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Would an Elevator Change Us?
If we got stuck
In an elevator
Would we have a real conversation
For once?
Could I make you laughIf we were in an elevator
Would you trust
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They knew what could be
The little girl sat in her swing
blond curls the way they are before
you grow up the everywhere I don't care
it looks like my hair was woven from sunlight
a throne for a flower crown.
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Borders
Sat down drew
on a piece of paper
the land
we knew.
Sat down drew
lines between
us
----
them
it's a squiggle here
decided,
the river's clear
ly a bound
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Who will speak at the earth’s funeral?
Even if it was never
About legacy,
Your memory
Cannot mean nothing.
Your family
Should remember you
And admittedly
No matter what we say
This
Is true.
So whoWill speak
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Loves
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golden sky at 7:05
the world is orange
and i mean orange
like a sepia photo in which your grandparents
stand stiff & silent,
unsmiling, their clothes starched
for the occasion,
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Where the stars went
When I was small,
the sky was a storybook—
every page dotted with stars
too many to count,
each one whispering my name.
But now the nights glow
with lights that never sleep.
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Those Who Love Life
(YWP Editor's Note: Congratulations to Csquared! This poem is the November 2025 winner of The Tomorrow Project's monthly awards!
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ode for the girls in seventh grade
you’re perfect.
all of you.
and i don’t need to say more
but i will
because i want to write about every one of you
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free
they say I used to be so free,
as if I set that freedom down
somewhere careless
and forgot to pick it back up. -
A Kindle of Kindness
Did you have a face
or was that a blur as well?
Did you have bird knees
or were they only your favorite?
Were you or did you?
You had your platform with your mike you spoke cheerfully into