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Remember?
I was sitting at the piano in the living room, playing the same four measures of music over and over.
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The Time Catchers
I can remember a time before the timelessness came. It’s only been five years, and I’ve been alive twelve. Twelve years, four months, one week, and two days, not that I should be keeping track.
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Firefly Catcher
I’ve never caught a firefly
I guess I’ve never tried,
I wouldn’t want to trap their life
To keep them bottled up inside
But maybe I should get a jar
Loves
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From Poetry Class...
We had to write a poem about an animal
in poetry class the other day,
And I didn't know what topic to choose,
so of course I wrote about you:
A bee flies in front
of my window,
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School
For 12 years of our lives, we are put in this place.
This place is where our energy slowly drains from our bodies.
The work that we do slowly gets harder and harder
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A Grain Of Salt
Trust is like
Having one piece of salt
Mixed with
A pound of sugar
If you lose
That piece of salt
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The Library
I took a walk inside the library today,
and I noticed everything.
Two older women exchanging hellos,
kids under piles of toys,
and parents taking a breath.
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She
She knows how intense she can be,
She knows she’s dramatic and overshares sometimes.
She knows she is holding herself back,
And she knows she can be happier.
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Los Angeles Wildfires
I watched news report after news report
broadcasting the devastation of
the Los Angeles wildfires
on national television.
There was a sense of
hopelessness,
like there was nothing