https://arbeiterabby.journoportfolio.comRSS Feed for Abby ArbeiterenFri, 08 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/277363/uploads/156efa8f-c57b-45a2-b3e4-9f358729a622.pdffire at the core Pierces the spirit a spark placed within, while you were nothing more than a mere concept.Fri, 08 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/277363/uploads/156efa8f-c57b-45a2-b3e4-9f358729a622.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/277363/uploads/e455e754-da9f-4c2e-934a-b7059bd36eeb.pdf'Ardent Flames' was published in 2021, in Mirrors of the Soul. This version is a rework after a workshop in my creating writing class.Thu, 07 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/277363/uploads/e455e754-da9f-4c2e-934a-b7059bd36eeb.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/277363/uploads/af0021a1-8723-4544-9e30-c82b47839e5d.pdf'Shatter the Stars' was published in 2021 in Mirrors of the Soul, my high school's literary magazine.Thu, 07 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/277363/uploads/af0021a1-8723-4544-9e30-c82b47839e5d.pdfhttps://arbeiterabby.wixsite.com/website/post/carving-into-song-poem‘i need to be successful to gain enough milk and honey’ the physical kind as well as mental one sweet, the other savory success is different for everyone one person could be discussing fulfillment the other just wants a sustainable job or trying to explain to younger family, blood or chosen what to do in scenarios that seem impassable to their inexperienced hearts what is living if not experiencing all that life does and doesn't offer outright the worlds that touched the edges of my mindFri, 25 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://arbeiterabby.wixsite.com/website/post/carving-into-song-poemhttps://arbeiterabby.wixsite.com/website/post/framed-prospect-poemAnyone’s words become their own truth. These words become abstract, full of possibility. They are a revelry of indication, yet still fractured. We are a fragment of what we could be. Beauty is universal. Everyone has the opportunity to be worthwhile as the sun breaks over the horizon, the edges glistening with a radiant aura, igniting the new day. Why are we divided if we cut and bleed as one? Stereotypes reign, how did they become the normal? Why do we judge and criticize even if we wouldFri, 21 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://arbeiterabby.wixsite.com/website/post/framed-prospect-poemhttps://arbeiterabby.wixsite.com/website/post/small-symphonies-poemTake life by the reins Seems to be common saying for most Is it an array of things we long for Or is it a specific taste Of pleasure or pain, depends who you are And what’s hurt you before Is only a scratch now Are enough to calm the senses The world may be burning But it also shines brighter with The million stars sparking in the sky, asking to be claimed Nothing is enough but so is everything In racked twilight skies, the several vibrances battling For absolute dominance as the liWed, 15 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://arbeiterabby.wixsite.com/website/post/small-symphonies-poemhttps://arbeiterabby.wixsite.com/website/post/divergeThis poem was written behind a mask, waiting at a receptionist desk. It was a particularly difficult day, and I was on the verge of a burnout. It had been my goal to fill a journal full with my handwriting and the time almost seemed to mock and berate me. I wrote regardless. Common niceties exchanged without thought. Routine is a constant collision of items to achieve in a single stretch of daylight. Time struts its smug stride, boasting how it always gets what it wants. Humans conform to the Wed, 27 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0100https://arbeiterabby.wixsite.com/website/post/diverge