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Girlhood (In honor of International Women's Day)
I love being a girl
but I hate what it took
for me to be able to go to school
for me to know I will be able to vote
for me to know that I will be allowed to get a job when I grow older
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It starts with us
I’ve heard too many times
The excuses of our nation
That change would be too hard,
Too frightening
That it would take too long
But why are we arguing
About something so necessary
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A Self Portrait Drawn with Words
They say her eyes are green
But she likes to say they are hazel
Like the sun setting through the evergreen trees
Her hair like a bright morning
When when sun has just risen
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The Unanswerables
Life is made of the unanswerables
Because they are everywhere
Because everything we know has a root cause
And every root cause has another
Until there is no cause,
There just is
"Why do we exist?"
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Tee Shirts and Blue Jeans
When she was little
She wore the same shirt every day
In different colors
The shirts where plain with a small design
Her mom bought her plenty of sweaters
With cute patterns and fun colors
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Dear Beatrice
Dear Beatrice,
Loves
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Living Situations
My friend's home is beautiful.
It's got green walls with flowers all over. The floor is soft and plush. It's warm but only in summer, and it's too cold in winter. But my friend likes it just fine.
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Welcome to the New Nostalgia
They say the world was once wider,
measured in scraped knees and firefly nights,
in the space between streetlights,
where time was counted in the hush before dinner. -
Parenting Lessons
always carry your keys between your middle and ring finger
never have your wallet visible
don't listen to music in public
everyone's a stranger
you're our child; don't scare us.
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Treadmill
Sometimes I feel like I am running on a treadmill towards a big shiny sign that says “Relaxation.” Surronding the big shiny words are lots of other words.
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Love v.s. love
i googled what love meant today.
i don't think anyone loves me.
wikipedia said that
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I’m not brave enough to write his name
We made a bet when we were sixteen.
Actually, you were fifteen.
I knew I’d lose. I did it so you would continue to speak to me. I liked seeing you care about something healthy.
Is that okay to say?