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Gum Wrapper Heart
Even as we carry the whole world
On our backs, we
Breathe our girlhood through
Whispers and giggles at the lunch table and
Stars brushed across eyelids that have
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Cuando Levantas Tu Corazón Hacia el Mar
I'm not a native Spanish speaker, nor am I fluent (I'm learning it in school), so this may be pretty rough.
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Her Majesty, the Sky
The sky wears billowing gowns, layers
Upon layers of silk fluttering
With the breeze, and
She dances in it with ease, never
Tripping or stumbling but
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A Philosophy on Glitter
What you think is a great rock
over your head is
actually a great ball of glitter;
when you think you're about to be crushed
by a massive rock, and
it has become too heavy to hold, the
ball will pop, and
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We Shall Become Beacons of Hope
We were once one
With the trees, a
Cell which would come to
Sprout, to birth, to
Hatch us all: the
Life that breathes
The world, and
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Loves
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Ode to Grandma's Zwieback
Culture is a peculiar word.
Holding such importanceIn someone’s person
Celebrated and encouraged
Songs
Art
Food
Grandma's ZwiebackLittle pockets of answers
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writing makes it real
I sat down to write a poem about politics,
About how our country is tearing itself apart,
About how we’ve tried to glue pieces back together,
About how somehow it’s already been a year.
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Maryn (haikus)
It's sand, mud and dirt
but some see the blue beyond
and call it a beach.
She almost forgets.
Summer nights still taste like smoke
and fireflies still dance.
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A Half-Satirical Attempt At Explaining What It Feels Like to Attempt to Bargain With Time
Hey. So, it’s me. Like always. Also, it’s 12:30. I’m sure you’ll remember that, like always, I would love to be able to sleep. Maybe you’ll just give me another hour or two? See, I had things to do. Poetry. A portfolio.
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Why I Was Late To Band Today
"So I was in English class, right," said the kid, "and the bell rang, and while I was switching classes, I got super thirsty, so I stopped at the water fountain, but then I remembered that this fountain is out of order and the only other one is in
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