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Poetry

Poetry

Would you like to participate? Please submit poetry via the contact page but please read our submission guidelines first. Submission Guidelines:
Your writing must be edited before submitting and must show critical thinking skills and depth of thought.
Message and intent must be clear. Tightness of language, use of imagery (show not tell) and originality are key.
If the writer takes artistic license and steps outside of these guidelines but still proves a true poetic tone, submissions will still be considered by the Vetted Word Staff on an individual basis.
If your work is accepted you will see it posted that following Monday in the Community section of the website. We will notify you if you have been chosen to become our featured poet for the month.

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He arrived today

cut us open

beginning at our feet

drew skin from our legs

until calf couldn’t hold itself up

until exposed knee throbbed

until our...

peach with red blotches
sweet but hard to ripen
and when i am i bruise easy
I am constantly trying
to give creative definitions
of whiteness that mean
it’s...