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Routine
Create
writing
medium or genre
poetry
body
this is my routine;
come home from school
open to this the first chance I get
write.
Write
write
write
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Questions
I'm
confused
did I do it
what happened?
You were melancholy earlier
what is going on
what did I miss
was it me?
You talk in subtle hints
but what are you hinting at?
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Beauty
The world is muted
muffled
as the snow sprinkles your hair
lice,
you remember a friend calling it once in 5th grade
you got mad at him for that.
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On the hearth
On the hearth
there is a fireplace
it has a pile of chopped logs,
coals,
torn up pieces of newspaper
awaiting their burnt endings
On the hearth
a fire burns
flickering and crackling
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Do I dare
Do I dare write about this
about real honesty
about what stands in front of me
next to me
always there
all day?
Do I dare point this out
without you asking
who was this about
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Loves
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When
When did I become
the kid who skips Halloween?
The kid who asks
to be picked up early from parties
agrees in the first place only because
she feels obligated?
When did I become
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Always second best
Today,
I told my dad about something I made.
I told him it was the second best in my class.
And I was proud of it.
But he said to put in more effort.
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The Two Ls
Always live with love and logic.
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rocket launch
5
warm droplets of sweat
collect
on the back of my neck
drip
am i ready
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heart threatening
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Welcome to the world
Welcome to the world
that never gives anything back.
If you want it
you work for it
if you don't
you're letting everyone down.
You'll fall in love
and you'll hate it.
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anti-fascist frogs
let me tell you what i saw today
when i was downtown with 200k others
in the heart of the city of the nation,
a swamp raised to stand above the world. with
flags &
signs &