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Doesn't, Shouldn't, Won't Change Me
Short hair,
A t-shirt and shorts,
Shouldn’t change me from feminine
To “buddy,”
And being a girl
Shouldn’t erase the sports I’m good at,
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Words Slipping Through My Grasp
There are words
Begging to be typed,
Words
That want to pour from my soul,
Words
Who’s only mission
Is to be read,
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No One Needs Your Sea
No one needs to hear your jokes,
Your remarks or your sneers,
No one needs to be pushed under
By the sea that you've filled
With the laughs that you've drawn
From ignorant thoughts,
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To Wander Within Your Reach
Every day is new,
All because of you.
You brought me this world,
And were there for every journey,
Every step and every chapter,
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The Person I Want to Be
There is a person I want to be:
A strong person,
Someone who can stand up for herself
And others,
Who can increase her grit,
Who can push through the worst,
And always stand tall;
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Not Such a Daunting Task
I remember the day I met you,
The day I didn’t want to,
The moment our parents forced us together,
The second I took a look at you.
Your blond hair was to your chin,
Loves
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A Jumble of Words
My brain is a jumble of words
a puzzle of thoughts and feelings that I struggle to put together
a tangle of ideas that never reach my tongue
I used to wish for a filing system
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Real happiness
From past friends
or mild acquaintances
there will be times where I am not only acknowledged
but appreciated
it makes me happy
makes me content
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The True Octopus
I hear your concerns,
feel your pain, your joy, your laughter.
I know your doubts, what keeps you up at night.
But I will not change for you.
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frost
the frost on the window
spreads like wings on a bird
my hand cools
as the warmth melts the fog away
the rare gift of marks
if anything
marks aren't made enough
at least not for good
i draw
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The magic of snow while driving with you
This is a retelling of a short story I wrote in 2023 for a blizzard challenge prompt!
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