Posts
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House of Cards
Democracy is fragile as a house of cards with many, many layers
Many, many pieces
Many, many things that could go wrong
The slightest breath, enough to bring the whole thing crumbling
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Him
He doesn’t look at me
Like I look at him
I know exactly what he does at recess
Where he eats lunch
His middle name
I know what books he likes
What video games
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Treadmill
Sometimes I feel like I am running on a treadmill towards a big shiny sign that says “Relaxation.” Surronding the big shiny words are lots of other words.
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Too much
I am 13
I am in 7th grade.
I like school. Most of the time.
I am quite good at school.
I'm in all the advanced classes offered. 3 years ahead in Math, 3 years ahead in my English vocab, and on the hardest History track.
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Irony
The irony is not lost on me. The day that Donald J. Trump will be inaugurated, is the same day as Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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Justice
The justice part of the American justice system has left the building.
You should absolutely not be able to convict someone of a crime and have them suffer zero consequences.
No jail time.
No parole.
Loves
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Real Magic
I sat down
In my seat in the theater.
We waited for the show to start
With anticipation. I loved the book
And now it's on Broadway
And I couldn't wait.
The show started up, and I'm not a theater kid
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Conflicting
Conflicting feelings, in my brain
In my heart
As I lay awake
Not entirely sane.
Conflicting thoughts, all knotted up
How do I untangle
Fix what I've lost?
How do I make sense of it?
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Dolls
Dolls, who you dress up in pink and white,
dolls, who you take to the park or on a flight,
dolls, who are made of plastic and cloth,
they are always so girly, never unique or even goth.
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Roses and Violets
Roses are red
Violets are blue
We’ve known each other
Since we’ve been in school
We were inseparable
Through elementary and high
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Halls
the doors
are left open
for him
to walk through
and brightly lit
with all
he will ever need
when beside him
there is a girl
stumbling through
a dark hall
unable to find her way
