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My Flashlight is Flickering
It is a terrible thing when
democracy
kindness
peace
is taken away.
I think it must be almost worse when that pain becomes dull aBruise
That won’t go away.
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One and Two
The choir is singing,
Six of them
dressed up for high-schoolers.
My mother is on the floor
of the gym,
sitting,
watching.
But all I can see
are the two girls.
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Dirt Roads
Dirt road, springtime
Air wet with snow
Evaporating,
Roads soft,
Like new petals.
Girl, brown hair
Pony tail
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Loves
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8:15 p.m. on a wednesday night
it is terrifying to read two hundred and fifty-year-old writing condemning the king's actions and realize the president (king) of your country is guilty of all of these
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The Fine Print
"Dear Gretchen (ctrl c, ctrl v)
Thank you for applying to [college].
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The Eyeshadow Smudged on Your Sleeve
There is nothing wrong with
wearing ribbons in your hair and
twirling in your plaid uniform skirt and
dressing like a tomboy sometimes and
refusing to let anyone tell you not to
wear your heart on your sleeve;
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Ankles Cuffed to Endless Constellations
I had led my own crusade to
the stars above; to the unknown.
Through soles of my feet, I graced the
lights upheld. Carefully, I danced
to the song of success. Chasing
