Posts
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4th of July
It's funny(ha)
how fireworks
sound
like Gunshots
Lit up
against a Black
sky
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The Ballad of Hyacinth and Apollo
Oh, Hyacinth
from Amyclae,
was it a blessing
or a curse?
To enthrall the god
of suns and prose,
who brought you to your hearse?
Oh! Hyacinth. -
At Least It Was Dry
At least it was dry.
At least you could peel off the heat like a second skin
and heal yourself in blurry, blue waters.
But the humidity clings. -
Personality Personified
Everyone has different personality traits that are specific to them. Pick one personality trait and personify it. What would courage act like? What would desperation say? Try to make these attributes come to life.
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My Livelihood Explained in Terms of Watermelon, Skipping, Frogs, Pretending, and Feathers
Ⅰ. My mother wonders why I don’t like watermelon. Why I don’t like red lips smacking, spitting out the seed and sucking down to the rind. They are too watery for me. I want something substantial. Something real. -
Amaterasu's gloves
My hands are adorned
by gloves constructed
from the warmth of life itself.
The California Sun
of asphalt mirages
beating down and
bronzing skin and
Loves
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Scary
I think it's scary
To have someone
Who has done horrible things
Be in charge of our country
Have power and be in control
I love our world
But it's a mess
I don't want it
To get worse
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Fragments of Heartbreak in Paris
This morning I watched
as someone I love broke their heart.
Over and over,
I watched them wander through the secret streets of Paris,
clumsily holding their heart in their hands. -
Sweater of Me
Songs
of my father’s
belly laughter
flow through the eye
of the needle
and around the loom
with each abdominal contraction.
It reminds me of
home.
