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“G.I.T.” by Cortney Joseph

You can go through your days, moping and hoping for your luck to change. Or you can get up and make it happen. Life is full of ups and downs, and it’s so easy to get lost when it seems you’re losing. You gotta grab it by the reigns, get it together, keep it moving.

6 Poetry Collections by Cortney Joseph, available now.

All six of my poetry collections, with prices ranging from $5-$8 are available for sale now on Amazon. Check the following links to grab your copies. Undefined : Thoughts Of A Young Poet Ways To Grow Searching : The Prelude All In My Mind Before The Sunshine After The Rain Be sure to leave aContinue reading “6 Poetry Collections by Cortney Joseph, available now.”

“Attempt Ten” by Cortney Joseph

I swallowed a bottle full, Just to see if I would make it through. Just to see if I’d be born anew, Just to see if other’s tears would be many or few.   I woke in the same hell of days before, Pain and strife leaving my heart torn, Still drowning in a seaContinue reading ““Attempt Ten” by Cortney Joseph”

“Lonely Blues” by Cortney Joseph

I’ve grown so comfortable in my loneliness, I’ve come to expect feelings of sadness & nothing less. I’ve come to expect not a care from the world. Come to accept the life of an unloved girl. I’ve perfected smiles that are hardly true. I’ve settled in my life of lows and blues.   _________ Follow http://instagram.com/writtenbycortContinue reading ““Lonely Blues” by Cortney Joseph”

“Y.G.M.F.U.” by Cortney Joseph

Perhaps I’m not what you expected. Perhaps you’ve gathered the wrong impression. Maybe I’ve left out something that has left you conflicted. Let me say it now, let’s call it a little confession. I don’t kiss ass. I will not dumb myself down. Bullshit gets no pass. I won’t be forced to smile if IContinue reading ““Y.G.M.F.U.” by Cortney Joseph”

Birthday Gift!

Year 28 is here, and I wanted to gift something close to my heart to those who love poetry or simply wish to support me. It is my SIXTH poetry collection, the companion to July’s “Before The Sunshine”. After The Rain, the happiness that follows the sadness I’ve struggled with for much of my lifeContinue reading “Birthday Gift!”

“I Believed” by Cortney Joseph

All because I believed I could, I flew far beyond my wildest dreams, And conquered a world I’d once feared.   All because I believed I could, I pushed myself far beyond my limits, And paved a way for me to Exceed far beyond my imagination.   I believed I could, And I did.