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A Letter for Everyone on YWP – One Last Time
Dear YWP,
The first time I wrote you a letter I was 13.
The second, 15.
I'm 18 now; how time flies, my lovely people.
And this is the last letter.
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If it weren't for the sky, I’m not sure where we’d be.
The sky can never be us, we are not the passing clouds, but
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Papa Simmons; 5/3/2024
Hello sweetheart!
My goodness, how time has flown.
You used to be so little, do you remember?
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Things I've Noticed From AP Capstone; Class of 2024
Semester 1
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Sudoku from the New York Times
Stays open on our computers.
One holds a tennis ball in her right hand as she talks,
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Something Called Maybe
Maybe I shouldn't have lied.
But then maybe I wouldn't be strong today.
Maybe I should've let them see me cry.
Told them what the scars really meant.
But then maybe I wouldn't wear them like secrets.
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Our translation
1; We are born into this love,
this idea of love.
It is what begins to form us,
much like spring
with budding leaves ...
Loves
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the greatest gift
I was broken
When I met you
Yet you treated me
With compassion
Despite all my flaws,
Despite all my emptiness
You handed me a pen
And showed me a path to the light
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Spilt
It’s that feeling
Of awkwardness
Of excitement
Of twenty million things on the tip of your tongue
Of so many words that will never be said.
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Men and Dogs
“Men are dogs,” I say to my friend as she kneels at the foot of her bed, like a child waiting for her mother’s strong arms. Yet, I am her friend tonight, so my scrawny arms make a cheap cradle.
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The New Meaning Of Fall
I’m 16.
That means I have 2 more falls till I leave home,
2 more Saturdays spent raking autumn leaves,
2 more Halloween parties,
2 more homecomings,
2 more visits to the pumpkin patch,
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Well… maybe
“You like him”
“No, I don’t”
“Yes you do”
“What are you talking about”
“Have you seen the way, your eyes look at him”
“No”
“Have you seen the way your cheeks flush”
“No”
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She was herself
she was wildflowers and star-filled skies
she was screaming and laughing
she was loving so hard you can't think anymore
she was jumping off a cliff and the feel of water on your skin
she was your wildest dreams