Writing

Long, exhausted bars of light in my window
Chase away the late night that came before them,
And prime me for the next one.

Stinging my eyes

The tears come

Pouring down

Relentlessly.

Still breathing 

Still warm

Yet dead 

To me

And me alone.

Grief floods me

Again 

I'm drowning 

You say you want someone real,

like every second we spent together was a dream,

or a nightmare,

I don't know how you think of us.

You say you want someone real,

Our fathers

Mothers 

Daughters

Sons

Have fought 

When there is no time to sit

When there’s no more patience 

For our world 

We stand 

And fight

And win

From the beginning of creation,

Women have been underneath the growing nation.

We sat and were forced to watch for decades,

Underneath what men called “the shade.”

But submission is temporary.

Write about two words(or more!) that aren’t synonyms but are interchangeable to you.  Use the words in place of each other in phrases/ sentences to help show the way they connect in your mind.