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The time is now
This is a poem I wrote during my time at The Governor's Institute of Vermont for The Youth Action and Global Issues week. I wrote this with Josslyn, Josie, Reese, Fiona, Sadie, and Ellie.
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Favorite things
One of my favorite things
is watching the little ants
hustle and bustle
doing the things ants do
One of my favorite things
is hearing the birds sing
dew still damp
on every blade of grass
every leaf
every stump -
Ocean
Sand beneath my feet,
waves pulling back,
creating a ripple,
when they hit,
salt,
stinging my cuts,
making me feel alive,
my breathing matches,
the soothing sounds,
of the ocean.
The sky turns purple, -
Rock to rock
Maybe I was just born
with the skill,
hop,
hop,
rock to rock,
bare feet,
curling,
to fit the curves,
of the rocks,
below my feet.
Up,
hands searching,
little edges,
that happen to be, -
owe
You should never
feel
like you
owe the world something
just by
being yourself -
freedom
you think your absence will kill her
your empty cold shadow haunting her
but boy
you are so wrong
your absence set her free
like a bird
finally let out of her cage
wings stretching before
flying into the sky