Writing
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For the Hundred
Life is a gift
no one deserves
to lose.
One hundred murders
were committed
in my city this year.
One hundred humans
deserving of rights
were killed
in my city
this year.
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I Am Not Red With Blood
Why did you think I would bleed when the knife rose pools of ---- out of me?
It wasn't blood.
It was my hope that you were a good person.
I found out my answer.
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When History Speaks
I'm sorry.
And I guess that's all I can really say.
I watched them fall
watched and I couldn't do anything
at Columbine
at Sandy Hook
at Parkland.
I couldn't do anything
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Hello Fall
Hello fall
Hello, fall with warm colored leaves and a washed away breeze.
Hello, cold mornings and warm nights, so pretty.
Hello, watching scary movies as you cozy up in thousands of blankets.
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the enduring issue
you.
you're a golden boy
born to shine in the sun,
but cast to the dark of night,
drenched in moonlight.
you change like the times when you see me,
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Edge of the world
The edge of the world
is not a finality;
it's a beginning.