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I just need a paper and some pencils.
Maybe some pillows.
And a cozy light. -
Twinkling lights
Twinkling lights
Like stars
But never that sweet
Like a firefly in a dark bog
Take me away
From this
Cold
Industrial
Ruin
Take me away from the
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Distant
My elusive
Smile
Hides my joy
What a wonder
Here they are
Playing
Dancing
Singing in tight harmony
Something I know I'll never do
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My friends
On today of all days
I am alone
Tomorrow I would flyAway from my frozen life
Through the wind, across the moonlit sea
I would rejoice in pastels and fakes
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Rainbow droplets
When the rain clouds roll in,
I don't need a jacket.
I'll dance in the rain,
be the first to see the
rainbow come again.
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The blanket
A dark, clear night
The ferns sway to invisible music
The leaves whisper their
sweet secrets
Perfect for stargazing
You lay out the blanket
It's golden like the first rays of sun
Loves
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It Hurts (and Thank You)
It hurts.
Their cruel words digging deep into my soul, planting their roots and taking over.
It hurts.
Hearing them all gossip about me, calling me names I never asked for.
It hurts.
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Frantic Class
Tik Tik Tik Tik:
never stopping angry quiet
Tok Tok Tok Tok:
ink on paper nonsense words
Tik Tik Tik Tik:
lips are moving saying nothing
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Teenagers
We lie in bed with our arms around ourselves, cradling the mangled bodies of children who had the stars squeezed out of their eyes so that they fell down our faces and got stuck there in the shapes of tears and little hairs and pimples.
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Different
I am… different.
I have chronic pain.
Any time I leave the house,
I use a crutch, a walker, wheelchair, or cane.
People think this is funny.
I get bullied a lot.
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After the fifth day of November
note: partially inspired by Mary Oliver's "Wild Geese"
and for my mom
i want you to sit and stare at the glistening horizon.
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Forever
Three years ago,
You said forever.
And I repeated it,
It left a sweet taste in my mouth.
Like sugar poured onto a lemon,
Covering up the sour bitterness.