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      <title>poetry board by Cathy Nguyen</title>
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      <description>hopelessly romantic vibe, not the best but i&#39;m trying to improve haha. I wrote A LOT of these for fun so enjoy some of my best works yet!!</description>
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      <pubDate>2022-12-09 01:46:11 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Neptune</title>
         <author>nghcathy</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/nghcathy/poetry/wish/2415064244</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>7/10/22<br>my aged telescope</div><div>reach out the sky, look for your blue</div><div>bare naked eyes</div><div>dark secret truth under white ice.</div><div><br></div><div>frozen flesh and bones</div><div>build a kingdom with your lonely throne</div><div>you’re on your own</div><div>since you’ve been born.</div><div><br></div><div>oh dear my Neptune</div><div>your beauty is not wrack nor ruined</div><div>my sanguine moon</div><div>my solar noon.</div><div><br>you wear silverly rings</div><div>early summer until late spring</div><div>aura-ing light</div><div>far from my sight.<br><br></div><div>short day in long year</div><div>spend all your life coping with fear</div><div>clear crystal tears</div><div>it’s okay dear.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-12-09 01:49:15 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Left.</title>
         <author>nghcathy</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/nghcathy/poetry/wish/2415066597</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>14/7/22</div><div><br></div><div>I was the girl believed your eyes</div><div>Was that same girl, crushed by your lies</div><div>Every night, you held me tight</div><div>But then it's you, left me aside.</div><div>Wiping my tears, then made me cry</div><div>Covered your act by sick wicked lies</div><div>Promised to god won't leave my side</div><div>Now you're gone, tears left my eyes.</div><div>Closing my eyes, oh there you are</div><div>open my eyes, sparkly stars</div><div>cigar we shared, below the dark</div><div>my once healed heart, is full of scars.</div><div>Locked your eyes, I saw all you</div><div>Now lock your eyes, i see just blues</div><div>You were the guy, I fantasized</div><div>Looking at you, I memorized.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-12-09 01:52:13 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>thu Hà Nội </title>
         <author>nghcathy</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/nghcathy/poetry/wish/2415069906</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>ft Khanh Phuong<br>24/7/22<br><br>vẫn chưa tới mùa đông, lại chỉ còn hơi lạnh</div><div>lòng tràn đầy vết cắt, vì chiếc băng anh cài</div><div>vẫn đó hàng mi dài, ở đâu hai dòng nước</div><div>dù ở ngay phía trước, lại cả thước thương đau.</div><div><br></div><div>hơi ấm trên vai em, vẫn còn đang vương vấn</div><div>trong cơn gió xe lạnh, kìa bóng hình ngoài sân</div><div>tà áo dài êm đềm, tựa như những ánh nắng</div><div>mái tóc đen dịu huyền, cô gái tuổi tròn trăng.</div><div><br></div><div>Trời thu buồn Hà Nội, cứ đến rồi lại đi</div><div>để lại bao kí ức, một tương lai mờ nhạt&nbsp;</div><div>Ngọn lửa nhỏ sáng lên, trong màn đêm tăm tối</div><div>Mối tình em dẫn lối, kết lại bằng đôi môi.</div><div><br></div><div>vẫn đó hạt bụi bạc, bám lên trên màn kính</div><div>em đã từng rất thích bụi hoa cúc trước nhà</div><div>ngày bụi hoa nở ra, là ngày em biến mất</div><div>vầng trăng hay mặt đất, sợi chỉ đỏ còn đây.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>gió nhẹ cuốn theo hồn, mang qua hàng nước mắt</div><div>hỏi trời sao lại bắt anh một mình nơi đây</div><div>đời người thật trớ thay, toàn mưu mô cạm bẫy</div><div>vầng trăng vàng nơi ấy, che phủ dưới tầng mây.</div><div><br></div><div>tà áo pha vệt đỏ, in sâu mãi trong lòng</div><div>biển xanh sóng ào ạt, em một mình khoảng không</div><div>dù đưa hai tay ra, chỉ nhặt được không khí</div><div>tình yêu hay lí trí, anh nguyện chọn mình em.<br><br></div><div>ngày mắt ta chạm nhau, con tim anh nở rộ</div><div>giờ mắt ta chạm nhau, trái tim anh héo tàn</div><div>một mình đến dự tang, về với bao nước mắt</div><div>ngày đời anh tắt nắng, là lúc em rời đi.</div><div><br></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-12-09 01:56:03 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>unreachable.</title>
         <author>nghcathy</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/nghcathy/poetry/wish/2415076435</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>11/4/2022<br><br></div><div>Will I ever be your princess</div><div>Or nothing but a mistress</div><div>your heart beats, you're heartless</div><div>cruelly stabbed me in the chest.</div><div>our gazes meet, you quickly look away</div><div>leave me faded alone in your dark empty room</div><div>i wear a silly costume, hand holding a champagne</div><div>but i know for a fact you'll never look at me again.</div><div>in my dream you still appear everyday</div><div>you look like what i imagine, holding a bouquet</div><div>and now real life world sounds like nightmare</div><div>since i’m nothing but only your affair.</div><div>one day if I die</div><div>i really want to see you cry</div><div>don’t care if it’s hell or paradise</div><div>cause all i want to see are those turquoise eyes.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-12-09 02:03:22 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>side character</title>
         <author>nghcathy</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/nghcathy/poetry/wish/2418187791</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>13/12/22<br><br>I won’t survive if there's an apocalypse</div><div>i’m no main character in those film</div><div>you will be saved though</div><div>because you matter more than me.</div><div>without you, i’m no one</div><div>none of them will wait for me</div><div>they will for you though</div><div>as long as i’m with you, i’m saved.&nbsp;</div><div>i’m crying as i’m writing this</div><div>but you’ve always have it easy</div><div>i’m no stranger in your life</div><div>still, i envy you, i really do.</div><div>you do things so effortless</div><div>how is that even possible</div><div>you’re just so wholesome it’s strange</div><div>i could never be as kind as you.</div><div>what’re the differences between us</div><div>we are both human beings</div><div>but you're always being valued more than me</div><div>no matter how hard i tried.</div><div>perhaps it’s me being immature</div><div>but isn’t it normal to have those feelings</div><div>i bet you wouldn’t like that, would you</div><div>you are too good for that.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-12-12 18:13:42 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>proposal scenario </title>
         <author>nghcathy</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/nghcathy/poetry/wish/2427981968</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>23/12/22</div><div>You wore your best suit</div><div>mouth mumbling familiar tunes</div><div>asking me if am I ready</div><div>I’m not, I never will be.</div><div>you are now on your knee</div><div>hands reaching your pocket<br>and I can't bear this&nbsp;<br>1<br>2<br>3<br>i'm sorry<br>i wrote and cherished our love story<br>but they are just paper with words<br>i walked past you with a knife to my chest<br>you are the one that's bleeding though<br>through your brand new suit<br>through the ink and paper that made up our journey<br>sorry.<br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-12-23 12:20:25 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>strangers with secrets</title>
         <author>nghcathy</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/nghcathy/poetry/wish/2428888972</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>26/12/22<br>we crossed paths, exchanged gazes</div><div>no chat just walked away<br>one stayed, the other splitted<br>that left me with your secrets.</div><div>we were young and stupid</div><div>big laughs between small drinks</div><div>was more than just a fling</div><div>but strangers who shared secrets.</div><div>our old matching bracelets<br>were my best of best friends</div><div>different places, same planet</div><div>we are strangers with secrets.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-12-26 11:01:45 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>a long poem i wrote out of stress from those exams i was taking</title>
         <author>nghcathy</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/nghcathy/poetry/wish/2431259118</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>13/12/22<br>looking up, looking down, taking notes&nbsp;</div><div>revision til midnight</div><div>bad scores</div><div>cry through midnight</div><div>repeat the routine</div><div>what does it mean?</div><div>mistake is key to succeed people said</div><div>but no matter how many keys you find, there’s no door</div><div>you keep thinking of excuses for your scores</div><div>but it’s just you running away from your responsibility</div><div>you keep thinking if you try harder, your scores will improve</div><div>but those are just thoughts and not reality</div><div>you will skip this subject you thought</div><div>but every subject you skip is every chance you loose</div><div>you are so sick of tests</div><div>you want to cry, to vomit, to drop everything&nbsp;</div><div>you want a new life where you can redo everything</div><div>that teacher is still talking</div><div>you don’t listen to them anymore</div><div>their voice are flies to your ears</div><div>zzz</div><div>your eyes feel heavy<br>you feel heavy<br>you hate school.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2023-01-01 18:40:46 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>fortune telling</title>
         <author>nghcathy</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/nghcathy/poetry/wish/2436445261</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>8/1/23<br>I went fortune telling today.</div><div>and as the fortune teller was reading my own future&nbsp;<br>through those sweaty palms&nbsp;</div><div>I can’t stop but wondered&nbsp;</div><div>So it’s my bare hands that will decide my fate?</div><div>So it’s those weird wrinkles will choose my identity,&nbsp;<br>who am i,&nbsp;<br>what is my role in this world,&nbsp;<br>what will I contribute to this society?</div><div>I went fortune telling today.</div><div>The more I know about my future, the more problems i see.</div><div>I'm no protagonist, I'm just here to find answers.<br>but I'm back home with more questions than I've ever had.<br>I went fortune telling today.</div><div>The more bucks I paid,&nbsp;<br>the better picture I see</div><div>But all I saw was just me,&nbsp;<br>standing alone,&nbsp;<br>facing a rotten world.&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2023-01-07 18:06:05 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>was never meant for her</title>
         <author>nghcathy</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/nghcathy/poetry/wish/2443961983</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>14/1/23<br>the shared reel that was never meant for her,&nbsp;</div><div>being pushed out, not together</div><div>walking with ghost, talking alone</div><div>called it a trio, but she’s on her own.</div><div>even if she doesn't get the inside jokes.&nbsp;</div><div>she knows she should be pleased&nbsp;<br>the silver looks good on her,<br>however she craves the gold of that trophy</div><div>the trophy that was never meant for her.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2023-01-13 19:00:00 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>crush</title>
         <author>nghcathy</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/nghcathy/poetry/wish/2531401085</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>26/3/23</div><div>the moment i laid my eyes on you</div><div>and suddenly you are every song i listen to&nbsp;<br>another scenario right before i fall asleep</div><div>and again, there's you in my dream</div><div>i love you too much it isn't up for debate&nbsp;</div><div>everyday I pray just to be near you</div><div>but you are just a hopeless little crush</div><div>because we all know reality crushes</div><div>why does the truth always hurt?</div><div>even though i would burn for you</div><div>you will never noticed, never cared<br>i guess that's why life is never fair</div><div>honestly you know what, nevermind</div><div>since you will never be mine.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2023-03-25 17:51:20 UTC</pubDate>
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         <author>nghcathy</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/nghcathy/poetry/wish/2580266618</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>having choices complicate things<br>it breaks relationships<br>it breaks her.<br>she gets along great<br>but not too great where she is in the priority<br>is she being petty or just normal jealousy?<br>oh please...<br>crying for help<br>refuse help<br>wanting attention&nbsp;<br>reject them<br>what's wrong with her?<br>is it their fault?<br>she would never be good enough.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2023-05-06 12:03:10 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>miss you in my dream</title>
         <author>nghcathy</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/nghcathy/poetry/wish/2702400351</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>12/9/23<br><br>i dreamed of you today&nbsp;</div><div>and in my dream</div><div>i still felt the same euphoric feeling with you lying by my side</div><div>we giggled and talked about the simplest thing</div><div>but even if it's simple, with you i would never be bored</div><div>we didn't hug or kiss</div><div>but oh my why did my heart skip a beat</div><div>why did i dumbly smile like a little kid</div><div>but then you stood up</div><div>left me alone</div><div>it's the empty feeling again</div><div>fill up the room</div><div>i woke up</div><div>and i miss you</div><div>i miss you</div><div>i miss you so much u couldn't imagine</div><div>i'm living my life like it's nothing</div><div>but at night</div><div>its me and you in my thoughts</div><div>you interfere every of my dream</div><div>just a glance</div><div>just a feeling</div><div>just a non existent scent.</div><div><br></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2023-09-13 16:12:59 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>where are you.</title>
         <author>nghcathy</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/nghcathy/poetry/wish/2702403253</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>13/9/23<br><br><em>day 85</em></div><div>i'm watching the movie you told me about</div><div>again,</div><div>i regret not asking you your favorite scene</div><div>this movie is supposed to be funny</div><div>why am i crying so much?</div><div><br><br></div><div><em>day 254</em></div><div>a girl asked me out today</div><div>but in her eyes, i see myself missing you</div><div>and in a distance, sometimes,</div><div>just sometimes</div><div>i would catch a glimpse of you,</div><div>of us.</div><div><br><br></div><div><em>day 576</em></div><div>m sitting here eating our favorite food</div><div>but,</div><div>there's no scent of you anymore.</div><div>i miss the constant giggle,&nbsp;</div><div>i miss the hugs,</div><div>the kisses,</div><div>why do i feel so empty?</div><div><br><br></div><div><em>day 890</em></div><div>it's our annual anniversary today,</div><div>i just bought your favorite cake from the store</div><div>where are you?</div><div>i'm blowing the candles</div><div>you are the wind that wiped the fire away</div><div>are you here with me?</div><div><br><br></div><div><em>day 1000</em></div><div>i dreamed about you again;</div><div>i don't know what's real what's not anymore</div><div>it's so familiar for me</div><div>i've seen this scene too much</div><div>with you coming to me,</div><div>saying hi what's my name</div><div>and i just</div><div>cried,</div><div>like a little child.</div><div><br><br></div><div>and even if i live t'il millions days later</div><div>my life already stopped when you left me,</div><div>haha!</div><div>funny,</div><div>you told me to meet new people</div><div>but they all see me as a grumpy middle age man</div><div>i couldn't careless though,</div><div>because without you</div><div>i'm</div><div>just existing.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2023-09-13 16:14:48 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>snow white</title>
         <author>nghcathy</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/nghcathy/poetry/wish/2702424879</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>30/6/23<br><br></div><div>you asked me trick or treat</div><div>i picked treat but then got tricked</div><div>is it that hard for you to commit?</div><div>you turned me back into a clueless kid.</div><div>the poisonous apple you fed me</div><div>you made me drop on my knees</div><div>i can't move&nbsp;</div><div>i can't stop&nbsp;</div><div>i begged for your fogiveness as you laughed it out.</div><div>before i decide to let you go</div><div>you left me out there in the cold</div><div>unpredictable&nbsp;</div><div>unstoppable&nbsp;</div><div>my heart is rotting out with the animals</div><div>thought you are always prince charming</div><div>but&nbsp; your heart can be cold as snow</div><div>in your wrinkled white shirt as you put on a show</div><div>didn't know snow white could be so cruel sometimes.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2023-09-13 16:28:29 UTC</pubDate>
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