_{Potential triggers – grief, death, mourning.}

_{I deal with my grief differently.}

_{I don’t cry, shout, or break down.}

_{I don’t stop and remain motionless, trapped in a pattern of executive dysfunction.}

_{I carry on and I hold my head high.}

_{I weather the storm.}

_{I am the rock, the backbone, the relied upon one.}

_{I stand back, stand quietly, ready to charge when I am needed.}

_{Ready to hold up others who can’t stand for themselves.}

_{I smile, I remember old memories, read old texts.}

_{Quietly. Alone. In my own time.}

_{I pull a jacket from it’s hanger}

_{careful to make sure that no one else cares to claim it}

_{then hold it to my chest, claiming it for myself.}

_{I deal with my grief differently.}

_{I am not the picture of sadness}

_{sobbing while cloaked in black.}

_{I am the wallflower.}

_{Quiet but steady.}

_{Silent but ready.}

_{I deal with my grief differently.}

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_{Apato by Skelletor}

_{The city below swelters through the night}

_{Tiny moons illuminate the grim streets}

_{Standing sentinel, offering their light}

_{I watch from above the realm of concrete.}

_{Framed by my star-lit ap?to window}

_{Listening to lo-fi Tokyo beats.}

_{I take a drag of my smoke, let it go}

_{Out into the stifling midnight air.}

_{He comes again, I watch, he’ll never know.}

_{He pauses at an alley to discuss} 

_{The ominous night with a thin stray cat.} 

_{The only creature to retain his trust.} 

_{From deep within his pockets, he extracts} 

_{Morsels of food, stolen from the market.} 

_{His tant? gleams in the small of his back.} 

_{A good heart, but his colours are scarlet.} 

_{He whispers secrets to his trusted friend.} 

_{He’s lost to the night, seeking a target.} 

_{As the fan turns above me, I pretend} 

_{That I am the guardian of secrets.} 

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Bumping for you!

Thanks beautiful x

One fantastic entry so far! 

I have the perfect entry for this! Gonna be emailing it tomorrow! 

Excited! 

Bump! Need more entries! 

Entry sent in!

My adhd kicked in and I forgot to send the email. Shortening my poem and then sending it in! 

_{Last call for entries! We have really wonderful entries so far, so get yours in soon!}

Excited to read everyone's entries! 

^{Voting is now open!}

Voted! ♥ These are such awesome poems!! It was so hard just to pick just one because they're all so awesome! ♥

These are all so great!! All so unique and individual in creativity----so hard to decide which is "best"! ^^

Bump!

Voted!

Congratulations to Moorfine for her poem, Half Horse! A huge thank you to all who entered!