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The Sea
Long ago,
there was only the Sea,
and her daughters,
and the sky above.
Before the Sea had a shore.
Before the land met the sun.
Before Her language was sought, -
An ode to my city
parks and parking lots
swings and little tots
schools and grocery shops
libraries and flu shots
laughter and falling tears
musicals and forgotten fears
birthdays and passing years -
Assumptions
"She's so polite"
"Very studious."
"Doesn't get into trouble."
"Kinda boring."
"She will tell us anything."
"She won't change a thing."
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The Evolution of Ideas
ticktockticktockticktockticktock
Building slowly inside of you.
To your left, to your right.
You see it. Or maybe you hear it?
No one gets it but you.
Oh, you do. -
A Poem Debating America
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A Lover's Plight and Release
He wandered through her mind
Drifting in a castle of dreams
A euphoria, an ecstatic high
Until he saw the red flag,
waving among the white.
He knew was in the wrong world,
Loves
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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. -
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