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Secrets of the Lake
"Why?" Anna screamed, staring at the lake below. The cool, clear surface rippled. No sign of Iris. No sign of anyone or anything, let alone her sister.
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are you okay?
Are you okay?
I couldn't believe it was my voice saying it. My voice, pulling the strings of the universe--or so it felt, back then. -
This summer, I will
This summer, I will
make the most of
the sun shining on me,
the blinding green
of the woods
outside my window,
and the cool water
of the lake
near my house.
This summer, I will
make the most of -
Blue
Blue
the color of your eyes
when you looked at me
that day so long ago
Blue
the color of the waves
that lapped against the sand,
then retreated
slowly
back to their home
the waves
i was once afraid of -
i am the sky
As the moon and stars swirled around me overhead, I was suddenly overcome by a sense of freedom.
Loves
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living room record player
I'm six on the living room floor -
the pink album the pink album I chant -
dad puts the Supremes on the record player, the jacket handed to me -
pink, with three of the most beautiful women I've ever seen -
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Morning in Paris
It’s morning in Paris,
and the city still sleeps,
though the sun has long risen
and the cat has long been stretched in the light
that washes over the quiet courtyard.
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Buttondowns
I love buttondowns
White buttondowns
Crisp white collars
Buttoned up
I feel real now
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somewhere in new zealand with a bowl of pasta
for a friend
i picture you some days – a utensil in one hand and your cheek
in the other, gazing somewhere in the distance as your
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paradoxical
the Midwest is a snake eating its own tail.
get out get out get out is the head, beating in time with the heartbeat of every new baby born in these states,
