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Dear Jo March
Dear Jo March,
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The Women
The two of them sit on the porch
basking in the sunlight
letting their toes explore the first
frost-bitten mud of spring
Talking about life and death and sex
and little Mika's school play
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The Meaning of Life
So you want to talk about the meaning of life? There are many people telling you what your life should mean. More importantly what your time should be, because what is life except time and consciousness? Some people say your time is money.
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Love Letters for Nerds: On Purity
Today it snowed for the first time this winter. We had classes but you woke up early, so of course I did too.
"Let's skip today," you said. "This day is too special to waste on classes."
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Somedays- In the Style of Mary Oliver
Somedays
are made for shouting the passion of my human condition
from the rooftops.
Do not forget to wonder,
in your busy lives,
at the handsome brown spider
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January Sky
After the snowfall in the winter there's a sky so deep that it scares me to look up,
to know my fragile kitten heart belongs to such a universe.
Loves
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The Honest Lie
Today my friend asked me a question.
Would you rather be living a comfortable lie,
or know an uncomfortable truth?
I wanted to say, The truth. Always.
But what if that's not true?
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hide
you are every eyebrow raise
every smile
frown
and concealed smirk
you can't help but show
on your canvas of a face
when observing you
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act of heart
when I was thirteen
and scared of real life
I gave out advice like candy
showering my friends with hope
and watched them grow
like sunflowers
out of a cold, dark earth
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what once was
We lie tired
Bundled up in puffers and scarves
On the pleather seats of the bus that feels like home.
You rummage through your red lunchbox,
Unpacking each item carefully
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Is That What You're Wearing?
“Is that what you’re wearing”
She says
Not as a question
But a judgment
A cold declaration
That I’m doing something wrong
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The Digital Future
My friends are not Australia but I wish they were. Because if they were, then there would be no world where I have to save them from doom scrolling thousands of perfect bodies that a 13 year old can't and shouldn't have.