Poetry

  • Heavier

    The ink was heavy when first it bled, A silent mark, a prayer unsaid. But now it pulls upon my skin- Each line a name I hold within. No letters carved, no dates to trace, Just echoes of laughter time can’t erase. Your cross grew too heavy, I’ll carry it from here, Through all of

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  • You, In Every Sense

    You, In Every Sense

    Even as the senses fall silent—no stars, no wind, no song—love endures, unshaken. This is a poem for the quiet moments, where touch and memory speak louder than sound, and where the heart sees what the eyes no longer can.

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  • More Than Stone

    More Than Stone

    “Tears that remain in the body are poisonous. It is only when they touch air and skin that they become a healing balm. Tears heal— as long as we allow ourselves to cry.”

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  • Fall In

    Fall In

    This morning I had a dream and I woke up crying. Even as I write this, I can’t stop them from flowing. I can’t believe how much time has passed, how much I’ve changed, and how much I miss my old battles. I don’t miss the youth, but the friends—the family I made along the

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  • Love Persevering

    Love Persevering

    And here you are again, resting your back against me Comfortable in my embrace, just how things used to be. On top of a mountain, in a quiet place, out of the way Where few are bound to tread, off any trail, is where I stay. We climbed up here, in days that have long

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  • Welcome to The Tragic Quill

    Hello, dear readers and fellow travelers— Welcome to The Tragic Quill, a place where ink flows with love and tragedy, where shadows dance with light, and where every story is a step closer to understanding the human heart. I am Osiris Reapor, an aspiring author who writes with the hope of reaching deep into the souls

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