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C.L. Adams

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Born

in Chatham, The United Kingdom

September 28, 1996

Genre

Poetry, Horror, Gay and Lesbian

Member Since

November 2023

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C. L. Adams is a writer known for her evocative emotional poetry. Drawing inspiration from her love of the sea and her passion for reading, her work often explores themes of love, loss, and the quiet complexities of life. When she's not writing, C. L. enjoys spending time with her family—her supportive husband and their young daughter—who are her greatest sources of joy and inspiration.

Most recently, C. L. has delved into the challenges of short story writing as well! Inspired by the community of indie authors and her friends who share her love of books. ...more

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Watching Emily

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This Raging Sea

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Eve of Man (Eve of Man, #1)

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“Old scars whisper to me their stories at night”
― C. L. Adams, Barely Awake: A Poetry Collection

tags: depression, intrusive-thoughts, poetry, self-harm

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“I will protect every moment for you, and pray this world is softer to you than it ever was to me.”
― C. L. Adams, Barely Thoughts

tags: daughter, mental-health, mother, motherhood, parenthood, poetry, protective

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“No one else knew:
I felt my soul split and screamed silently”
― C. L. Adams, Barely Thoughts

tags: break-up, depression, pain, poetry, relationship

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C.L.’s Quotes

“Why am I learning to swim in the deep end, still?”
― C. L. Adams, Ouroboros Thoughts: A Poetry Collection

tags: anxiety, depression, inspiration, mental-health, poetic, poetry

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“I breathed him in,
And found my lungs were delighted.

He is life itself,
and a ghost I am:
No more.”
― C. L. Adams, Ouroboros Thoughts: A Poetry Collection

tags: inspiration, love, mental-health, poetry, relationship

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“Of all that I have loved dearly in this world,
The stars have often been my most cherished”
― C. L. Adams, Ouroboros Thoughts

tags: inspiration, love, poetic, poetry, prose, space, stars

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“I have whispered your name reverently in darkness,
More than a prayer,
My faith in you goes beyond that of prayer.”
― C. L. Adams, Ouroboros Thoughts

tags: devotion, love, obsession, poetry

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“Your teasing tone,
The skin I never once felt,
Your charming enthral that leaves me shaking in terror.”
― C. L. Adams, Barely Thoughts