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Beth Ember

@ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social
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rules are meant to be broken and words are meant to be played with "freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose" "when people tell me I'll regret that in the morning - I sleep till noon" 😆 💜🪩🧶🧟‍♀️❄️🐻‍❄️🥳

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yeeorcas poems 🌱 @yeehawpoems.bsky.social · 7h
Happy Wednesdayy! The theme for this week is .. #hearts 💕 #Cassiopeian is a #weekly #prompt for #poetry #photography #collage #art and #resistance Feel free to tag me so I don't miss your piece due to occasionally glitchy tags.
Leaves that look like hearts on a chain link fence
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Eric Montgomery @madp03t.bsky.social · 4h
#AmpersandAfterDark #prompt for 09-30-2026: -> The reader must discover something by its absence. Be sure to tag @madp03t.bsky.social & use the hashtag so I can find your post! 🫠 #prompt #poetry #blueskypoetry #writesky #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #fictionwriters #poets #creativewriting
#AmpersandAfterDark #prompt for 09-30-2026:

-> The reader must discover something by its absence. 

Be sure to tag @madp03t.bsky.social & use the hashtag so I can find your post! 🫠

#prompt #poetry #blueskypoetry #writesky #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #fictionwriters #poets #creativewriting
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Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 18h
Buffalo, NY the winter of 2006-7. #TrioletJam #squall #triolet #snow #poetry
unexpected 

unexpected snow began to fall
brought the city to a standstill 
the wind whipped it to quite the squall
unexpected snow began to fall
it took the internet - life is stalled
people parked cars and walked home at will
unexpected snow began to fall
brought the city to a standstill
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Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 18h
Grandma taught me to stretch it all, mostly money and food. #7syllablesquad #7syllablesentence #stretch
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Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 19h
when it snows hard and I'm driving, I'm thrilled by putting on a Star Wars song and pretending I'm in the Millennium Falcon #TankaThursday #thrill #nerd #tanka
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Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What can I say, I do what I want. #PoetsOfDoom #ArsPoetica #freeverse #poetry @daveashleypoet.bsky.social @sonnetsmith.bsky.social @phylogeneticsteve.bsky.social @jenthorne.bsky.social
with free verse
I can write
any way I want
not worrying about
meter or rhyme
or trying to rework a line
to make it squeeze in
realizing it won't,
and screaming at it -
who needs that?
I just don't care
what can I say
I just want it
how I want it
and you can have it too
for the low low price
of forgetting all the rules
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Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
two hours before closing her eyes she told him yet another dad joke he apparently walked out #AmpersandAfterDark 65 @madp03t.bsky.social
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Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Well crap, I just discovered I'm allergic to pineapple. It's the bromelain. Now I have to choose a new favorite fruit. Ugh.
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Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Hey, that works for me! lol
"pause to reveal your medieval creature"
then there's a blue box with a medieval-style Phoenix in it and some feathers sticking out of the ground and fire on a table, I don't know, it's weird. beneath the blue box it says, "Phoenix - you rise from your ashes."
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Jen Thorne @jenthorne.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
😁 Happy Sunday to all 😁 This weeks #PoetsOfDoom is going arsey - #ArsPoetica that is! Pick your favourite poetic form and write a poem about it, in said form. Clear as mud, right? Don't worry, there's a link below and a couple of examples to help clarify! www.writersdigest.com/write-better...
On Acrostics 

A line must rise from the chosen word’s letter,  
Craft out its bones like a patient typesetter.
Rules of rhythm and clarity guide your pen,  
Organise thoughts so they brighten again.  
Showcase your thoughts, create and express,  
Take each line as your chance to impress. 
Inspiration flows when structure meets art,  
Clever acrostics reveal both form and heart.  Do Not Go Gently into a Villanelle
 
Do not go gently into a villanelle,
Its chains of rhyme bind tight the poet’s hand,
Yet in its bondage, hidden wonders dwell.
 
As lines repeat, their echoes cast a spell,
A stubborn form that bows to no command.
Do not go gently into a villanelle.
 
Resist the lure of freedom’s restless swell;
Each stanza’s shape must first be wisely planned,
Yet in its bondage, hidden wonders dwell.
 
The poet curses rules they know too well,
Twisting lines to meet a strict demand.
Do not go gently into a villanelle.
 
But when the pattern sings, a truth will swell,
A beauty forged from order, fierce and grand;
Yet in its bondage, hidden wonders dwell.
 
Embrace the verse and let its cadence tell;
Yield to its grip and you will understand:
Do not go gently into a villanelle,
For in its bondage, hidden wonders dwell.
 
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Eric Montgomery @madp03t.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#AmpersandAfterDark #prompt for 09-27-2026: -> "two hours before closing" Be sure to tag @madp03t.bsky.social & use the hashtag so I can find your post! 🫠 #prompt #poetry #blueskypoetry #writesky #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #fictionwriters #poets #creativewriting
#AmpersandAfterDark #prompt for 09-27-2026:

-> "two hours before closing" 

Be sure to tag @madp03t.bsky.social & use the hashtag so I can find your post! 🫠

#prompt #poetry #blueskypoetry #writesky #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #fictionwriters #poets #creativewriting
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Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I promise that both eavesdroppers are women... 😁 #TrioletJam #eavesdrop #triolet #poetry #saucy @mulvennyprospectus.bsky.social
eavesdropping is very verboten
but don't you love our little show?
you can hear their true devotion
eavesdropping is very verboten
the only food he likes is frozen
she will only drink merlot 
eavesdropping is very verboten
but don't you love our little show?
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Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
what I would not do for you, my dear I whisper lovingly in your ear you echo me with a tinge of suspicion and my whole body gasps as I realize that perfume I smelled on you isn't mine #BedroomEyes #love #poetry
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Jen Thorne @jenthorne.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Oi people! Let's do this ☺️
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Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I took a class on senomistics well, I tried to they kicked me out when I took out my rongelle and started to pranchet apparently that's rude I thought it was senomistics who knew? #SillySeptember #pranchet #senomistics #rongelled #poetry @daveashleypoet.bsky.social 😁
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Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I'm finally building my website with @madp03t.bsky.social's help because he's amazing 💜. Right now I'm going through my poems and separating out which ones I might want to put on it. Indecisiveness is a superpower! lol And if you have a favorite, please let me know.
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Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
everyone's so far lonesome for human touch forgot what it's like #emoetry #lonesome #senryu #poetry
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Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
do I *really* need sleep? lol
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Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
stoking cravings chocolate, peanut butter, that saucy fetish #firewords280 #oxjDailyWords #poetry #senryu
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Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A letter sent through heartbeats. #PoemsAbout #DeadLetters #poetry #dansa @thebrokenspine.co.uk @alanparrywriter.co.uk
I love you to Jupiter and back, my dear
being your mama's the mission I'm given
I won't leave, whatever the situation
whenever you need me I'll be here
I love you to Jupiter and back, my dear

we'll be together each reincarnation
I promise no unending separation
we'll find each other forever, don't fear
I love you to Jupiter and back, my dear
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Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This was my favorite call center. #promptcombo #11Lines #poetry @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social
thank you for calling the power company.
I can help set up new service, Rick.
may I have your home address please?
your bill is two months overdue - click

it's not just you, the whole state is out.
I don't have the power to do that. click
I can't transfer you to a man,
there are only women here. click

I can't just "press a button." click
a car hit a pole and took out the lines,
the road is icy and slick.
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Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
muscle memory is so strange my lips and tongue remember lyrics to songs I haven't heard in a decade even though my brain doesn't
youtu.be
Ben Folds - Landed
YouTube video by BenFoldsVEVO
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Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
If any of you guys are fans of PROF's music, join this tomorrow. His lunches are awesome.
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Lunch with PROF Livestream - Friday, September 25th, 2026
Lunch with PROF Livestream - Friday, September 25th, 2026 you gonn...
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Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Change is inevitable. Hopefully it makes you happy. #Cassiopeian #transforms #BedroomEyes #emoetry #foxprose #weirdmicro #2WordPrompt #vssdaily #poetry
a library transforms a person
from just a child
to a warrior, a princess,
the savior of the world
there are endless possibilities
and intelligence intensifies

money transform$ a person
from just an ordinary guy
to a VIP who €ommands respect
without delivering an¥ to the people,
someone who demands instant satisfa¢tion
and gold-£eaf gratification

love transforms a person
from just a lonely woman
to someone who's cherished
honestly told she's beautiful
finally experiences the passion she's read in books
and never has to sleep alone again
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Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
youtu.be
Apoptygma Berzerk - Kathy's Song (VNV Nation Remix) (HQ AUDIO)
YouTube video by APOPTYGMA BERZERK
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Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Stuck. #TrioletJam #turnstile #triolet #poetry
the turnstile's stuck and I can't get through
it seems you'll be alone tonight
I'm not faking, come down for a view
the turnstile's stuck and I can't get through
my darling, how I want to be with you
I've pushed and pushed with all my might
the turnstile's stuck and I can't get through
it seems you'll be alone tonight
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Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
the fields are black despite full moon's silver light perfect for mischief #FromOneLine 430 #haikuhorrorprompt #full-moon #haiku #senryu #poetry
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Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
the darkness pulls me into an ever-growing abyss so deep I'll never escape #7syllablesquad #7syllablesentence #abyss
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Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
we'll see elephants, polar bears, and sea lions peacock struts nearby keep your hands inside the train that's how they show love, Karen #TankaThursday #zoo #tanka #poetry
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Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The middle is bad - please put baby in the corner! #PoetsOfDoom #crowds #dansa #panic #poetry @sonnetsmith.bsky.social @jenthorne.bsky.social @daveashleypoet.bsky.social @phylogeneticsteve.bsky.social
I don't like crowds, I tend to panic
look for an exit, a wall to grasp
need to get out before things go to crap
breathing quickens, air is thick
I don't like crowds, I tend to panic

too stuffy and hot, inhaler doesn't help
all I can do is thread the wall and gasp
by the time I'm outside, I feel a bit manic
I don't like crowds, I tend to panic
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Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
if she had been born a boy he would have been named after his father's favorite Ninja Turtle (it's Donatello) and I had no say about it #AmpersandAfterDark 64 #poetry @madp03t.bsky.social
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Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
come be with me let's get cozy together cold toes and warm hands #ThingsToWriteAbout #haiku #senryu #poetry
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Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I'll never tell. #MPPrompt #poetry
if they find out my secret
they will hate me
I will lose everything, everyone
never let anyone get too close
no matter how it burns 
to push someone away out of fear
(cue loneliness)
hold it all inside, breathless, terrified
and it screams to be let out
but no, this one stays hidden
a cowardly admission remains silenced -
fear wins again
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Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
all I need right now is a passionate, sweaty night with a handsome man #vss365 #passion #haiku #senryu #poetry
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Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I've been ruminating on old memories lately and I don't like it. #wss366 #rum #emoetry #wounded #weirdmicro #deception #poetry
we all dance around each other
hiding feelings out of fear
not saying what we mean
then wonder why no one's near

poured rum down my throat
every night for twenty years
trying to stop wounds and feelings
it never stopped the tears

why try deceiving myself
when honesty is best,
to relive mistakes and
dredge up regrets?

it brings up old memories
lost loves and friends
I don't want this anymore
wish this pain would end
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Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Come close if you want to know all the secrets in my heart. #7syllablesquad #7syllablesentence #secrets
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Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Some things are worth keeping... #TrioletJam #lifelike #horrorprompt #bandaged #poetry
you look so lifelike while you're sleeping
a beautiful trinket to keep for myself
I swear that once I caught you weeping
you look so lifelike while you're sleeping
it seems your bandages might be seeping
bleached and silent upon your shelf
you look so lifelike while you're sleeping
a beautiful trinket to keep for myself
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Eric Montgomery @madp03t.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
#AmpersandAfterDark #prompt for 09-23-2026: -> Something true must sound like a lie. Be sure to tag @madp03t.bsky.social & use the hashtag so I can find your post! 🫠 #prompt #poetry #blueskypoetry #writesky #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #fictionwriters #poets #creativewriting
#AmpersandAfterDark #prompt for 09-23-2026:

-> Something true must sound like a lie.  

Be sure to tag @madp03t.bsky.social & use the hashtag so I can find your post! 🫠

#prompt #poetry #blueskypoetry #writesky #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #fictionwriters #poets #creativewriting
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yeeorcas poems 🌱 @yeehawpoems.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Happy Wednesday cuties! The theme for this week is .. #transforms! 🩵 #Cassiopeian is a #weekly #prompt for #poetry #photography #collage #art and #resistance Feel free to tag me so I don't miss your piece due to occasionally glitchy tags.
Clouds transforming yayyy
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Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Love to those who treat each other right. 💜 #WildWalkPrompt #growth #poetry
some of us
strive to better ourselves
learn kindness and empathy
always try to learn new things
satisfy curious wonderings
be helpers and love others
treat people like humans

others just want to take
steal, cheat, lie
to get what they want
piles of money
a golden room
become all-powerful
anything to look good, 
to be better than you

life is short
be a grower
not a shower
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Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Waking up lonely sucks. #AmpersandAfterDark 63 #poetry @madp03t.bsky.social
three knocks past midnight 
you come to me in my sleep
and we're in love again, with
passion and gentle kisses
(oh, how I miss that)
like we were for so many years
before things went wrong
before you grew thorns 
and vines that
pulled you away from me
so in the dark I cry
always alone
because when I wake
you dissipate and
I have to wait again
till three knocks past midnight
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Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
so much gratitude for friends and poetry you all keep me going when I don't want to get up and the depression's dragged me down into another hate spiral you inspire me out of it thank you for being you #SomethingEveryday #gratitude #poetry
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Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
There were two shootings today within a block of my house, lots of sirens. Twice. My goal next year is to get out of this city.
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Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
our perfectly timed heartbeats #7syllablesquad #7syllablesentence #perfect
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Steve Silas Hendrickson (Hiatus) @phylogeneticsteve.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Hi all, For this week's #PoetsOfDoom I'll keep it simple since I'm still exhausted. Your prompt this week is #Crowds, as in the power of a crowd to do something good, or collective faith in doing good, just like the images below. As for the form, write a dansa or two. Have fun! I'll sleep now.
A livestream image taken from the Fluvial Procession of the Feast Of Peñafrancia. 

The image shows a massive crowd trying to pull the andas (the silver dome carrying a statue of Peñafrancia, the sacred image of the Blessed Virgin Mary) through this sea of people. A view of the Bicol River alongside the Riverside areas of Naga, with crowds waiting for the arrival of the pagoda with Our Lady of Peñafrancia on it.
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Eric Montgomery @madp03t.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
#AmpersandAfterDark #prompt for 09-20-2026: -> "three knocks past midnight" Be sure to tag @madp03t.bsky.social & use the hashtag so I can find your post! 🫠 #prompt #poetry #blueskypoetry #writesky #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #fictionwriters #poets #creativewriting
#AmpersandAfterDark #prompt for 09-20-2026:

-> "three knocks past midnight"  

Be sure to tag @madp03t.bsky.social & use the hashtag so I can find your post! 🫠

#prompt #poetry #blueskypoetry #writesky #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #fictionwriters #poets #creativewriting
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Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
lost in the woods beautiful delusion thinking she'll be found alive #HorrorPrompt #delusional #weirdmicro #beautifuldelusion #poetry
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Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
a kiss well-earned after pining for eternity it's all I've ever wanted my soul tells me so please hold me tight because when our lips meet I might just melt away #foxprose #poetry #love
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Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
tiptoing isn't beneath me you're too fragile to know how I'm falling for you don't leave if I step too loudly #7syllablesquad #7syllablesentence
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Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
dad was an accountant, where numbers were boss mom voted for women, furthering feminine causes had a twin in the womb and I ate him all up neurotic from the start - build me up, buttercup #MPPrompt #poetry a poem about yourself or your life where every claim is a lie (except one)
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