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Warmth
My body heat
my absurd body heat
reflecting back at me off of you
warmth.
My arm
reaching around you
like I've wanted to for so long
now I finally can
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The road less traveled
The road less traveled
our road.
Maybe I've overlooked this
key detail
in all the auditioning-anger-mess:
Music is supposed to make people happy.
To bring people together,
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Thinking
So I got in.
So I got in!
Isn't that a good thing?
I was expecting it.
I knew I would.
What chair?
I'm scared to ask
I know the answer
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Actual tears
Tears
for this show
for this character I love more than
any
freaking
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Reflections
Everybody hates mirrors.
Anything reflective.
Anything that shows you who you are -
we will never be enough to appease ourselves.
I miss when I could go into a public restroom
and wash my hands
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Universal languages, as observed in Montreal
Universal languages are -
something you understand without speaking.
How you connect with people of
different.
Cultures, places, traditions.
How you love people who are not the same as you.
Loves
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Journal One (Fern's Journal)
The teacher asked a question. I knew the answer. I was sure of it. Of course nobody wanted to hear it from me, so I just kept my mouth shut. Like always. This was just how my day went. Something went wrong? No one wants to hear it.
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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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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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Something to get used to
He went out with her last month,
something I will have to get used to,
the glances they'll pass,
and the shadows that will dance at night when there is no one around to watch.
She gave him a nickname,
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Field of Roses
Have you ever seen dozens of roses?
A field perhaps
Covered in red beauty
Have you ever tried walking through dozens of roses?
Your fingertips perhaps
Covered in red blood
From afar roses are gorgeous