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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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Hold your Tongue
They say it's for the civilians
when they kidnap citizens.
What they mean is
"For civilians like us."
They tell us to be civil
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Eighty-three
Eighty-three
out of
one hundred
and ten.
One hundred
and four
out of one hundred
and ten.
We contrast starkly
I look like a beginner on paper
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LEGOs with my brother
Click.
Fawkes the phoenix towers over the Avengers headquarters.
I snap Darth Vader onto Fawkes' left wing.
He laughs.I wonder-
Has this sliver of light ever felt so warm? -
Greek Tragedies
oh Icarus, you poor thing.
fell in love with the sun, the sky-
paid the price, i suppose.why do we always pay the price for love?
Orpheus, lonesome poet,
lost his love because he wanted to tell her they'd made it. -
An American prayer
This is an American prayer.
This is a mother lifting her child onto her fingertips.
This is our planes leaving.
This is a blurry green shot of a soldier.
This is a history book.