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Idealized Woman
Why are women
Supposed to
cower
Before man’s expectations?
Why do we
succumb
To their
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What If I Lose You Today?
I still think about the way things were back then
With the unpredictable fear of tomorrow
It still haunts me
Like a ghost I can never rid myself of
I wish I had done more
I know I could’ve done more
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Our Story
Our story always ends the same
No matter how many pages I turn
In the end
I’m the friend in need
And you’re the main character, always having to help me
I try to rip the pages out
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Poem 260
I saw you today
For the first time in months
It feels like I haven’t seen you in ages
I used to hope
We stayed apart
Never faltering too close to one another
But as I look into your eyes
Loves
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My low
your features don’t contort when you cry.
tears skate down your face until they get caught
on the side of your nose
or the tip of your chin
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Freedom Isn't What They Say It Is
I am eleven years old. I think freedom isn't what they say it is.
I live in the land of the free. I am free
in most ways.
I can be a black belt.
I can be a published poet.
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A Currency We Haven’t Learned to Spend
I wake up in a world that’s always moving,
a second away from breaking.
I scroll through the noise,and I wonder what happens when the screen goes dark.
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Winter
Winter:
As frosty winds whisper, wrapping us in fear,
In winter's grasp, we gather near.
Underneath the snow-cloaked rooftops
We find warmth in each other.
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How do I hate you?
I hate you,
I hate the way you make me feel,
and the way you talk to me.
I hate how you look at me,
like no one else is in the room.
I hate how when I sit next to you,
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Rules for being normal
- Smile. Teachers like kids who smile, especially during classes when mind-numbingly boring concepts itch their way into your brain and eat away the inside. Yes, you don't like school. No, you can't say that. Smile, smile, smile.