Poetry & Creative Writing

Dear BPA ‣ Congratulations on your Bridge Ceremony, Bridge Prep 5th and 8th Graders!

Kennedy Samaire

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Dear BPA ‣ Congratulations on your Bridge Ceremony, Bridge Prep 5th and 8th Graders!

Dear BPA, Today is your Bridge Ceremony... Congratulations! You've made it this far in your academic journey and I am so proud of you,...

Kennedy Samaire

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Kennedy's Poetry ‣ In My Dreams

The heart may wander, seeking what it lacks - But wisdom sprouts from life's ethereal cracks.

Kennedy's Poetry ‣ The Mark of Masterpiece

Kennedy Samaire

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Kennedy's Poetry ‣ The Mark of Masterpiece

We were never the type to put a label on it But I felt every beat of your heart when we'd admit That maybe we were meant for more than...

Kennedy Samaire

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Kennedy's Poetry ‣ In the Shadows

You don't even realize but I'm the one who's always by your side you might need me in the daylight but we're separated once we get to...

Kennedy Samaire

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Kennedy's Poetry ‣ Dirty Laundry

And as we mend the fabric of our soul, The threads of forgiveness make us whole.

Event Horizon ‣ My Achilles, you'll always be.

Jenny Penland

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Event Horizon ‣ My Achilles, you'll always be.

Is this what you need to see The empty soul I’ve come to be A heart collapsed to singularity Just a black hole, ever widening Long...

Late Night Dopamine ‣ This is your brain on love.

Jenny Penland

1 min read

Late Night Dopamine ‣ This is your brain on love.

Perhaps a mind's only fine when it pretends. Must be why it always begins again.

Envisage ‣ A broken glance that whispers - never, ever, ever.

Jenny Penland

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Envisage ‣ A broken glance that whispers - never, ever, ever.

Imagine saying no until it excites you; 'til it bores you. Imagine saying no until you can't imagine wasting you breath on the syllable.

Heart Shaped Rain Clouds ‣ how far we go to forget.

Jenny Penland

2 min read

Heart Shaped Rain Clouds ‣ how far we go to forget.

I’ve never much identified with sad. I’ve been hurt and torn and scared. Flippant, anxious, wary. I’ve known the sting of betrayal’s...

Warning Label ‣ The itch you can't scratch out.

Jenny Penland

1 min read

Warning Label ‣ The itch you can't scratch out.

Remind yourself at the end, before I crawl my way in, under your skin.

My Advice? Just Love ‣ Love unabashedly, unconditionally, authentically, and without fear.

Jenny Penland

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My Advice? Just Love ‣ Love unabashedly, unconditionally, authentically, and without fear.

Learning who and what and how to love is a messy, messy process. But the heartaches and mistakes, if learned from, will better you.

Growing Pains ‣ She's my litmus for all others.

Jenny Penland

2 min read

Growing Pains ‣ She's my litmus for all others.

I close my eyes and try to memorize the patterned sound of squeak-creak-squeak-creak, as our chair rocks back and forth atop the uneven wood

A Flame By Any Other Name ‣ The day she learned the difference.

Jenny Penland

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A Flame By Any Other Name ‣ The day she learned the difference.

You know when the train’s comin' - How fast it’s goin’ - And that you’re standin’ - Where it’s headed.

Jenny Penland

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Almost ≠ Enough ‣ Paper Cuts.

There’s this part of me that hungers for the bloodlet. It’s like breaking a bone to set a sprain or lighting a controlled burn to put out...

Soulfire ‣ You're holding all the aces, girl - you've just got to play your cards.

Jenny Penland

2 min read

Soulfire ‣ You're holding all the aces, girl - you've just got to play your cards.

I have always been a cautious person... Someone who errs more towards toeing the water than diving in, head first. So when friends urged...

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