Posts
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Kind Cruel God
Waking up to you
grinning down at me
your long, golden hair falling off your shoulders,
I close my eyes
block out your face with my hand
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The Fall of the Education System
Crunch crunch
Walking to school
with the cool
air nipping,
not yet biting,
at exposed skin
leaving it red to match
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Little Girl, Little Girl
Little girl, little girl
Why’ve you got boy’s hair?
Why’ve you got weird sentences
spilling from your mouth
And why’ve you got the wrong words
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Misuse of Music
Simple sweetness is this melody,
a single tear of destiny that betrays its maker,
Slipping down off a nose
And onto red, red clothes
that were white once.
Loves
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My Golden Friend
Have you ever met someone who truly feels like your other half? Who completes you? Not even romantically, I mean even a friend who mirrors your soul, reflecting back the sweetest parts. Well, I met one of these people last spring.
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Diwali's a delight
Diwali has come, sparkling all around
I am not upset anymore, as my relatives are here to surround
I gaze upon the lamp’s gleaming glow
Oh what a sight! What a wonderful show!
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Men We Reaped
Inspired by Jesmyn Ward
I wish I could tell you how I mourn your innocence,
how I pray for a shield,
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Mundane
a lesbian couple on my bus home from school
a man in a punk battle jacket on the street
my mother's female CEO group chat blowing up
four of my teachers taking the following day off
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End Zone
Repair the world,
pull off the patterned papers.
Leave the walls all bare and empty,
no toll, free entry.
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34
34
An even number
A prime number
2
17 times
I can't count it on one hand
Not on two
Not even with my toes
And with a list of 34 felonies
We still elect
Him
A convicted felon