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youngest at the tiki party
I can hear the party still going
starting in the kitchen,
spilling into the dining room
and out onto the deck
I hear the sound of fizzy champagne filling crystal glasses
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that's amore
"when the moon hits your eye, like a big pizza pie"
dean martin's voice booms throughout the house
as I lay on the living room couch
basking in heat from the wood-stove
to the tune of an over saturated
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act of heart
when I was thirteen
and scared of real life
I gave out advice like candy
showering my friends with hope
and watched them grow
like sunflowers
out of a cold, dark earth
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what once was
We lie tired
Bundled up in puffers and scarves
On the pleather seats of the bus that feels like home.
You rummage through your red lunchbox,
Unpacking each item carefully
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Loves
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Schrodinger's Monster
Being a teenager means
Schrodinger's cat isn't just a concept anymore
The person you are
is simultaneously alive and dead
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Observations From a Beach Chair
Today, I watched boys climbing a log stuck vertically in the sand
And girls kicking at leaves just for the fun of it,
And oh, when did our youth slip through the backdoor unnoticed,
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Intertwined Fate
my final fate– here i stand as the anticipation builds.
all i ever spent my life waiting for
stands still here– emotionless
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love
what is it?
i've always found it
confusing
why
are we tied to
one person
only
why
is romantic love
more important
than friendship
why
do i push people away
yet long
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Turning to Silt
I never thought I'd wonder
how it would feel to touch your face
but now the thought sticks to my skin, tangles
in my hair. I never thought
your eyes would be anything but blue,
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I want to LIVE
I want to live,
I want to hear a million songs and dance in the rain,
I want to kiss and make love,
I want to see the world from every angle,
meet people that I will love and ones I won't,