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Elevated
In this whole world,
Snow and sun and metal and yet
You pick me?
Your favorite,
first in the morning and last at night
sometimes I think you’re foolish
the way you’ve placed me among the stars
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yup
There is five syllab
els in this haiku yup yup
Seven in the last
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Just Wednesday
I felt my heart shatter,
just like they wanted
I wished I could have yelled
I wished I could have SCREAMED
SHUT THE FUCK UP AND GO TO HELL
but I can’t.
I can’t breathe in the water while I drown.
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Anxiety
The curtain call
I’m out of time
I dance with my hands tied
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Vase
What am I?
A doormat for your shoes?
Cobblestone for your steps?
Am I meant for nothing more
than a book, open pages,
assigned by your english professor,
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They think Delicate
i hear your battle cry
winning.
i feel the tremors
loss.
they think delicate,
but snowflakes don’t shatter
bulletproof glass?
they think delicate
draw.
Loves
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Nobody will believe you otherwise
Say you're a president.
Not a king.
If that's true then what's happening in Venezuela?
You removed a ruthless dictator, yes,
but you just replaced him with another.
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Hold your Tongue
They say it's for the civilians
when they kidnap citizens.
What they mean is
"For civilians like us."
They tell us to be civil
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A Reminder About Firsts
First transgender representative
First protester
First lesbian senior
First Muslim mayor
First to take a stand
First in history
But that's not the point is it?
Not at all
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Grow up, not grow old
They say I'm too young to know what love is,
Too quick to believe in forever and kisses.
They roll their eyes when I speak from my chest,
As if my heart's too small to feel this mess.
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More Than Bread
We gather wood and light the flame, build walls to guard against the rain. We chase the sun for food and gold, and count the coins our pockets hold.
We drink from wells, we mend our roofs,
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