Posts
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mask
if all you do is wear a mask,
you become a mask.your individuality drains away,
and you become a shadow of others.yourself is an illusion
you are only a copy. -
to my child self
oh you sweet child,
you aren't ready. you never will be ready, but the world will force you to take it anyways. this world has no mercy, no love. it does not care.
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valley
mountains tower over the valley,
yielding shadows.
heat empties the river, and
everything is dry,
and the wind roars,
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trees
trees,
great beasts of old.ancient not just in age, but in nature,
standing tall, watching allwise things, trees, knowing all they see
no words do they speak,
with no eyes they see, -
scary new horizon
Next year, I am going to a new high school. Not the one in my town, where I know everyone, where I was destined to go since kindergarten.
I'm attending a high school two towns away, in a small town. Where I know almost no one.
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spring is coming
spring is coming-
the earth awakes from her death-sleep,
melting away the frozen blanket over her body.soft tears often fall-
tears for the lives lost, for the new lives given.
Loves
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Weaving My Hair into Strength
My fingers weave my hair into a braid
Twisting in the experiences I’ve faced:
The “girliness” insults
That say I’m not delicate enough,
The jokes about how I look,
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Leaving Love Behind
It was the month of May 2023
For 4 hours we drove from Susie to York Beach
And it was the last time we visited Maine when you were alive.
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The Mirror
A wall of reflections
I see you,
as you berate yourself,
day in
and day out,
about your imperfections.
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Watch The Ghost Flower
"Some say the world will end in fire." Robert Frost's line echoes in my head, quickening my heartbeat and breaths, as if I should just give up and succumb to the soils surrounding us.
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If I remember you
I can't. But if I were to, I'd think of that old snowy hill beyond the library, the one where paths were cut into its snow by our sled. That one hill-- you know? The one bare and eerie this winter, with no sleds to pierce it. . .
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Dear Citizens of the World
Dear Citizens of the World, there are so many issues, every direction you look, every person you talk to, they have their issue, animal abuse or cancer or fair treatment of farm workers.