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    Poems for the End of the World
    Poems for the End of the World
    Poems for the End of the World
    Ebook104 pages28 minutes

    Poems for the End of the World

    By Katie Wismer

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    Poems for the End of the World is a coming of age collection and exploration of the confusing and disillusioning trek through young adulthood in a broken world. Divided into four chapters—waking up, growing pains, crushing realities, and disappointing beginnings—this collection covers everything from self-discovery and heartbreak to chronic illness and fresh starts.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAhimsa Press
    Release dateOct 1, 2020
    ISBN9781734611526
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    • 5/5
      A beautiful and raw look at our 20s and how much we believe happily ever after ends with a guy instead of beginning with ourselves and everything else we can love and appreciate. Our happiness is created from a well within ourselves, and this collection is a gentle but direct reminder to love ourselves first and foremost.
    • 5/5
      Fantastic amazing and beautiful poetry love it five stars ?
    • 5/5
      It's not a traditional form of poetry but rather a stream of consciousness type; however, it's what made it resonate with me much more. The selection of poems feels more like a confessional divided into a couple of parts and leaves you with a vital message regarding one's life.
    • 3/5
      There are quite a few poems that are impactful and some I connected with but for the most part others felt like a list of emotions. Each person goes through different stages in their life so their feelings are valid I just couldn't connect with the majority of the poems.
    • 4/5
      This is the first work I've read by Kate Wismer. Overall, it's very pleasant and I related to a lot of what's inside. Lovely.
    • 5/5
      I want to preface this short review by saying I know naff all about poetry and I rate a collection solely based on if the poems are relatable or entertaining to me personally. Poems for the End of the World is a collection of poetry that really spoke to me. It's full of short and effective poems which are all filled with real life, emotion, and sombre imagery. For that reason it gets five stars from me.
    • 5/5
      Never felt more moved by a collection of words. Beautiful. Katie has a natural talent at writing poetry and her words are so simple, graceful, and yet powerful.
    • 4/5
      This is such a great collection of poems that really capture some of the insecurities and fears of being in your 20s - learning to just let yourself be you, and letting yourself grow.
    • 2/5
      Underwhelming and seemed more like stream of consciousness than poetry.

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    Poems for the End of the World - Katie Wismer

    I. Waking Up

    he used to kiss my ankles

    and I don’t know why I liked that so much

    now I drink wine almost every night

    just to cope with being alive

    I can’t picture myself ten years from now

    and worry that’s some sort of premonition

    I debate if making my art is worth it

    if its fleeting impact is enough to matter

    but I don’t know how to do anything else

    I don’t know how to be anything else

    I don’t want anything else

    I’ve drunk so much poison

    I fear my lips are stained with it

    that I don’t know how to love

    without digging in my nails

    or bracing my muscles

    and I don’t understand

    how people balance

    protecting their hearts

    with letting other people see them

    and we’re all so good at pretending

    we don’t care

    that loneliness has become

    an epidemic

    my loneliness has become

    an epidemic

    they tell you to love yourself

    before you let anyone else

    so now here I stand

    on this mountain

    of confidence and achievements

    I’ve spent my whole life building

    and I look around wondering

    if anyone will even know

    how to find me

    all the way

    up here

    I am a reflective compartment

    for fake endorphins

    an accidental cheerleader

    for addiction

    a love letter for the

    desperate, exhausted

    seducing promise

    of brighter colors

    and happier days

    I am a collection

    of the unwanted

    everything you can bear to part with

    everything you don’t need

    leave with me

    until I am a pile

    a heap

    a load

    weighed down

    by the collective mass

    and knowledge

    that everything

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