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The Law That Ruins Lives
I'm 13 years old
I have literally watched
States make it illegal
To get abortion
Most of the people
Making and signing
The laws
Are men
MEN
Last time I checked
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The battle
When I was younger
Not yet a teenager
I was
Unprepared and fragile
I had no armor
No ammunition
And yet I was put into
A battle
Me against
Every single person
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Longing to be younger
Catching fireflies
In my palms
Catching snowflakes
On my tongue
Throwing wishes
To the sky
On the wings
Of dandelions
Dreaming
With my head
In the clouds
Begging to stay
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You won't, You can't
"What do you want to do when you grow up"
"I want to change the world"
"Ok but what are you going to do?"
"Change the world"
"You can't"
"I can"
"You won't"
"I will"
Loves
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MY RIGHTS
"You want your rights?"
"Come and get it," said the snake.
It was wrapped around a tree
in the confines of his tail,
a paper labeled "YOUR RIGHTS."
I stared up at the snake,
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Him
He doesn’t look at me
Like I look at him
I know exactly what he does at recess
Where he eats lunch
His middle name
I know what books he likes
What video games
I’ve slept in the same room with him -
The Common Good
Democracy isn’t a mother
who shields you from the storm,
it’s the ghost of a father
who leaves when the lights flicker
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Two Homes, No Sanctuary
Two doors, both locked, neither mine.
Two names, one I gave up.
Two voices, both demanding I choose.
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Slipping Through My Fingers
There’s this song,
Slipping Through My Fingers.
By ABBA. From Mamma Mia!
That's how I see it.
Our rights.
“I try to capture every minute.”
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The Girl Inside
It’s only been a few days and sadness feels so far away
This feeling, it isn’t salvation
The girl who used to scream for others pains is shut out
She fights to be free, to make me suffer for something I don’t feel nor control