Ellen Powell writings

I move through my space with the determination and strategy that is required to get across the room.
Everyday that can be a little different, obstacles can be greater or lesser depending on your quality of rest. Things can be placed in your way and remove just as fast.
In the scheme of things going from one side of your bedroom for the other does not seem like a momentous occasion. Alas, in that moment that you have to sit up from your bed and plant your feet on the floor. That can be one of the hardest decisions to make that day. You are powerful and you are strong and your footfall can Shake Nations if properly done. Everyday that you stand up and walk across your room is a day that you take hold of your own life. Everyday that you walk over and open your door is yours and no one can take it from you.
Will you make that decision?
When you make that decision to get up and start your day of your own free will, that choice should carry you throughout the day. Because you got up you get to do what you want. No one can tell you different.
Hold your head up strong, they can't make you lay back down.

Jan 30 2021 "folly of the blossom"

———You think I'm a delicate flower-
You care for me, watch me grow-
You water me, keep My leaves clean-
make sure I don't get too much sun-
And then after I have bloomed-

The most beautiful flower you have ever seen-

You cut me at my root and put me in a vase-
Presented for all to see-
Exposed-
All of my Stem reflected in the water-
Until My blossom Gets too heavy and wilts-
Then I am discarded———

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Jan 27 2021 "I need"

———I need words, but instead I have love-
I do not have the right words to give-
But I swear to whatever is above-
I will continue to on as long as I live-
As long as the soul of-
Your mind will forgive-
That I have not words but love———

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Jan 25 2021 "long night"

———I shiver and Shake despite the blanket-
I am so cold. --
nothing makes me warm But your touch-
These nights just keep getting longer and longer without you-
I fear I cannot go on-
I am scared the darkness will consume me-
You are the only thing keeping me in the light-
Come hold my hand and take me somewhere warm-
Somewhere we can be together--
Somewhere just for us———


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Jan 17 2021 "Seemingly imperfect"

——He fears for the day they will collect him-
He knows his time is getting low-
One day he started running on a whim-
Where to he'll never know-

They will not Grant him any leniency for his actions-
He knows what he did but cannot yet atone for it-
In this life he is paid for but a fraction-
Of all the suffering he will get-

Alas he could never hush the demons-
They were always there, gnawing on his bare soul-
The farther he runs the more he summons-
He knows when he stops he will have to pay the toll-

So run he shall run until he has died-
Then he will find out what waits for him on the other side——

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Jan 13th 2021 "cracks"

——shattered, never to come back together-
Once the crack is there-
You can never make a whole again-

Hair line fractures are enough to be deadly-
It all starts there, one point -
Just spiders out until-
It falls completely apart.——

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Jan 11 2021

This is just the first cutlet of "Baby doll lamb"

But I loved it so much that I wanted just it by its self. ——Inspirational! She is!-
She tells me to follow my dreams!-
With her encouragement I found that this-
Isn't as Out Of Reach As It Seems—— 《check out everything I do at ellenpowellwritings.com》

Jan 9th 2021 "touch of my book"

—— crisp new pages. Soft and smooth cover-
You are the first of many-
I need to fix things, a lot will change before this is over-
Despite being flawed, I love you more than any.-

You being here opens a new door-
I will use your inspiration to go on-
I will fix my mistakes and more-
I'll keep working until all the work is gone-

Seeing you physically, getting to hold you-
I've wanted this since high school-
It may be true, it's not the best I can do-
But doing it has given me so much fuel-

I am already writing my next book-
Because I have a fire under me and an incredible Hook——

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Jan 9th 2021 "Why sleep" a tanka. ——oh why must I sleep- those eight hours are wasted- I could do so much- I think that time should be mine- to do as I please all night——

Jan 8th

——sleep is for the weak-
I don't need any of that –
let's party all night-
We'll regret it tomorrow-
that is future me's problem-—

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January 7th 2021 my own

——I want to own my own land-
To build a home just as I wish-
My plans aren't really big and Grand-
But I would have a place for every dish-

I just want to be alone, my own space –
no one in the kitchen while I cook -
the house loud or quiet, me at my own pace –
in my library, curled up with a book–

I would do yoga and the living room -
paint in the garden where I grow my food –
I would seal my bed off like a tomb –
try on all my clothes if I was in the mood -

oh wouldn't I love this -
I think it would be just be Bliss——

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Jan 6th 2021 "warm"

——The warmth and safety I feel-
It cannot be matched by any other-
I feel at once home and eternity-
Through the heat of your soul-
And the weight of your touch-

I fear that I have grown cold-
Every time there is silence-
And then there is your hold-
That takes all my fears away-

Just a moment is all I need-
Despite craving more-
I have a thirst for your warmth-
That may not be quenched-

With you I may rest-
But alone I toil-
Please do not leave-
for i Can not see -
the other side without you——

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Jan 5th 2021 "untitled document"

——Reclaim the blank documents-
Look over that first draft-
There is no better time but now-
Sitting right here where you are at-

As you scroll through social media -
Do not shame yourself -
But just know you could be writing-
Because of the technology in your hand-

Just start typing and see where it goes-
Nothing harmful about it-
Just relax from your head to your toes-
And let your mind drift away -

You could be in a castle-
Or under the sea-
Type to your hearts content-
And see where you go-

This is your moment -
So its your Choice -
You can look at cats-
Or you can write your future ——


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Jan 4th 2021

——Acid coming up my throat, mind racing.-
What do I do? Stick calm and stay where you're at.-
You're in control, you are the anchor.-

Hand shaking. Breath shallow. Gonna vomit.-
Why didn't you count? Did you not think I? Did you not care?-

Lightheaded, hyper-focus, not going to leave his sight.-
Here they come! This is them!-

"What have I told you about running off?"-

What? No? you left him?-

"Come on"-

But. You don't sound worried?-
You don't sound concerned?-

Deep breaths, it's over now, he's with his family.-
But is he okay? I'll never know.-
Back to business.-
Don't puke.-
It'll be okay. Right?——

For context I work at a toy store. For three years this hasn't happened. Someone walked out without their kid. The came back after somebody went and told them they left them but they didn't seem concerned. This is such a jarring moment for me because I worry about that kid now. I hope he's okay. He had tucked himself into a corner of my shop but they didn't do I head count and come looking for him.

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——Dear dad, though I know-
you'll never read this-
It still needs to be said-

You are the best dad I could have-
You are not what everyoneneeds-
But I couldn't ask for better-

You're different, and Lacks-
You dont follow what people say-
But you know what I need at the end of the day-

You've been there for me when I needed-
And you left me alone when you should-

I love you more than I could explain——


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——Look out to the woods!-

What do you see?-

Anything good? -

Its all good to me.-


I see flowers and trees and a frog!-

All living naturally,-

Oh look over there! A bog!-

A habitat grown organically.-


Pick up a stone-

Look at the tiny ecosystem.-

All these creatures call this home-

Carefully set the stone back on them-


Love and respect the outdoors-

And it will also to you and yours.——




A little sonet about the woods behind my house.

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I got the prompt regret and this is what came out of it.
——I could have been a pharmacist-
But instead I'm writing about myself like a narcissist-
Sitting in my minimum wage job-
Dealing with someone acting like a snob-
I don't actually regret my decision-
I worried at first but my hindsight has perfect vision-
I knew my life is meant to go other places-
So it work I'll keep smiling a drowning faces——
I took this and made it something light instead of something heavy. This is just a reminder that just because the prompt is heavy doesn't this is just a reminder that just because the prompt is heavy doesn't mean your poem has to be deep.

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This is a reading of my poem from the prompt "happy things".
—Bananas first thing in the morning-
Salted caramel so my coffee isn't boring- I'll have a big green salad in the afternoon- With a cup of tea, hope I have my spoon- Finally I'll cook dinner, maybe without it burning— Limerick rhyme scheme about food and eating healthy. Check out all I do at ellenpowellwritings.com!

——Well we made it one more go-round-
It wasn't fun, this Revolution-
But we kept turning anyway-
Everything kept spinning-

Shouting about the New Year-
As loud as we can from our own houses-
Telling everyone we can reach that it's over-

We think the date turning over, the clock striking midnight-
Will end this years misfortune-
But the time has nothing to do with it.-

Oh Let them Shout, we need something.-
We all need a chance to believe-
That there can be change ——



Free form poem Written at 12:28 on January 1st 2021. I know the rolling over of the year will not change anything that has happened this year. It will all continue. Everything we are going through will keep going. But for just one small moment we need to believe that we have the power to change what's happening. Happy New Year I lets hope for one better than 2020.
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