Posts
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Today
I do not write happy things.
Today I will.
Today I will breathe
ignore the sick feeling growing
in the back of my throat.
Today I will drink water
feel it burn the raw throat
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Redacted
You walk down the hallway, suspicion on Your tongue. You remember it all, except You don't because Your memory is awful.
Everything is capital R E D A C T E D. Redacted. Gone.
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Drill It Out
Inspired by the lockdown drill and debrief I had in school today
Cold hands on my shoulder that chilled to the bone
A school hallway, a morning like a dream. A class change.
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The Scottish Play
It's too late to be awake.
Devastation crawls in the wake
of everything.
My eyes are burning
physically, actually
in no poetic manner
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That's that, I suppose.
Look, even she's crying.
A girl pointed at me, before first period
Look, even she's crying
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Old Friends
Call me home, Mama
Mama call me home
Papa, the night is getting dark
Come out and find me
Call me home
I'm seven years old, in my best friend's backyard
Mama is calling
Loves
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Parenting Lessons
always carry your keys between your middle and ring finger
never have your wallet visible
don't listen to music in public
everyone's a stranger
you're our child; don't scare us.
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B O N E S
These are my bones-
Perfectly structured, pristine white.
Here, take my skull, that forever grinning phantom reminder,
And keep it in the gold chest that sits by your fireplace.
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we are the future.
in the halls, we lean against the bulletin boards
and whisper of the latest news, last night's breaking, articles snagged
in the moments before leaving for school. lots of adults
think we are too young to understand
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Be Bored
I've been thinking recently a lot about my time on screens, and how it seems like I can't escape my phone and other technology.
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Why Do You Care?
Sir,
Ma'am,
Mister,
Madam,
Mx,
I hope this does not apply to you, but it must be said regardless.
Why do you care?
But first – do me a favor.
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