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            <title><![CDATA[When Doves Cry]]></title>
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I hold on for dear life
The meandering road to respite
Boundless and unmerciful</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/blueinsight/when-doves-cry-8492f593ba66?source=rss-e60bc3758e9f------2">Continue reading on Blue Insights »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2022 00:30:09 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Time Again]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2022 03:44:10 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[A Daubery]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2022 21:31:05 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Galaxy]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2022 06:47:53 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[An Introduction]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 06 Aug 2022 21:56:24 GMT</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2021 20:12:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h4>One line Poem prompt for February 17th: Sin</h4><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*noKD8tAhhH0aXKwT" /><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@cieloadentro?utm_source=medium&amp;utm_medium=referral">Roksolana Zasiadko</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/?utm_source=medium&amp;utm_medium=referral">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure><p>She bleeds<br>with the moon</p><p>She bleeds<br>Beautiful</p><p>She bleeds<br>She’s not a sinner</p><p>She bleeds</p><p>A delicate flower<br>A red rose<br>Blossoming life<br>Beckoning hope</p><p>She bleeds</p><p>For all the women who have been called unclean for bleeding life, your blood is beautiful!</p><p><em>Your Turn</em></p><p><em>THEME: </em><strong><em>Sin</em></strong></p><p>Share your own one-line poem on the theme as a response to this post, or write a stand-alone piece if you prefer. Tag your piece “One Line”. If you have a stand-alone poem, be sure to leave a link in the response section below.</p><p>Want to get notified about the weekly prompts? <a href="http://eepurl.com/c7PKyz"><strong>Complete this form</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p>Have a question about the One Line project? Read <a href="https://medium.com/chalkboard/submission-policies-responses-f8c28f3ede2b">our submission rules</a>!</p><img src="https://medium.com/_/stat?event=post.clientViewed&referrerSource=full_rss&postId=ad998bad344f" width="1" height="1" alt=""><hr><p><a href="https://medium.com/chalkboard/blood-ad998bad344f">Blood</a> was originally published in <a href="https://medium.com/chalkboard">Chalkboard</a> on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Just Another Day]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 15:13:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[5 Senses]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2020 19:16:22 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Thrust]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2020 20:29:44 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Venus]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2019 06:52:22 GMT</pubDate>
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