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The Snake and the Songbird
What’s wrong?
Said the snake to the songbird.
What’s wrong, little songbird?
Why don’t you sing me a song?
You see,
Said the songbird to the snake.
You see, I’m tired of running away.
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Is This What It Feels Like?
Is this what it feels like?
To not be considered human?
To be some invalid,
Invisible thing
That almost nobody wants?
Is this what it feels like?
To be rejected and turned away?
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I’ll Say It: I Hate Our President
I’ll say it: I hate our president
All my life, people have written me off as
“different”
“possessed” and
“antisocial”
And while yes
I am different
I am not possessed
I am disabled
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Remember
Remember your past
For it makes you
Who you are.
Remember to ask yourself
Who are you?
Remember the good times
But also keep the bad.
Remember to keep your values
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I Promise You
I promise you I care
This I know for sure.
I promise you I’m here
Just maybe not to stay.
I promise you I’m fine
Just in my own way.
I promise you I’m trying
I swear I always have been.
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Teenager
I am a teenager
My life is not simple
I am traumatized and scarred
And doing my best
But it seems like adults can’t see this
All they see is an anxious little girl
Who doesn’t seem to care
Loves
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Her Highness Orders Her Favorite Meal
Half a turkey burger
add cheese
I want salad and fries
plus ketchup
and a cup of buttered noodles
because why should I have to choose
are you writing this down?
A drink, yes
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Airport crush
I never really realized how accents can change things
Cus he had an Australian accent and I could not see any flaws
Cus I met him yesterday at a college visit
Cus I was a part of his tour group for less than an hour
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What has happened to us?
What has happened to us?
In the last couple of years, our government has changed, and not in a good way. This is the second term of Donald Trump, and it may be the last term for a president, ever.
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Closure
She walked out of her classroom, eyes scanning the walls.
The desks, the hallways, the music room, the library.
To some, these are just rooms or furniture.
To her, they are everything.
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Sugar Moon
We ate a pint of Ben and Jerry's
together
in the back of your mom's car
that's what friends are
for
and then we skied
when the sun set
and the stars rose
and
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LGBTQIA+ Rights
Have you ever seen a gay person? Maybe someone you thought was gay by how they acted? Or somebody who identified as non-binary? The community of Pride is everywhere.