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C.M. Sheppard

C.M. Sheppard

Writing make brain go brrrr

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C.M. Sheppard

C.M. Sheppard

Writing make brain go brrrr

91
Writings
54
Followers
2
Following
Summer

C.M. Sheppard

1 min read

The sun shines its fiery gaze

As soft feet dance atop blistering sands

Relief comes in the form of an oceans wave

Sizzling skin seeks refuge under umbrella shade

As the sun refuses to fade

Its plain to see

That the heat of the day

Is here to stay

...

Poetry

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Among A Cluster Of Stars
Top 10

C.M. Sheppard

3 min read

Out in a field in the middle of Wyoming, a father and daughter lie underneath the stars. Every star is shining just as bright as the next.

“I’ve never seen the stars this bright before,” says the daughter. “It’s beautiful.”

It was a significant change from the skies of Los Angeles, California.

“That’s because there’s no light pollution. The only light out here is the moon and the stars,” says ...

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The Show Must Go On
Top 10

C.M. Sheppard

1 min read

Who is the author

Of this never-ending play

What act are we on


All the world’s a stage

Your role not yet decided

What part will you play


Are you an extra

Or are you cast as the lead

How bright will you shine


A word of advice

Everyone is a critic

Don’t take it to heart


Once you’re six feet deep

There won’t be a curtain call

The show must go on...

Poetry

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Abused
Top 10

C.M. Sheppard

1 min read

Suffering sad eyes

Follow him around the room

Pleading him to stop


Windows to the soul

Shattered battered and beaten

Shades of black and blue


Bleeding tears stream down

He can change she knows he can

Mascara covered


He bought her flowers

“I’m sorry” he would tell her

“I had a bad day”


She saw in his eyes

His empty and hollow eyes

He didn’t mean it


Heading for the door

She’s been abused lo...

Poetry

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Keep Turning
Top 10

C.M. Sheppard

1 min read

Stuck inside this maze

You turn left and you turn right

Just keep on turning


You will get out soon

If you just keep on turning

Can you see the end


You can’t see the end

Why are the walls closing in

I said keep turning


Put your trust in me

I know what is best for you

Just don’t stop turning


You can’t take control

Going straight is a dead end

Why’d you stop turning


I won’t lead you astray

I ...

Poetry

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Metamorphosis
Top 10

C.M. Sheppard

3 min read

Egg


Michael Strom was born on February 15, 1945. His mother, Johanna Strom, was loving and attentive. She tried her hardest to raise him to be a smart, kind, and gentle man. But his father, Ernest Strom, was a bitter, miserable, drunk man. Ernest openly abused his wife in front of his son. Both physically and emotionally. His son was destined to be just like him.


Growing up, Michael tried to en...

Action & adventure

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Coming Home
Winner - 1st

C.M. Sheppard

1 min read

Through a sea of stars

We would wander aimlessly

Endless universe


Hand in hand we went

Showering in meteors

Drinking from the moon


A Milky Way swim

Us riding on shooting stars

Happy forever


An abrupt ending

An unexpected blackhole

Ripping you from me


Alone I wander

Searching endlessly for you

I can’t be without


I am at the end

Alone I sit on the edge

My feet dangling off


You were my who...

Poetry

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Soldier of Fortune
Winner - 3rd

C.M. Sheppard

4 min read

Sgt. Cortez’s body dropped to the ground with a thud. I run out from behind the crumbled wall and begin to pull him to safety. There is a sniper in the bell tower. How did we miss that? A bullet whizzes right past my ear as I pull Sgt. Cortez behind the wall.


“Pvt. Henny take these documents, get them back to headquarters. You must keep them safe. In it are the coordinates of dozens of Nazi dea...

Action & adventure

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