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Playing Pretend
Do you remember those days when we would play pretend and imagine for fun?
Now it’s different
We pretend that everything will be okay even though we cannot tell
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Vent
She fears men. She fears what they’re capable of, what they can get away with, their strength and their power. The ironic thing is that her greatest desire and wish is for validation, to be liked. Specifically by men.
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Living dying nightmares
Living Dying Nightmares
I speak my mind
In my sleep
I’m restless
In my sleep
I run
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Untitled (for now)
The sisters sat at the front of their English class. Aulina sat surrounded by her friends, giggling and whispering. But she always shut up when the teacher asked.
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A list of things that don’t mean yes
A List of Things That Don’t Mean Yes
Loves
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Box of Crayons
The words all squirm together
as I write this short poem
They do not appear as colors on a page
but a black blob
They do not represent me
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Shatter
I went into high school with my fist held high to the world
Screaming “I'm ready, show me your best punches”
I left freshman year with my fists broken and bleeding,
The chunks of my heart shattered around the trees