Annieb222
@annieb222.bsky.social
I acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands we live on & pay respect to all Elders past & present of all First Nations Australians, poet, https://annieb222.com/
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#BornBattleReady
laws came 3 times that night
separated us to question
as if we were in a fight
but it was more a tempestion
of clouded sight
cops mused
next time 1 o y'all is goin' to jail
I'm bleedin' & bruised
& I'm sure they could tell
I'm the 1 being abused
& she's havin' a psychosis spell
laws came 3 times that night
separated us to question
as if we were in a fight
but it was more a tempestion
of clouded sight
cops mused
next time 1 o y'all is goin' to jail
I'm bleedin' & bruised
& I'm sure they could tell
I'm the 1 being abused
& she's havin' a psychosis spell
November 21, 2025 at 4:56 PM
#BornBattleReady
laws came 3 times that night
separated us to question
as if we were in a fight
but it was more a tempestion
of clouded sight
cops mused
next time 1 o y'all is goin' to jail
I'm bleedin' & bruised
& I'm sure they could tell
I'm the 1 being abused
& she's havin' a psychosis spell
laws came 3 times that night
separated us to question
as if we were in a fight
but it was more a tempestion
of clouded sight
cops mused
next time 1 o y'all is goin' to jail
I'm bleedin' & bruised
& I'm sure they could tell
I'm the 1 being abused
& she's havin' a psychosis spell
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#BornBattleReady
ol' bruise don't know
purple's my favorite shade
& I ain't worried with pain
it's outta stones to throw
& from dirt, I was made
now it's time for daily refrain
you'll have to beat me
every time you see me
I won't make it easy
lack of fear keeps me sane
youtu.be/C9TqTQ2g-AQ?...
ol' bruise don't know
purple's my favorite shade
& I ain't worried with pain
it's outta stones to throw
& from dirt, I was made
now it's time for daily refrain
you'll have to beat me
every time you see me
I won't make it easy
lack of fear keeps me sane
youtu.be/C9TqTQ2g-AQ?...
World Without Tears
YouTube video by Lucinda Williams - Topic
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
#BornBattleReady
ol' bruise don't know
purple's my favorite shade
& I ain't worried with pain
it's outta stones to throw
& from dirt, I was made
now it's time for daily refrain
you'll have to beat me
every time you see me
I won't make it easy
lack of fear keeps me sane
youtu.be/C9TqTQ2g-AQ?...
ol' bruise don't know
purple's my favorite shade
& I ain't worried with pain
it's outta stones to throw
& from dirt, I was made
now it's time for daily refrain
you'll have to beat me
every time you see me
I won't make it easy
lack of fear keeps me sane
youtu.be/C9TqTQ2g-AQ?...
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#BornBattleReady
Monday
I let the chainsaw whine
see what it'd say
twas buzzin' along just fine
but toward the end of the day
I'd become a tad complacent
& laid 1 down right quick
not payin' no mind where it went
then I felt it kick
wish my leg could've bent
now it's bruised cuz it took a lick
Monday
I let the chainsaw whine
see what it'd say
twas buzzin' along just fine
but toward the end of the day
I'd become a tad complacent
& laid 1 down right quick
not payin' no mind where it went
then I felt it kick
wish my leg could've bent
now it's bruised cuz it took a lick
November 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
#BornBattleReady
Monday
I let the chainsaw whine
see what it'd say
twas buzzin' along just fine
but toward the end of the day
I'd become a tad complacent
& laid 1 down right quick
not payin' no mind where it went
then I felt it kick
wish my leg could've bent
now it's bruised cuz it took a lick
Monday
I let the chainsaw whine
see what it'd say
twas buzzin' along just fine
but toward the end of the day
I'd become a tad complacent
& laid 1 down right quick
not payin' no mind where it went
then I felt it kick
wish my leg could've bent
now it's bruised cuz it took a lick
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#BornBattleReady #bruise #Poem #Poetry #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity #Sonnet
The Rugged Individual
The Rugged Individual
November 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM
#BornBattleReady #bruise #Poem #Poetry #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity #Sonnet
The Rugged Individual
The Rugged Individual
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My thoughts throb deep purple
Encircled by a bruise
Infused with aches eternal…
Tender to the touch…
Brushed with woes external
Against my internal tenderness
As to feel what wrenches
In the bruise of another…
As to bear what flairs
And to share…
In those painful colors
#BornBattleReady
Encircled by a bruise
Infused with aches eternal…
Tender to the touch…
Brushed with woes external
Against my internal tenderness
As to feel what wrenches
In the bruise of another…
As to bear what flairs
And to share…
In those painful colors
#BornBattleReady
November 22, 2025 at 5:47 PM
My thoughts throb deep purple
Encircled by a bruise
Infused with aches eternal…
Tender to the touch…
Brushed with woes external
Against my internal tenderness
As to feel what wrenches
In the bruise of another…
As to bear what flairs
And to share…
In those painful colors
#BornBattleReady
Encircled by a bruise
Infused with aches eternal…
Tender to the touch…
Brushed with woes external
Against my internal tenderness
As to feel what wrenches
In the bruise of another…
As to bear what flairs
And to share…
In those painful colors
#BornBattleReady
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Well it’s Saturday
& I’m bruising
Little bit more
But I coloured them
Pink & gold
Got them tattooed
With flowers
Telling a different story
While bruises inside
Keep on being coloured
All shades of pain
But that’s ok
Coz the sky’s still a freedom blue
#bornbattleready
& I’m bruising
Little bit more
But I coloured them
Pink & gold
Got them tattooed
With flowers
Telling a different story
While bruises inside
Keep on being coloured
All shades of pain
But that’s ok
Coz the sky’s still a freedom blue
#bornbattleready
November 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Well it’s Saturday
& I’m bruising
Little bit more
But I coloured them
Pink & gold
Got them tattooed
With flowers
Telling a different story
While bruises inside
Keep on being coloured
All shades of pain
But that’s ok
Coz the sky’s still a freedom blue
#bornbattleready
& I’m bruising
Little bit more
But I coloured them
Pink & gold
Got them tattooed
With flowers
Telling a different story
While bruises inside
Keep on being coloured
All shades of pain
But that’s ok
Coz the sky’s still a freedom blue
#bornbattleready
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"Harm"
I cried at the skies
Inside of my eyes
Tears came down
No sound around
Bruises nowhere
Hidden inside me
Never did I proclaim
To be a soldier of war
I woke up to silence
It gave me a chill
Everything uncomfortable
Like I'd been given the wrong pill
#BormBattleReady #bruise #qrt
I cried at the skies
Inside of my eyes
Tears came down
No sound around
Bruises nowhere
Hidden inside me
Never did I proclaim
To be a soldier of war
I woke up to silence
It gave me a chill
Everything uncomfortable
Like I'd been given the wrong pill
#BormBattleReady #bruise #qrt
November 22, 2025 at 8:28 PM
"Harm"
I cried at the skies
Inside of my eyes
Tears came down
No sound around
Bruises nowhere
Hidden inside me
Never did I proclaim
To be a soldier of war
I woke up to silence
It gave me a chill
Everything uncomfortable
Like I'd been given the wrong pill
#BormBattleReady #bruise #qrt
I cried at the skies
Inside of my eyes
Tears came down
No sound around
Bruises nowhere
Hidden inside me
Never did I proclaim
To be a soldier of war
I woke up to silence
It gave me a chill
Everything uncomfortable
Like I'd been given the wrong pill
#BormBattleReady #bruise #qrt
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'Twas a day
Living in infamy
Sky like a bruise
How didn't you see
Sky wanting to cry
So did I
For humanity
Though I had no idea why
Melancholy blanketed the land
Yet no one raised a hand
To help it come alive again
It's said the wages of sin...
Is death
#BornBattleReady
Living in infamy
Sky like a bruise
How didn't you see
Sky wanting to cry
So did I
For humanity
Though I had no idea why
Melancholy blanketed the land
Yet no one raised a hand
To help it come alive again
It's said the wages of sin...
Is death
#BornBattleReady
November 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
'Twas a day
Living in infamy
Sky like a bruise
How didn't you see
Sky wanting to cry
So did I
For humanity
Though I had no idea why
Melancholy blanketed the land
Yet no one raised a hand
To help it come alive again
It's said the wages of sin...
Is death
#BornBattleReady
Living in infamy
Sky like a bruise
How didn't you see
Sky wanting to cry
So did I
For humanity
Though I had no idea why
Melancholy blanketed the land
Yet no one raised a hand
To help it come alive again
It's said the wages of sin...
Is death
#BornBattleReady
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November 21, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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November 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Voting poll will remain open until 5pm EST tomorrow.
VoV will be announced Wednesday, along with the next prompt word of their choosing.
Every poet here was #BornBattleReady. Thank you so much for choosing to battle alongside us!
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VoV will be announced Wednesday, along with the next prompt word of their choosing.
Every poet here was #BornBattleReady. Thank you so much for choosing to battle alongside us!
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#BornBattleReady — RETROGRADE
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November 17, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Voting poll will remain open until 5pm EST tomorrow.
VoV will be announced Wednesday, along with the next prompt word of their choosing.
Every poet here was #BornBattleReady. Thank you so much for choosing to battle alongside us!
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VoV will be announced Wednesday, along with the next prompt word of their choosing.
Every poet here was #BornBattleReady. Thank you so much for choosing to battle alongside us!
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November 17, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Jamey Boelhower (via X)
November 17, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Jamey Boelhower (via X)
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November 17, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Miriel Serindae (via X)
November 17, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Miriel Serindae (via X)
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Ghostcat (via X)
November 17, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Ghostcat (via X)
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#BornBattleReady
they gradin' on a curve
up ahead
the road grader over negotiates a swerve
now the operator's dead
I struggle on up the hill
down shift into retrograde
pop a jagged pill
then slick it back
like flat top's butch wax
pomade
drive straight thru the walls, no skill
no escalade
they gradin' on a curve
up ahead
the road grader over negotiates a swerve
now the operator's dead
I struggle on up the hill
down shift into retrograde
pop a jagged pill
then slick it back
like flat top's butch wax
pomade
drive straight thru the walls, no skill
no escalade
November 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM
#BornBattleReady
they gradin' on a curve
up ahead
the road grader over negotiates a swerve
now the operator's dead
I struggle on up the hill
down shift into retrograde
pop a jagged pill
then slick it back
like flat top's butch wax
pomade
drive straight thru the walls, no skill
no escalade
they gradin' on a curve
up ahead
the road grader over negotiates a swerve
now the operator's dead
I struggle on up the hill
down shift into retrograde
pop a jagged pill
then slick it back
like flat top's butch wax
pomade
drive straight thru the walls, no skill
no escalade
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Retrograde
When things
get brighter
I sometimes
go retrograde
and fall into the gap
between now
and then
The way
you hold space
for me
when I do
inspires me
to hold this space
for me, too
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#BornBattleReady - retrograde
#BlueSkyArtShow - bright
#WritingCommunity #poetry
When things
get brighter
I sometimes
go retrograde
and fall into the gap
between now
and then
The way
you hold space
for me
when I do
inspires me
to hold this space
for me, too
---
#BornBattleReady - retrograde
#BlueSkyArtShow - bright
#WritingCommunity #poetry
November 14, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Retrograde
When things
get brighter
I sometimes
go retrograde
and fall into the gap
between now
and then
The way
you hold space
for me
when I do
inspires me
to hold this space
for me, too
---
#BornBattleReady - retrograde
#BlueSkyArtShow - bright
#WritingCommunity #poetry
When things
get brighter
I sometimes
go retrograde
and fall into the gap
between now
and then
The way
you hold space
for me
when I do
inspires me
to hold this space
for me, too
---
#BornBattleReady - retrograde
#BlueSkyArtShow - bright
#WritingCommunity #poetry
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#BornBattleReady (retrograde)
#vss365 #science
#TankaThursday (cellar)
back in the cellar
that science forgot about
is who I once was
and that joker wants me dead
so I don't do retrograde
youtu.be/YJEAEc4_Phk?...
#vss365 #science
#TankaThursday (cellar)
back in the cellar
that science forgot about
is who I once was
and that joker wants me dead
so I don't do retrograde
youtu.be/YJEAEc4_Phk?...
Chase the Feeling
YouTube video by Kris Kristofferson - Topic
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 3:43 PM
#BornBattleReady (retrograde)
#vss365 #science
#TankaThursday (cellar)
back in the cellar
that science forgot about
is who I once was
and that joker wants me dead
so I don't do retrograde
youtu.be/YJEAEc4_Phk?...
#vss365 #science
#TankaThursday (cellar)
back in the cellar
that science forgot about
is who I once was
and that joker wants me dead
so I don't do retrograde
youtu.be/YJEAEc4_Phk?...
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#BornBattleReady #vss365
she often thought I was her son
that died
in 1951
on the dementia side
of Alzheimer's, locked in #retrograde
silly as a child
eyes, dangerous & wild
is it gasoline or lemonade
now she's riled
as by her own memory her mind's defiled
seeking #transport to the grave
she often thought I was her son
that died
in 1951
on the dementia side
of Alzheimer's, locked in #retrograde
silly as a child
eyes, dangerous & wild
is it gasoline or lemonade
now she's riled
as by her own memory her mind's defiled
seeking #transport to the grave
November 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
#BornBattleReady #vss365
she often thought I was her son
that died
in 1951
on the dementia side
of Alzheimer's, locked in #retrograde
silly as a child
eyes, dangerous & wild
is it gasoline or lemonade
now she's riled
as by her own memory her mind's defiled
seeking #transport to the grave
she often thought I was her son
that died
in 1951
on the dementia side
of Alzheimer's, locked in #retrograde
silly as a child
eyes, dangerous & wild
is it gasoline or lemonade
now she's riled
as by her own memory her mind's defiled
seeking #transport to the grave
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Brain swings #retrograde
Beneath the moons shadow
Something awakens
Can’t swallow one’s own gulp
What to do with each faltering step
It’s a memory from yesterday
Might be strong but it’s hiding
Truth be told today’s far from brave
#BornBattleReady
Beneath the moons shadow
Something awakens
Can’t swallow one’s own gulp
What to do with each faltering step
It’s a memory from yesterday
Might be strong but it’s hiding
Truth be told today’s far from brave
#BornBattleReady
November 14, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Brain swings #retrograde
Beneath the moons shadow
Something awakens
Can’t swallow one’s own gulp
What to do with each faltering step
It’s a memory from yesterday
Might be strong but it’s hiding
Truth be told today’s far from brave
#BornBattleReady
Beneath the moons shadow
Something awakens
Can’t swallow one’s own gulp
What to do with each faltering step
It’s a memory from yesterday
Might be strong but it’s hiding
Truth be told today’s far from brave
#BornBattleReady
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November 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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November 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Memories in retrograde
Some things best
Left to fade
Others best left
To blaze
Burning bridges
Watching from ridges
Smelling smoke
Leaping hopes
Standing clear
Nothing to fear
Making it here
Mind over matter
Leaving sadder
Leaping clear
#BornBattleReady
Some things best
Left to fade
Others best left
To blaze
Burning bridges
Watching from ridges
Smelling smoke
Leaping hopes
Standing clear
Nothing to fear
Making it here
Mind over matter
Leaving sadder
Leaping clear
#BornBattleReady
November 14, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Memories in retrograde
Some things best
Left to fade
Others best left
To blaze
Burning bridges
Watching from ridges
Smelling smoke
Leaping hopes
Standing clear
Nothing to fear
Making it here
Mind over matter
Leaving sadder
Leaping clear
#BornBattleReady
Some things best
Left to fade
Others best left
To blaze
Burning bridges
Watching from ridges
Smelling smoke
Leaping hopes
Standing clear
Nothing to fear
Making it here
Mind over matter
Leaving sadder
Leaping clear
#BornBattleReady
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November 14, 2025 at 2:32 PM