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The Fair
Another offering to the fall
We walk, side-by-side
Don’t these rides seem smaller now?
Or have we just grown in size?
What if this is the end?
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A Letter To Time
Dear Time, You remind me of the Sea. Unable to be restrained. Unable to be controlled. Unable to be contained. You are merciless, yet your movement is necessary.
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War drums
And the air tastes of raw linen
And I watch a million suns explode
In the distant horizon
And footsteps,
Beating and beating and beating
Like some twisted wardrum
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And it tastes of rot
I am left here with
The blandishing of obsession
My obsession
Of time
With the
Six years it takes
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No Shots Fired
No shots were fired
No alarms blaring
No sirens
But the gun was loaded
and it was lunch
And there were so many people
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To Genesis Reid, a Small Town's Tragedy
Genesis,
Happy birthday
You would have been three a few days ago
(or, you did turn three then, wherever you are)
Loves
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My Hero, Cheerio
*SPONSORED BY Cheerios® (Not really though, sadly. Please don't sue me)*
Just say the word
And I'll flock to you, like a bird.
Whenever you are near
I can't help myself, I fear.
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Ballet Barre
releve
To rise
glissade
To glide
allonge
To stretch
Reach
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The Fine Print
"Dear Gretchen (ctrl c, ctrl v)
Thank you for applying to [college].
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The Boy On The Screen
She didn't text him
And as her eyes watched a flashing screen,
her happiness
Thaws
She sent the message
And as she goes unanswered now,
Her comfort
Thaws
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questions for the tiny bird
Tiny ceramic bird, frozen in midair. Are you doomed to spend eternity seeking a flower you will never see? Spiderwebs cover your body as you dangle from a wire, staring at a pole of wood, cracks forming with time.
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Lore for a book I'm making
We’ve known about global warming for years. Slowly, the insects are dying off.