Letters

Aren't we all just little letters
Jumbled up along a line?
Chosen for us we we're young
And how we are defined

Aren't we all just inky swirls
Scrawled across the page?
Will you truly know someone
Until they've been exchanged?

Aren't we all just ays ands tees
Crossed before the end?
Entitled by the consonants
on vowels we depend
 
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MargaretE.

VT

YWP Alumni

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    Restless Energy

    I have this restless energy
    That leaves me in total disarray
    I’m not sure what to do with her
    What exactly could I say?

    I’m not sure how I know she’s here
    But it’s a feeling that builds up inside

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    Of the Chronic Sort

    Look, I understand 
    you’re just trying to relate
    Pain makes you uncomfortable
    It’s a very human trait

    I am not in favor
    Of the pain my body makes
    And I will not be offended
    If there’s not a part of you that aches

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