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HM Violet

HM Violet

Writer-thinker-empath-friend. I reach a fork in the road and build a bridge between both paths ☀️

240
Writings
145
Followers
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HM Violet

HM Violet

Writer-thinker-empath-friend. I reach a fork in the road and build a bridge between both paths ☀️

240
Writings
145
Followers
57
Following
Still Learning to Land

HM Violet

1 min read

I didn't realize it was happening, to be honest. Well, no, I - I guess it's more accurate to say I didn't realize its severity. I didn't understand the speed at which I was launching, the strength with which I was gripping the grocery bags. I didn't notice my knee twisting, my left hand uselessly groping the air.


All I knew was that the stairwell had shifted unexpectedly. Walled frames had someh...

Poetry

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Mortal & Shattered

HM Violet

1 min read

I am but a mortal

A breath, and I am broken

Moving me from eloquence

To pains that are unspoken


I am but a mortal

Who yearns to be complete

And yet, today I’m pieces

Scattered at my feet...

Poetry

3
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The Smirk Is Mightier

HM Violet

1 min read

The more you know

The higher your brow


Beneath your smirk, so rouge

Is an ego ready to gouge


Every skeptic, every one

Who takes a controverting tone


You brand as a demon

Sour face, lips tasting lemon


I pity you, your sneer abounds

You cannot teach you only wound...

Poetry

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Abnormal Antecedents

HM Violet

1 min read

"A gold-throated turtleneck?"


*"It was the style back then."


"You sure? It's sleeveless."


*"All the honeys loved me."


"If you say so... And this? It's a-"


*"Fur tutu."


Nose flare. "I assume there's a story behind this."


*"You asked for inspiration, so here it is."


Shrug.


*"Ah! Yes. Handle that one with care. It's the world's tiniest banjo."


"Functional?"


*"If you grow out your pinkie...

Humour

1
5
What The Moon Watches

HM Violet

1 min read

His cares fall on fields

Searching for the winter fox

Thiever of his gaze


He will rest and rise

Silver as the one he loves

Yet his heart is blue...

Poetry

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Anonymous Pt2

HM Violet

4 min read

Fact: Flying fish can take to the air at 37 mph.


Shhhhh. DD! I hear something.


Jrrr, jrrr, jrrr…Click


Creeeeeak.


“Alriiiight!” exclaims a debatably east coast accent from around the corner. “The key still works.”


Post an anxious glance at Jawafra, you rake papery fingers through your lengthy hair, taking care to cover your e- I mean, your face. You pull white-framed spectacles from your le...

Fantasy

YA fiction

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Bedtime

HM Violet

1 min read

Hail, hail, hail

and

laud, laud, laud


They said I couldn't do it

And most times they weren't wrong


Had a dream in my heart

Had emails to return

But I closed my fat inbox

Said, "you're not my concern!"


Praise, praise, praise

and

cheer, cheer, cheer


I silenced my thoughts

I said, "Get outta here!"


I cleaned all the dishes

And turned out the lights

Though my want to play Two Dots

sure put up...

Humour

Poetry

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DD's Interlude

HM Violet

2 min read

All your friends are dead. So far, the only common denominator is you.


Not following, DD? Sit up straight. Pay attention. I will only tell you this once more today.


Deaths drift upward. Like peach-colored steam from boiling creativity. Up, up, up they go, all abandoned thoughts and dashed dreams...all murdered imaginary friends...


And then there’s you. DD. The exception to the rule.


Imagina...

Fantasy

YA fiction

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Sequoia

HM Violet

1 min read

I claw my way to knowledge

like roots dig through the earth

searching for a nourishment

surrounded by the dirt


Shallow thoughts won’t satisfy

Guesses will not soothe

Every time I close my eyes

my passion’s left to brood


I must thank my environment

even though it stains my clothes

Every worm and mineral

contributes to my growth


The deeper the roots

The taller the tree

The taller my thoug...

Poetry

1
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I'll Go Outside Tomorrow

HM Violet

1 min read

Rain, rain, come and stay

I'm so glad you showed today

In this book I've made headway

Turns out, the crook was the valet!


Rain, rain, come and stay

Yes, I know it's Arbor Day

While everyone races outside

I'm reeling from the surprise!...

Poetry

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