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History Skippin'
My history teacher rushes by,
when he talks about "people like me".
It's not his fault, he doesn't try,
but I hear and I see.
We have debates,
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Words Like Stone
Some words are like stone,
stuck in my throat.
They just sit there,
and choke me.
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I Can't Do it
I can't communicate through a screen.
I can't do it.
I can't sit and watch and wait and wonder why you won't answer my texts.
I can't do it. -
The Sound of Change
"Do you hear it?"
"Hear what?" the little girl asked.
The men were in the dining room,
huddled around the radio.
She had been told to go outside.
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I Want to Break It
I want to break it.
That's the first thought that comes to mind,
every morning and every night.
You can't shut me out!
You can't confine me to my own house! -
Fame: the game that has no winners
She ran up the stairs, her breath coming in quick, short puffs. She could hear yelling behind her, and people clambering up the stairs after her.
Loves
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belly buttons and beating hearts
I clung to my baby blanket that wrapped around my limbs. my limbs, small and swollen, cushioned by my mother's organs. I was warm, I clung to the insulation of two beating hearts.
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My Light
My babysitter,
Brother,
Sister,
And I,
Huddle on the green couch.
Her laptop,
Shiny silver,
Is opened
