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puppet
They are smiling,
Lips stretched up, with a slight crinkle of their eyes,
They are listening,
Nodding along, making hums of acknowledgement,
They are happy,
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tired perfection
The lies are ready on your lips, practiced, you done this a thousand times, but you falter. You falter and shatter the illusion of truth.
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by the victors
Revolutions are bathed in blood,
In death, betrayals, and cruelty.
Yet, we often associate them with freedom,
The oppressed rising against the oppressors.
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daisies
You trace the ridges of the flower.
The sole daisy in this field.
A dot of yellow against a vibrant green.
Your toes burrow in the dirt.
The soil covering your feet.
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betrayal
Your friend has betrayed you,
You can’t know for certain,
You need to ask, but don’t want the answer.
You think of all you have shared together,
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nothing
You hear it offhand,
A whispered word floating to your ears,
It’s a falsity, preposterous, a rumor,
Of course it’s not true,
But even still,
Loves
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Cheerios
I am
The
perfect
student
Aren't I?
I turn my work in on time
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insomnia's embrace
Lie awake tired, won’t go to sleep, regret it in the morning,
repeat.
I try to break the cycle,
but then something stops me.
Oh wait, it was just myself, again,
like always,
but I'm stuck and
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Blind Justice
Close your eyes
Spin around
And point
Choose the felon
Choose the victim
Watch the tears fall
In joy
Gratefullness
Or
In sadness
Pain
Shrug
Because to you
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second place
wonder what it feels like
to be the best
can only dream of
laughing at my mistakes
the way she does
at her own
knowing she’s still
number one
makes it look
effortless at fifty
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the irony of motivational instagram reels
i’m aware of what
feels like an
unbreakable addiction,
but i try
and i try
and i try
as i ironically agree
with every instagram reel
saying phones
are ruining this world
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Do It For Her
If you can't do it for yourself
Then do it for her
Do it for the girl
With big ideas
And even bigger dreams
The girl who would try to count the stars
But then sigh and say there was a lot