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Fall People
Fall people are
The silhouette of the man
on the edge of the silhouette of the dock
holding a silhouette of a fishing pole
into a lake
full of pink and blue watercolors
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Ourselves
We are running from
Ourselves
Because we have built
Ourselves
As a single entity
Connected by invisible strings
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Hawk Eyes
We have hawk eyes
watching
for the moment when the hills
can decidedly be called red
instead of green.
We have hawk eyes
watching
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Loves
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Old Grey T Shirt
A girl
In the elementary school
Had to walk around
In an old grey T shirt
Way to big for her
Because
A sliver of skin
Not much thicker than my thumb
Was showing
And the teachers
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Can You Hear It?
Can you hear the roar of the crowd?
The thousands of people,
Kids, teens, adults and seniors.
All screaming at the corrupt administration that we call a government.
We will not be silenced.
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Chicago Audition
I used to walk into a theater and it was salvation.
Stage lights and people who filled up a room,
I was happy to watch them for hours.
I wanted to become some part of that
some part of the instant admiration
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And What Must They Think of Our Golden Door Now?
the statue of liberty was brown once, an unprepared American girl blistering in the sun as if our Constitution has torn sharp green papercuts into her skin.
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oh, my momma
momma,
you know,
i was so pretty today.
i woke up on time
you didn’t say anything
before you left
but,
my glasses were clean
my nails were painted,