sewie smalls

Member since July 11, 2017

Member for 8 years, 10 months

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The journey of self love

Posted Nov 3, 2017 · 7 lines · 3 critiques

She was like the caterpillar
a silent warrior
fighting her way through her cocoon
a battle she must win
as she alone must walk on this path of self love
she alone must fight for the change that will define her very existence
she alone must become the butterfly that she was meant to be

sewie smalls’s timeline

July 2022
11 Mon

Anniversary
5 years of membership
July 2018
11 Wed

Anniversary
One year of membership
November 2017
03 Fri

Received a critique
on The journey of self love from @Eumolpus
"keep going. see where this will lead you. Express the inexpressible in this transformation. Share your imagination of the vision of this event. These lines are beautiful....Keep Going!!"
03 Fri

Received a critique
on The journey of self love from @Gunnar Hedlund
"It doesn't apply to everyone. I should know, i'm not everyone. Battles are for losers, as Mr Hitler and his like confirm. Pathetic monsters. Do it without words and with a smile and everyone's happy running this mile th…"
03 Fri

Posted a poem
The journey of self love
"She was like the caterpillar"
Open thread 7 lines
October 2017
23 Mon

Received a critique
on Mine from @Eumolpus
"and sorry I misread your poem. The clue was you are a drop-in seeking to worship don't act like you own it but I missed it."
23 Mon

Received a critique
on Mine from @Chiori
"i think you are actually making yourself clear to someone whom you consider as a fake lover, making him to know that you are the owner of yourself and not him by chasing him out of your life."
22 Sun

Received a critique
on Mine from @Eumolpus
"I do agree we are told what to do with our lives by endless forces- religious, political, social, that compete for our attention, and this is surely subject to many poems... but not so sure about the body, the temple of…"
22 Sun

Received a critique
on Mine from @Geezer
"the theme here and no matter who you are talking to, [I'm thinking that it is a lover], they are told in no-nonsense manner that you are in charge. However, there are a number of things that you might do, to clean this…"
22 Sun

Posted a poem
Mine
"Oh ye frequenter"
Open thread 16 lines
15 Sun

Critiqued
"REFLECTION" by @Ja Ja
"This piece is really beautiful...i love it, no complaints...just beautiful"
14 Sat

Critiqued
"Red wagon of nothing (October Contest)" by @Steph.ania
"I wish you the best in this contest"
14 Sat

Received a critique
on on the field (october contest) from @lovedly
"you win again nice hearty poem ah red wagon you may please revisit the contest limitations and expectations"
13 Fri

Received a critique
on on the field (october contest) from @lovedly
"S K I P ME Can you guess"
13 Fri

Posted a poem
on the field (october contest)
"He was beautiful to see"
Open thread 13 lines
12 Thu

Critiqued
"UNCERTAIN AGE" by @Simon
"Too many people lie about their age... I really enjoyed this, thanks"
10 Tue

Posted a poem
losing the muse
"We don't need words"
Open thread 15 lines
08 Sun

Critiqued
"CHILDHOOD" by @Ja Ja
"Is a beautiful poem that perfectly describes growing up...don't we all wish we were still little children playing round the park with little care of what the world thinks? Thanks for sharing this."
06 Fri

Posted a poem
Burn
"He said she was fierce"
Open thread 9 lines
06 Fri

Critiqued
"Another Untold Story" by @arja
"This poem...although I haven't being in love...i know leaving someone you genuinely love is the hardest thing to do...nice poem, I love it"
02 Mon

New follower
@lovedly
September 2017
27 Wed

Contest commendation
As Autumn Nears

with "In the spirit of autumn (September Contest)".
27 Wed

First contest commendation
As Autumn Nears

with the poem "In the spirit of autumn (September Contest)".
25 Mon

Critiqued
"Rest in peace father " by @Marvel Godwyn
"For your loss Lovely poem, I could feel your pain through this"
22 Fri

Critiqued
"WORLD PEACE" by @Chiori
"I seriously hope that one day soon there'll be peace in this world"
22 Fri

Posted a poem
In the spirit of autumn (September Contest)
"The street ahead"
Open thread 11 lines
21 Thu

Critiqued
"As Autumn Nears:: An Autumn Come Home...September CONTEST" by @lovedly
"I really love this"
15 Fri

Posted a poem
Happy Birthday
"The day before"
Open thread 13 lines
10 Sun

Posted a poem
Imperfection
"it's like red stains on snow"
Open thread 4 lines
05 Tue

Most-discussed work
How I do it

18 critiques to date.
05 Tue

Posted a poem
How I do it
"I imagine that you search for traces of yourself in my poems"
Open thread 7 lines
02 Sat

Posted a poem
Queen
"Soft and petite"
Open thread 8 lines
August 2017
30 Wed

Posted a poem
You and the night
"There's something about the night"
Open thread 10 lines
July 2017
25 Tue

Posted a poem
my demon
"fear of the unknown my strongest demon"
Open thread 7 lines
15 Sat

First critique offered
on "The real me" by @iMarvellous
15 Sat

Highest posting month
July 2017 — 21 poems
11 Tue

First publication
fear
11 Tue

Joined Neopoet
Membership begins

First poem published 1 days later.

About Me

About me

i just want to write

Location: nigeria, NGA

Favorite Poets

rupi kaur

wole soyinka

Recent Work

The journey of self love

Posted: 3 November, 2017

Mine

Posted: 22 October, 2017

on the field (october contest)

Posted: 13 October, 2017

losing the muse

Posted: 10 October, 2017

Burn

Posted: 6 October, 2017

In the spirit of autumn (September Contest)

Posted: 22 September, 2017

Updated: 10 October, 2017

Happy Birthday

Posted: 15 September, 2017

Imperfection

Posted: 10 September, 2017

How I do it

Posted: 5 September, 2017

Queen

Posted: 2 September, 2017

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Contest Wins

Winning Submission	Contest	Contest Date
In the spirit of autumn (September Contest)	As Autumn Nears	3 September, 2017 – 27 September, 2017

Workshops

		Skill level:
Collaborative Poetry for Beginners Renga 17 FEAR	(syllabus)	Wading Pool	Started 2017-07-20	Concluded
Poets first poems	(syllabus)	Splash Pool	Started 2017-06-23	Concluded

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lovedly

5 years of membership

One year of membership

on The journey of self love from @Eumolpus

on The journey of self love from @Gunnar Hedlund

on Mine from @Eumolpus

on Mine from @Chiori

on Mine from @Eumolpus

on Mine from @Geezer

"REFLECTION" by @Ja Ja

"Red wagon of nothing (October Contest)" by @Steph.ania

on on the field (october contest) from @lovedly

on on the field (october contest) from @lovedly

"UNCERTAIN AGE" by @Simon

"CHILDHOOD" by @Ja Ja

"Another Untold Story" by @arja

"Rest in peace father " by @Marvel Godwyn

"WORLD PEACE" by @Chiori

"As Autumn Nears:: An Autumn Come Home...September CONTEST" by @lovedly

on "The real me" by @iMarvellous

July 2017 — 21 poems

Membership begins

About Me

Recent Work

Contest Wins

Workshops

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