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White and Silver Feathers
White and silver feathers float over the water.
They drift together, stuck to the surface,
never free. I must pick them away
the way petals are picked from daisies.
The Earth is tucked into a blanket, -
Love In Chrysalides
I fall in love again and again
With the sound of rustling branches,
Reaching for interaction,
Caressing the sky in passing.
I fall in love again and again
With the color of their flaky bark, -
Doves Over The Water
I remember the doves over the water;
As I released my heavy heart, I was just as light.
I remember the rays of the morning sun;
The clouds that morning held them from me.
I remember their tired eyes above smiles; -
Fear Is In The Eyes
Fear is in the eyes
of all those lost,
of all those forgotten,
of all those living,
and all that pools
with sentient emotion.
Fear is in the eyes
of all those caught,
of all those murdered, -
We Have To Care If We Want To Live
If there was one thing about this world that I could change,
I would make the world care.
There are not enough caring people in this world to save it
and because of those who don't,
those who do are limited by funds and numbers. -
We were kids once
When we were kids, we went out trick-or-treating.
Our parents did our makeup so we looked cute
and scary at the same time.
When we were kids, we drew graffiti in our notebooks.
Our teachers read us books about sneezing elephants
Loves
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Just One?
It stained her lips blood red. “It’s only one sip,” she’d say, but I could see the darkness.
It tainted her breath with a lingering scent. “It’s only one hit,” she’d say, but I could smell the bitterness.
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1,466,666,666 Women
1/3 of women
Around the world are
Sexually abused
Physically and mentally
That
Is
1,466,666,666 women
Little girls
Grown women
The women next to you
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Idealized Woman
Why are women
Supposed to
cower
Before man’s expectations?
Why do we
succumb
To their