JMariah has been writing and publishing poetry for more than 40 years; her first published poem appeared in Spear Magazine when she was 9 years old. She writes in a variety of different styles, including free verse and blank verse, but prefers rhyme. She has had poems published in poetry magazines, anthologies and newsletters. She is the author of 7 books,5 of which are poetry.
there's a hole where a future fell in,
and there's a knot that tightens
in a stomach.
a head tilts forward
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I’m consumed by a raging sadness
that like a fire burns within,
searing scars left behind from memories
of a love over-shadowed by sin.
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