Hi I'm Lily your host until 24th October. Today's prompt is 'Rock'.

If you've never tried the #7syllablesentence before please have a go. Write a sentence 7 syllables long which includes the prompt word and use the hashtags in your post so I can find it.

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#Rock

Pigs #root for truffles when trained.
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with

time; internal rot spreads; tree

destroyed from the inside - roots

an inextricable tangle;

entwine and knot to form a noose //

family slowly suffocates.

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; a family tree - if nurtured,

grows tall; healthy; strong - yet

a single branch, unnoticed;

riddled with inherited

decay; desperately needs

to be hacked off; sacrificed

to save the other boughs.

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Empty is a chance to fill

; hollow words; empty promise.

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; to grow, seeds must be nurtured -

with water; light; time; plants will

take root; grow; bloom; flourish.
you

can scream at a flower, but

it won't grow any faster -

just as berating yourself

will not help you heal; grow; thrive.

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old oaks —
following my roots

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I lie rooted in the dirt
Embraced in silence once more

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we all need to know the truth

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if that's what you want to do

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; an empty shell of a girl -

he left a hole in her heart;

he hollowed out her soul.

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I have never thought of that

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; my body is a canvas;

my bones a visible scream -

yet inside, there is nothing.

𝕙𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨.

𝕖𝕞𝕡𝕥𝕪

𝒶𝓈𝒽𝑒𝓈

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Empty my heart devours
The crumbs from your wicked plate

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Some things can take root quickly.

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You have to look for the root.

But how does one fill the void?
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