Poems from bprater

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My name is B. N. Prater. I'm a freshman in college with a passion for writing. I aspire to become a published author sometime after I graduate.I also enjoy writing poetry. It allows me to break from writing near 5 to 600 words every day and just express myself in a compact, and often beautiful way.
Words hurtMore so thanA stick and a stone. Words hurtThey tear us downAnd strip us bare. Words hurtWhen will the world learn?When someone...
Drown my sorrows In a bucket filled to the brim With my tears Of pain.
Along with the wind My mind flows As a cool breeze Kisses my cheek And bright, colorful leaves Fill my eyes Such a beautiful sight Within...
My heart beats fastAs the tears cascade downStaining my paperWith utter disappointmentFrom shattered hope. My muscles tenseWith violent...
I’m not perfectI’m not very smartI know I’m differentBut I don’t careBecause I want toChange the worldAnd I’m not goingTo stand aroundLike...

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