Time

I remember when
I was lying in bed
saying I'd never fall asleep
I remember yesterday
when I thought online school
would never end
I remember last year
when I thought 2020
would never come
but here I am
awake
not in school
and in year 2020
it feels like it went fast
but really
it's just over.
 
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EverlastingWaves

VT

16 years old

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  • Opinion

    By EverlastingWaves

    Thoughts after the fair

    I’ve never enjoyed the feeling of being sick to your stomach on a fair ride. Maybe I just don’t have the iron-willed intestines that all of my friends seem to have, because I get sick from going on the teacups at a normal speed.

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  • By EverlastingWaves

    october, my love

    october,
    my love,
    it is good to see you once again.

    although it appears i have missed
    your grand entrance,
    while i left the room.

    i walked along the street to visit you,
    and looked up,

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  • By EverlastingWaves

    scratches

    skin pulled taut and tight
    burning like the light
    that seeps through cracks
    underneath the door

    from stray branches and walking
    throughout the woods, balking
    at the idea
    of no path

    water rests on skin

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