The first Summer Soul Slam poetry event on The Lithium Chronicles has come to a close and I am so thrilled that I received as many submissions as I did with the short notice I gave. I promise that next year I will be more prepared and give everyone adequate time to submit.
I want to give a huge shout out to everyone who participated in this event and made it possible to get it up off the ground. I look forward to hosting more events like this one, and reading your brilliant submissions.
Keep writing,
Nicole
The Lithium Chronicles Summer Soul Slam 2016 Winner:
Natasha Alexander – Real You
About Natasha Alexander
Writer, always Wife and Mother first. Perfect is overrated, I am flawed and yet loved. Now that I don’t chase perfection, I can chase my dreams. I have completed a “Write a Novel” course in 2015 through S.A. Writers’ College and passed with a distinction. I also completed the Copy-Editing and Proof-reading course through them in March 2016. My first Manuscript of 60 000 words has been written and currently seeking a publisher. Currently I have 5 published poems, they were all published through Feminine Collective, which I am very proud of. I have been writing poetry since I was 14 and the reason/inspiration behind all my writing is a stand against women abuse. It is a cause that I hold close to heart. Something that started as an outlet for feelings too ghastly to speak about has turned into my passion.
Real you
I opened my door of secrets
I blindly let you swim in my feelings
Never once did I think
you would drown me in your own egotism
I took you to my true self…
a place I fear to go
I trusted you
I let you in
But letting you in never meant you were planning to stay.
You played the part of the Knight,
the one you knew I was searching for
You made me believe you were here for me
…here to stay
You made me believe this bullshit was love.
Then, without a trace of humanity
you one day remove your mask,
and all I see is an impassive face
resonating words
a vacant heart
and inflexible soul
All I see is YOU.
As I close my book
I leave another tear on my pillow
I send my love to the masked man
The one who wore the indulgent face
honourable promises
evocative heart
and saintly soul.
The man…that was never you.
© Natasha Kleb Alexander 2016
For more of Natasha’s brilliant work, be sure to follow her on Facebook, Twitter, and her author page at Feminine Collective.
Natasha, you are simply amazing! Congratulations….keep spreading your beautiful words everywhere! xD.
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Thank you for your kind words and support 💜
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What a great poem, never stop writing and hope someone picks you up and gets your work published
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It’s an amazing poem and I am honoured to feature it here. Natasha is brilliant.
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