half asleep

I pry my eyelids open
the subtle sunshine blinding my eyesight
my mind fogs with numbers 
division and multiplication are not my priority
teachers rant
students yell
assignments roll in
my head aches with too much learning
6 hours of sleep is never enough
 
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anna.dauerman

VT

16 years old

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  • Poetry

    By anna.dauerman

    Project Your Voice

    Another teardrop falls to my pillow
    Another night awake worrying
    Wide-eyed and distressed 
    I lie there unable to form thoughts 
    Since all I feel is anger buzzing through my body

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  • By anna.dauerman

    Dreaming


    The sun is ready to rest,
    and fill the night with a deep navy.
    Light speckles the sky,
    shimmering in a far distance.
    Streetlights diminish,
    and the world goes into focus.
    I can go outside and gaze above me,

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  • By anna.dauerman

    Endless journey

    Step after step,
    I carry myself forward through a hike with no view.
    No moment of relief of gazing out into the depths of the evergreens, 
    while listening to the chirping birds
    and taking in the smell of the crisp air.

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