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Person on the Bridge
You stand on the bridge,
Contemplating the water.
I don't have to tell you this,
You already know.
You look out.
I don't know
If you're looking at the river
or at the bridge
that's halfway
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Where Peace Lives
There's a place, I know, a place where peace lives. There are many, really.
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At Peace
It was a few days ago,
I was walking
alone
in the cold,
(not lonely, not cold),
and I realized
That I
was at peace
with myself,
with everyone else
with the world.
Loves
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hoodie
it was my hoodie
old and wrinkled
stuffed in the back of my locker
half folded half forgotten
like most of my things -
change o'clock
lately i miss owls
the mountains grumble and grow, pushing up around pumpkin shards and lost dreams
who i want to be
who i’m becoming
i feel like a dusty yellow pear
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my next trick
it won't be flashy, showy, or
even remotely special to the untrained eye
but those who've suffered the burden of
knowing me will understand why
my next trick is magical.
from the seventh grader who
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Immigrants
They came to this country
Seeking a better life.
They started
With a suitcase and
A one-way ticket.
They said goodbye to
Their friends
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Inevitable
crying over a simple email
the lasts build a lump in my throat
last time beaming onstage
signing yearbooks
wearing a stiff blue skirt
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Rain Running
My watch did not enjoy my run in the rain.
This morning before the other humans had stirred,
I woke to the ringing of an alarm that was not my own,
and saw the irresistible rain.
Now my watch doesn't tell the date.