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“In Honour of our third anniversary, Put It To Rest curated submissions based on the highest views.” — @matters_poetry https://t.co/OPNqQqrGnY #poetry #mentalhealth #submissions #writers #newsletter

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@PutItToRest1 is happy to announce that Nolcha Fox ("We Didn't Know") and Lindsay Soberano Wilson ("I Was Going To Be That Mom, You Know") have been nominated for the Best of the Net for Poetry 2023-2024! #poetry

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Breaking Up With the Cobalt Blues: Poems for Healing https://t.co/SgDJNOLHxZ #Amazon via @Amazon #poetry #canadianpoetry

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Life Is Like A Bar of Soap https://t.co/NkztuwmIWt
Sometimes life is like a bar
of soap, all hopped up on
hope; smooth and stride,
fresh with zest, slippery against
your chest because yes I must #poetry

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“Jewel takes listeners on a tour of her heart through each chorus: from racism, homophobia, antisemitism, bullying, slut-shaming, and intolerance, to a place where society goes to escape all forms of hate.” — @matters_poetry https://t.co/c9ICWDnafJ #antisemitism #jewel

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“I was going to be that mom, you know
now I guess I’m just the only mom you will ever know.” — @matters_poetry https://t.co/RAP1JzqFEd

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“You’re praying, you’re fasting, you are writing down the prophecies–you are keeping track, you are crying(you don’t have to, lol) but you know deep down that it’s not more information that can help you move forward. It’s patience…” — Bolanlejesu Akinola https://t.co/XqQh8kAItK

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“I want to bathe in
Sweet-smelling, bitter-tasting
Cold brew, attracting flies,
Moldy when that last sip remains at the bottom
For days while I fall asleep,
Caffeine infecting me, crashing energy again and again,” — Chris Taylor https://t.co/cqZXvcaUNZ

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“Maybe you don’t think that our youth mental health crisis has anything to do with the lessons of the Holocaust, but, as a teacher of teenagers and a third-generation Holocaust survivor, I see the world differently.” — @matters_poetry https://t.co/Jy0c2Lw2Ru

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Maybe you don’t think that our youth mental health crisis has anything to do with the lessons of the Holocaust, but, as a teacher of teenagers and a third-generation Holocaust survivor, I see the world differently.@matters_poetry https://t.co/FvS0cUhW1F #mentalhealth #Holocaust

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“The last time I was happy was when I was just thirteen
Innocent, young, but bullied behind the school gates
And now I can’t even fathom how much things have changed” — callmecrazy https://t.co/8Oncy0E88m #poem

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“Some poems are born to shine
Some poems are born to run and hide” — @matters_poetry https://t.co/dPpibogVzk

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“turning my wheel to talk of gratitude
the likes of which only exists in journals” — @Homecoming_poet https://t.co/PYD93F4zIn #poetry #mentalhealth

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“I don’t know why
it’s sometimes quiet sometimes loud
more often than not it seems forbidden
and remains hidden” — @Homecoming_poet https://t.co/VgUcm15Xrg #poetry #mentalhealth

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“Mental exhaustion,
my will presses a bony shoulder
against Sisyphus’s boulder
stuck in mud.” — Theodore McDowell https://t.co/K6IiK9zVN7 #poetry #mentalhealth

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“But then today I didn’t just think — I talked. I let myself talk about you. I talked only a while about the impact you had on my life. I told my students.” — @matters_poetry https://t.co/1FLxVWXhqb #poem #prosepoem #mentalhealth

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“— Strange to look at strangers
And wonder
If I’d be where they are now
Had I only stayed sane
For just a bit more time
If I had only held on
Like the strong…” — NEBOH https://t.co/uCQF9JyVFD #poetry #mentalhealth

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“yes, sometimes,
mom’s gotta do what mom’s gotta do
and this small picture of her life
does not define her
as you tweet out virtue signals.” — @matters_poetry https://t.co/w250Cg8gI7

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@DoubleDownNews The most documented genocide???? LOL !!!!!!
IT'S CALLED SELF DEFENCE

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“I’m back to feeling like I have to do it all on my own.
Like my opinion and feelings don’t matter,
Like what I want and need doesn’t matter.” — @KM_Amazeballs https://t.co/MxhOleoZSJ