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Black Friday
The stark reality Is that black Friday is aptly named Its a dark day for society Yet society is the one who has made it famed Stampeding...
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Jul 16, 20251 min read


Twilight of My Soul
Originally posted 11/23/16 ©2016 Hannah Quense
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Jul 16, 20251 min read


Poem
From the Archives #2 After reading in one of my high school English classes poem after poem named “Poem”, I came to the conclusion that...
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Jul 16, 20251 min read


Liquid Sweetness
Originally posted 11/16/16 ©2016 Hannah Quense
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Jul 16, 20251 min read


A House Divided
Originally posted 11/10/16 ©2016 Hannah Quense
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Jul 14, 20251 min read


Democracy at Work
Originally posted 11/10/16 ©2016 Hannah Quense
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Jul 14, 20251 min read


Love Song of Songs
I remember it so clearly, the day I met you I was sitting in my dorm room, a freshman brand new I was trying not to cry from all the...
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Jul 14, 20252 min read




Am I Naive, or Just the World?
From the Archives #1 I recently uncovered a folder filled with poems I wrote in middle school and high school. Most of the poems are...
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Jul 14, 20252 min read






The Impossible Ideal
How one could look upon this face And see only something to replace Is beyond what I’d call decency And quite more near hypocrisy You say...
hannahquense
May 31, 20251 min read


Completion
Completion You oh Lord are my satisfaction Without You I am but a fraction Like a fairy tale without fiction A speech giver without...
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May 31, 20251 min read


Illumination
Lying in the dark a rectangular beam of light illuminates my face As I stare at it it seems to suck the very life from my eyes They grow...
hannahquense
May 15, 20251 min read


I Need a Man
originally posted 9/16/16 I need a man to tell me I’m enough To take me in his arms when things get just too rough I need a man to be my...
hannahquense
May 15, 20251 min read


9/11 Through the Eyes of a Third Grader
I remember sitting in my 3rd grade classroom that day an 8th grader came in and told all of us to look out the window and there off in...
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May 15, 20251 min read


The Long Waged War
For the long waged war saw much devastation, But through the heartbreak and sorrow came restoration. For though it fought tirelessly with...
hannahquense
May 14, 20251 min read


Unintentionally Loaded
The question, “Who are you?” is both so simple and yet so unintentionally loaded. In the face of those three words you can’t help but...
hannahquense
May 14, 20251 min read


The Fickle Sea
Back and forth back and forth Swaying gently to the windswept liquid life Flowing freely beneath Tenderly caressing the underbelly of my...
hannahquense
May 11, 20251 min read


Age Old Story
As I washed my hands in the bathroom I looked up into the mirror to see someone who looked vaguely like me Hair once as brown as the rain...
hannahquense
May 11, 20251 min read
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