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	<title>NetherWoodPoetry | Kristina | Activity</title>
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				<title>Kristina posted a new activity comment</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 08:20:09 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="atwho-inserted"><a class="bp-suggestions-mention" data-bb-hp-profile="21" href="https://netherwoodpoetry.com/poets/wally/" rel="nofollow">@Wally</a></span> Thank you, I really appreciate that!</p>
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					<a href="https://netherwoodpoetry.com/poets/the_playful_mystic/" data-bb-hp-profile="35" rel="nofollow">Kristina</a> posted an update in the studio <a href="https://netherwoodpoetry.com/studios/nwp-napowrimo-520449652/" data-bb-hp-group="53" rel="nofollow">The NWP NaPoWriMo Writing Festival</a> <p><strong>What Will You Do?</strong></p><p>If I ascend,</p><p>will you feel hollow?</p><p>If I go ahead</p><p>will you try to follow?</p><p>Can you have peace of mind,</p><p>if I leave you [&hellip;]</p>					]]></content:encoded>
				
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 08:18:17 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="atwho-inserted"><a class="bp-suggestions-mention" data-bb-hp-profile="21" href="https://netherwoodpoetry.com/poets/wally/" rel="nofollow">@Wally</a></span> Thank you!</p>
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				<title>Kristina posted a new activity comment</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 21:39:41 +0000</pubDate>

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				<title>Kristina posted an update in the studio The NWP NaPoWriMo Writing Festival: EnoughThis isn’t a competition.There is room for more than [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://netherwoodpoetry.com/poems/p/1144/</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 03:45:28 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Enough</strong></p>
<p>This isn’t a competition.</p>
<p>There is room for more than one.</p>
<p>Actually, there’s room for everyone.</p>
<p>°</p>
<p>You are creating the lack</p>
<p>in your imagination.</p>
<p>Remember the loaves and fishes?</p>
<p>If we share,</p>
<p>there is always enough.</p>
<p>4/30/26</p>
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				<title>Kristina posted an update in the studio The NWP NaPoWriMo Writing Festival: Power In the WordWords are magic. We use [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://netherwoodpoetry.com/poems/p/1138/</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 06:12:50 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span><b>Power In the Word</b></span></p>
<p>Words are magic. </p>
<p>We use them flippantly,</p>
<p>Without realizing their power.</p>
<p>°</p>
<p>Power lies within</p>
<p>the word.</p>
<p>How is there power within words?</p>
<p>Because of what is hidden</p>
<p>deep inside.</p>
<p>°</p>
<p>The meaning, </p>
<p>feeling,</p>
<p>and intent, </p>
<p>are wrapped up in the word.</p>
<p>°</p>
<p>They are a cloak </p>
<p>that we can recognize.</p>
<p>They are a disguise for</p>
<p>the true essence</p>
<p>underneath.</p>
<p>4/29/26</p>
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				<title>Kristina posted an update in the studio The NWP NaPoWriMo Writing Festival: The ResetAm I falling behind?Sometimes it feels [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://netherwoodpoetry.com/poems/p/1118/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 04:08:58 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span><b>The Reset</b></span></p>
<p>Am I falling behind?</p>
<p>Sometimes it feels that way.</p>
<p>Maybe I just need to unwind,</p>
<p>discover more ways to play.</p>
<p>°</p>
<p>Sometimes the pressure </p>
<p>sneaks up on me—</p>
<p>before I know it, </p>
<p>it’s there.</p>
<p>This is when I need to “just be”</p>
<p>before life becomes more than I can bear.</p>
<p>4/28/26</p>
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				<title>Kristina posted an update in the studio The NWP NaPoWriMo Writing Festival: Where It All StartedSpend time with nothing.Spend time [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://netherwoodpoetry.com/poems/p/1112/</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:12:19 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span><b>Where It All Started</b></span></p>
<p>Spend time with nothing.</p>
<p>Spend time doing nothing.</p>
<p>Our fear of laziness</p>
<p>prevents us from accomplishing</p>
<p>something out of nothing.</p>
<p>There is more potential in doing nothing</p>
<p>than in doing something.</p>
<p>Something comes from nothing.</p>
<p>Without nothing,</p>
<p>there would be nothing.</p>
<p>Because of nothing—</p>
<p>we have something.</p>
<p>We shouldn’t be so quick to&hellip;</p>
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				<title>Kristina posted an update in the studio The NWP NaPoWriMo Writing Festival: Cosmic DanceLook towards the sky.The heavens declare [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://netherwoodpoetry.com/poems/p/1107/</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 05:59:54 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span><b>Cosmic Dance</b></span></p>
<p>Look towards the sky.</p>
<p>The heavens declare the wonders of the universe.</p>
<p>If you gaze long enough,</p>
<p>you will find yourself in the stars.</p>
<p>If you listen long enough,</p>
<p>you will understand the ways of the moon.</p>
<p>If you reflect long enough,</p>
<p>you will see your light in the radiance of the sun.</p>
<p>°</p>
<p>From a certain perspective,</p>
<p>this world can make you&hellip;</p>
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				<title>Kristina posted a new activity comment</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 05:20:40 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="atwho-inserted">@Morganna</span> Thank you! &#x1f60a;</p>
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				<title>Kristina posted an update in the studio The NWP NaPoWriMo Writing Festival: UndecidedAre you a friendor foe?I still don’t [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://netherwoodpoetry.com/poems/p/1097/</link>
				<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 05:18:49 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Undecided</strong></p>
<p>Are you </p>
<p>a friend</p>
<p>or foe?</p>
<p>I still don’t know.</p>
<p>°</p>
<p>Should I trust you</p>
<p>or not?</p>
<p>What if</p>
<p>you’re all I’ve got?</p>
<p>°</p>
<p>I’m not sure</p>
<p>what to think anymore.</p>
<p>Should I still</p>
<p>be keeping score?</p>
<p>°</p>
<p>If I learn</p>
<p>to release?</p>
<p>Will I find</p>
<p>some peace?</p>
<p>°</p>
<p>If I let go?</p>
<p>Will it help me</p>
<p>to grow?</p>
<p>4/25/26</p>
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				<title>Kristina posted a new activity comment</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 04:43:04 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Are all of the participants on Substack?</p>
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				<title>Kristina posted a new activity comment</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 04:35:08 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="atwho-inserted"><a class="bp-suggestions-mention" data-bb-hp-profile="7" href="https://netherwoodpoetry.com/poets/cipher_o/" rel="nofollow">@Cipher_O</a></span> Thank you!</p>
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				<title>Kristina posted a new activity comment</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 04:34:31 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That’s amazing!</p>
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				<title>Kristina posted an update in the studio The NWP NaPoWriMo Writing Festival: ContrarianWhat you call delusional,I call [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://netherwoodpoetry.com/poems/p/1081/</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 04:31:55 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span><b>Contrarian</b></span></p>
<p>What you call delusional,</p>
<p>I call confidence.</p>
<p>What you call crazy,</p>
<p>I call freedom.</p>
<p>°</p>
<p>I know I challenge</p>
<p>your long held assumptions.</p>
<p>It’s not out of malice;</p>
<p>it’s simply my nature.</p>
<p>°</p>
<p>You might think I’m sadistic;</p>
<p>that I enjoy watching you squirm.</p>
<p>When the truth is:</p>
<p>I’d love to relieve you of your discomfort.</p>
<p>°</p>
<p>I don’t long to see you veer off&hellip;</p>
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				<title>Kristina posted an update in the studio The NWP NaPoWriMo Writing Festival: LimboI’m not sure what to say.Can I make it all just go [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://netherwoodpoetry.com/poems/p/1057/</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 02:38:21 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span><b>Limbo</b></span></p>
<p>I’m not sure what to say.</p>
<p>Can I make it all just go away?</p>
<p>Am I just a fool in her folly?</p>
<p>If I try will I be sorry?</p>
<p>I’m not sure what to do.</p>
<p>Should I put my trust in you?</p>
<p>Or should I listen to sense,</p>
<p>before things get too intense?</p>
<p>I want to persist, be rid of my doubt,</p>
<p>but sometimes I fear my luck will run out.</p>
<p>°</p>
<p>I wish I could come to some&hellip;</p>
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				<title>Kristina posted an update in the studio The NWP NaPoWriMo Writing Festival: True StoryThere is always more,more to the story. You [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://netherwoodpoetry.com/poems/p/1049/</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:09:03 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span><b>True Story</b></span></p>
<p>There is always more,</p>
<p>more to the story. </p>
<p>You may see the tip of the iceberg,</p>
<p>yet there is always more</p>
<p>beneath the water.</p>
<p>°</p>
<p>We can make every effort</p>
<p>to relay all the pieces,</p>
<p>to be precise,</p>
<p>but still—</p>
<p>something is missing.</p>
<p>°</p>
<p>Can we ever know</p>
<p>the story in its fullness?</p>
<p>We can feel it,</p>
<p>but never truly know it.</p>
<p>Not much of a loss—</p>
<p>Feeling is more&hellip;</p>
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				<title>Kristina posted an update in the studio The NWP NaPoWriMo Writing Festival: Read Between the LinesCan you handle it when the switch [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://netherwoodpoetry.com/poems/p/1036/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:55:06 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b>Read Between the Lines</b></p>
<p>Can you handle it when the switch is flipped?</p>
<p>Are you ready?</p>
<p>°</p>
<p>Get ready, because it’s coming.</p>
<p>You will see faster than you can imagine.</p>
<p>You will hear it very quickly.</p>
<p>You will comprehend in no time.</p>
<p>You will understand things </p>
<p>you didn’t think were possible.</p>
<p>°</p>
<p>And then, you will go further </p>
<p>than you can conceive in this moment.</p>
<p>4/21/26</p>
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				<title>Kristina posted an update in the studio The NWP NaPoWriMo Writing Festival: Highs and LowsClarity is beautiful,being able to [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://netherwoodpoetry.com/poems/p/1025/</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:02:37 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span><b>Highs and Lows</b></span></p>
<p>Clarity is beautiful,</p>
<p>being able to move forward without fear</p>
<p>but sometimes I get confused.</p>
<p>°</p>
<p>Empowerment is like a drug,</p>
<p>like I can face any problem head on,</p>
<p>but sometimes I feel weak.</p>
<p>°</p>
<p>Feeling energized is euphoric;</p>
<p>I feel like I can fly,</p>
<p>but sometimes I feel exhausted.</p>
<p>°</p>
<p>There is no constant.</p>
<p>There are ups and downs,</p>
<p>highs and lows,</p>
<p>ebbs and&hellip;</p>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 03:53:46 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wow. That is a great story!<br />
<br />
 Both my dad and uncle spent time in prison. So prison has been a part of my psyche since I was a child. I know he read a lot and wrote a lot of poetry. My uncle went to college in prison too.<br />
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Thanks for sharing your story with me. &#x1f642;</p>
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									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="atwho-inserted"><a class="bp-suggestions-mention" data-bb-hp-profile="7" href="https://netherwoodpoetry.com/poets/cipher_o/" rel="nofollow">@Cipher_O</a></span> Thank you! I appreciate that! &#x1f60a; That’s so interesting about your vision. My stepdad had really great vision and he was a Marine Corps Pilot. (He was considered a hero because he was the one who flew under the radar in the Cuban Missile Crisis allowing the US to come to a peaceful resolution without direct military confrontation.)</p>
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									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="atwho-inserted"><a class="bp-suggestions-mention" data-bb-hp-profile="7" href="https://netherwoodpoetry.com/poets/cipher_o/" rel="nofollow">@Cipher_O</a></span> Thank you! The sun eaters and breathatarians fascinate me. There was a time, years ago, when I was having an intense spiritual awakening and I didn’t eat for weeks, but I had so much energy and felt so alive. All these years later, I’m still not completely sure what was going on, but something other than food was fueling me.<br />
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									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>thank you, <span class="atwho-inserted"><a class="bp-suggestions-mention" data-bb-hp-profile="7" href="https://netherwoodpoetry.com/poets/cipher_o/" rel="nofollow">@Cipher_O</a></span> </p>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 03:29:25 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span><b>Done</b></span></p>
<p>I’m done.</p>
<p>I don’t need this anymore. </p>
<p>I’m opening my hand;</p>
<p>I’m releasing it.</p>
<p>°</p>
<p>It’s not giving me—</p>
<p>what I want,</p>
<p>what I need,</p>
<p>what I deserve.</p>
<p>°</p>
<p>I am more than this.</p>
<p>I don’t have to eat crumbs.</p>
<p>I can do what’s never been done.</p>
<p>I can float above the clouds.</p>
<p>I can master my mind now.</p>
<p>°</p>
<p>Something higher is guiding me.</p>
<p>This isn’t who I’m cursed to be.</p>
<p>°</p>
<p>I&hellip;</p>
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				<title>Kristina posted an update in the studio The NWP NaPoWriMo Writing Festival: Should I Stay or Should I Go?I could stay in [&#133;]</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:19:11 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span><b>Should I Stay or Should I Go?</b></span></p>
<p>I could stay in place,</p>
<p>never moving forward—</p>
<p>safe,</p>
<p>fully intact,</p>
<p>the me I have always been.</p>
<p>°</p>
<p>Never confronting myself,</p>
<p>my environment, </p>
<p>my reality.</p>
<p>°</p>
<p>Or I could take a risk.</p>
<p>Take a step in a different direction;</p>
<p>litter my path </p>
<p>with pieces of myself</p>
<p>I no longer need.</p>
<p>I can see her in the distance—</p>
<p>a vision of myself</p>
<p>beckoning to&hellip;</p>
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				<title>Kristina posted an update in the studio The NWP NaPoWriMo Writing Festival: At EaseLook around.What do you see?Can you feel [&#133;]</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 23:59:28 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span><b>At Ease</b></span></p>
<p>Look around.</p>
<p>What do you see?</p>
<p>Can you feel the magic</p>
<p>swirling around me?</p>
<p>°</p>
<p>The night was long, </p>
<p>but the day has come.</p>
<p>We can relax now;</p>
<p>the war is won.</p>
<p>°</p>
<p>We’ve lived on the edge</p>
<p>between two realities.</p>
<p>But now we can unwind</p>
<p>and let ourselves be at ease.</p>
<p><b>4/17/26</b></p>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:50:00 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span><b>20/20 Vision</b></span></p>
<p>What do you see when you look at me?</p>
<p>Do you see my body?</p>
<p>Do you see my scars?</p>
<p>Or can you see me,</p>
<p>who I truly am—</p>
<p>something more than this physical container?</p>
<p>Can you see the light bursting out of me?</p>
<p>Can you sense the spirit beneath my skin?</p>
<p>Can you feel the energy lifting you upward?</p>
<p>Or the love encouraging you to go within?</p>
<p>How precise are&hellip;</p>
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				<title>Kristina posted an update in the studio The NWP NaPoWriMo Writing Festival: The AdventureThis moment is everything.It [&#133;]</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:15:17 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>The Adventure</strong></p>
<p>This moment is everything.</p>
<p>It contains everything that was, is, and will be.</p>
<p>I am in this moment.</p>
<p>I am able to tap into infinite potential.</p>
<p>Because this moment is everything.</p>
<p>°</p>
<p> There is no time, no space, no limit, no restriction.</p>
<p>Infinite possibility, everything in its entirety.</p>
<p>We have access to all there was, is, and will be.</p>
<p>° </p>
<p>What will&hellip;</p>
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				<title>Kristina posted an update in the studio The NWP NaPoWriMo Writing Festival: Inner DemonsIs casting out our demons the answer?Is there [&#133;]</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:54:11 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Inner Demons</strong></p>
<p>Is casting out our demons the answer?</p>
<p>Is there no reconciliation?</p>
<p>What if we’ve misjudged them?</p>
<p>Are they really the villains we made them out to be?</p>
<p>What about their backstory?</p>
<p>What if we offered love and compassion instead of judgment and condemnation?</p>
<p>Do they continue to haunt us because they’ve been exiled?</p>
<p>What if we gave them a seat&hellip;</p>
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				<title>Kristina posted an update in the studio The NWP NaPoWriMo Writing Festival: Day of ReckoningYou always kept me at arm’s length.Did you [&#133;]</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:49:59 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Day of Reckoning</strong></p>
<p>You always kept me at arm’s length.</p>
<p>Did you sense I wasn’t easy to train?</p>
<p>I was tempted to feel left out,</p>
<p>but I knew it was better to refrain.</p>
<p>Sometimes I wondered how you compelled them,</p>
<p>why they chose to give you free rein?</p>
<p>Being part of the “in crowd” is alluring,</p>
<p>but it was nothing you could permanently sustain.</p>
<p>You had a way of&hellip;</p>
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				<title>Kristina posted an update in the studio The NWP NaPoWriMo Writing Festival: The Vantage PointI’m so high.You should see the viewfrom [&#133;]</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 03:11:00 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>The Vantage Point</strong></p>
<p>I’m so high.</p>
<p>You should see the view</p>
<p>from here.</p>
<p>Just like a dream,</p>
<p>but this is my</p>
<p>reality.</p>
<p>Everything is beautiful,</p>
<p>Everything is meaningful.</p>
<p>Everything is crystal clear,</p>
<p>When I’m high above the fear.</p>
<p>Everything makes sense to me,</p>
<p>When I’m high enough to see.</p>
<p>4/12/26</p>
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									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I love this!</p>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 01:49:59 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you so much <span class="atwho-inserted"><a class="bp-suggestions-mention" data-bb-hp-profile="7" href="https://netherwoodpoetry.com/poets/cipher_o/" rel="nofollow">@Cipher_O</a></span> &#x1f970;</p>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 01:42:20 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I just went and read about Chris Bledsoe. His story <u>is</u> wild. Though I’m not familiar with his story, I have read a lot of stories of the government and academia studying spiritual and supernatural phenomena. It actually dates back pretty far, but it’s not shared broadly.</p>
<p>I agree watching the shift in perspective is fascinating, and I also agree&hellip;</p>
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				<title>Kristina posted an update in the studio The NWP NaPoWriMo Writing Festival: What IfsWhat if it’s betterthan we thought?What if the [&#133;]</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 01:28:37 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b>What Ifs</b></p>
<p>What if it’s better</p>
<p>than we thought?</p>
<p>What if the tears</p>
<p>were worth it?</p>
<p>°</p>
<p>Could we be wrong</p>
<p>about what we are sure of?</p>
<p>What if it isn’t </p>
<p>as bad as we think?</p>
<p>°</p>
<p>What if we can do more</p>
<p>than we ever thought possible?</p>
<p>Could our foolish faith</p>
<p>prove to be true?</p>
<p>°</p>
<p>Are we so certain</p>
<p>our childhood fantasies</p>
<p>were fantasy?</p>
<p>°</p>
<p>What if there’s more </p>
<p>than we dreamed&hellip;</p>
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				<title>Kristina posted an update in the studio The NWP NaPoWriMo Writing Festival: Where Was I Going?I found myself walkingdown a trail in [&#133;]</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 02:58:09 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span><b>Where Was I Going?</b></span></p>
<p>I found myself walking</p>
<p>down a trail in the woods.</p>
<p>Moonlight spilled across my path</p>
<p>lighting the way.</p>
<p>Unsure of my destination—</p>
<p>but something told me I was headed </p>
<p>in the right direction.</p>
<p>I didn’t know where I was,</p>
<p>only that I was getting closer </p>
<p>to where I was going.</p>
<p>Darkness surrounded me,</p>
<p>but the moonlight</p>
<p>was my guide.</p>
<p>As I traveled&hellip;</p>
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				<title>Kristina posted an update in the studio The NWP NaPoWriMo Writing Festival: What Will You Do?If I ascend,will you feel hollow?If I [&#133;]</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 01:04:54 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>What Will You Do?</strong></p>
<p>If I ascend,</p>
<p>will you feel hollow?</p>
<p>If I go ahead</p>
<p>will you try to follow?</p>
<p>Can you have peace of mind,</p>
<p>if I leave you behind?</p>
<p>Or will you be tempted to wallow?</p>
<p>4/9/26</p>
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				<title>Kristina posted an update in the studio The NWP NaPoWriMo Writing Festival: The Pendulum SwingsBack and forthBack and forthIt’s more [&#133;]</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 01:24:23 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>The Pendulum Swings</strong></p>
<p>Back and forth</p>
<p>Back and forth</p>
<p>It’s more difficult for me than it is for you.</p>
<p>No it’s much more difficult for me.</p>
<p>Is this a contest?</p>
<p>It’s hard for us all, can’t you see?</p>
<p>The pendulum swings.</p>
<p>Does my pain matter more than theirs?</p>
<p>Are we not all in this together?</p>
<p>What is easy to you, is a struggle for me.</p>
<p>What comes naturally to me,&hellip;</p>
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				<title>Kristina posted an update in the studio The NWP NaPoWriMo Writing Festival: Bottomless PitWhy do you rage?The world is your [&#133;]</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 02:46:45 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Bottomless Pit</strong></p>
<p>Why do you rage?</p>
<p>The world is your oyster,</p>
<p>yet you act like you’re locked in a cage.</p>
<p>Are you that disappointed</p>
<p>that you can’t have it all?</p>
<p>Will you only be happy</p>
<p>if you can consume every crumb?</p>
<p>Must everyone starve</p>
<p>for you to feel full?</p>
<p>Is there anything that can satiate you?</p>
<p>Must you devour the world around you to feel worthy?</p>
<p>You dream of&hellip;</p>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 02:45:55 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="atwho-inserted"><a class="bp-suggestions-mention" data-bb-hp-profile="7" href="https://netherwoodpoetry.com/poets/cipher_o/" rel="nofollow">@Cipher_O</a></span> Thanks, Pablo!</p>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 01:22:09 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Source Frequency</strong></p>
<p>It feels like magic—</p>
<p>Words bubble up,</p>
<p>pen marks on paper,</p>
<p>fingers on keys.</p>
<p>Where does it come from?</p>
<p>I don’t think it’s me.</p>
<p>It’s like I’m tuning into</p>
<p>some frequency;</p>
<p>one that’s been waiting</p>
<p>to be heard.</p>
<p>I’m not sure if I should</p>
<p>even take credit</p>
<p>for writing these words.</p>
<p>4/6/21</p>
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				<title>Kristina posted an update in the studio The NWP NaPoWriMo Writing Festival: Above the Tree TopsI look up to the skyand taste [&#133;]</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 22:43:26 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Above the Tree Tops</strong></p>
<p>I look up to the sky</p>
<p>and taste my freedom.</p>
<p>Like a bird who escapes its cage,</p>
<p>I soar above the tree tops,</p>
<p>relishing my release,</p>
<p>never looking back.</p>
<p>I won’t feel guilty for those still in cages</p>
<p>because I’ve learned—</p>
<p>Inspiration unlocks more doors</p>
<p>than persuasion ever could.</p>
<p>4/5/26</p>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 22:42:12 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you, Pablo! &#x1f60a;</p>
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				<title>Kristina posted an update in the studio The NWP NaPoWriMo Writing Festival: Content With the LieIf you had askedI would have [&#133;]</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 03:00:03 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Content With the Lie</strong></p>
<p>If you had asked</p>
<p>I would have been honest.</p>
<p>But you always seem to look away</p>
<p>When things get real.</p>
<p>Are you more comfortable</p>
<p>With the mask?</p>
<p>Does authenticity scare you?</p>
<p>Are you running from me?</p>
<p>Or are you running from yourself?</p>
<p>Don’t you want to leave the bullshit behind?</p>
<p>Don’t you want to transcend the lies?</p>
<p>Or are you content&hellip;</p>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 02:02:35 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="atwho-inserted"><a class="bp-suggestions-mention" data-bb-hp-profile="7" href="https://netherwoodpoetry.com/poets/cipher_o/" rel="nofollow">@Cipher_O</a></span> Thank you, I appreciate your thoughts on this. I hope you are having a great night!</p>
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									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you <span class="atwho-inserted"><a class="bp-suggestions-mention" data-bb-hp-profile="21" href="https://netherwoodpoetry.com/poets/wally/" rel="nofollow">@Wally</a></span> !</p>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 01:59:37 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="atwho-inserted">@Morganna</span> Thank you for reading and sharing your thoughts.&#x1f60a;</p>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 01:53:33 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is brilliant, Tina! I love this perspective.</p>
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									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wow, this is excellent! I love the imagery of the last stanza especially.</p>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 01:40:24 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>The Gravity of Fear</strong></p>
<p><em>I don’t want to crash land.</em></p>
<p><em>I’ve come so far.</em></p>
<p><em>The fear creeps in…</em></p>
<p><em>I know this gravitational pull all too well.</em></p>
<p><em>As I entertain fear,</em></p>
<p><em>Foolishly giving it a spot of tea and cake,</em></p>
<p><em>I feel myself sinking further down.</em></p>
<p><em>If I kick fear out and lock the door,</em></p>
<p><em>Will my being become lighter?</em></p>
<p><em>Will I rise again?</em></p>
<p><em>4/3/26</em></p>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 21:36:29 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don’t write a lot of poems like this, but I wanted to capture the way I used to feel years ago.<br />
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<p><b>A Memory of a Place I Used to Walk</b>.</p>
<p>As I walk through this valley, </p>
<p>not of the shadow</p>
<p>of death,</p>
<p>but the in between shade</p>
<p>of limbo.</p>
<p>I wonder and I wander.</p>
<p>I wander and I wonder.</p>
<p>Is there more?</p>
<p>Is my hope in vain?</p>
<p>Is it just a mirage</p>
<p>to induce more pain?</p>
<p>Should&hellip;</p>
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