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A lock without a key
Cold, bitten, waiting at the door
Rain like the universe’s tears streaming down his cheeks
He knows rejection—it's known him from the start
You see, forgiveness is his revenge on himself
Mountains like monuments waiting
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bricks
And so he sat there
Engulfed in the presence of time
And realized that his path was carved out for him
Awaiting footsteps
Begging for mistakes
If only he were to begin his journey
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Analogy of a Second
I pepper myself with questions
Questions that bubble up and spill over
Out into the wide world
And I stop to admire time
I pause in my tracks
Tracks that have gone a long way
And within this pause
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The Eyes Carved in Stone
Staring through eyes of stone at the republic
oh, for which it stands
one nation like a burning stick
a stick that is almost snuffed out
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I Run
One foot in front of the other
Pursuing the search for my goal
Feet pounding against the solid ground
Heart pounding against my chest
The rain pummeling the dirt
The wind whisking the hair out of my face
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Bigger Windows
Collect the raindrops left scattered on the ground, cut the dying trees before they die. Live with your hands until you die in your mind.
Loves
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Those Days
I remember only its ghostly aftermath;
my parents' divorce.
My dad was cast out without anything,
we lived in a rented renovated barn.
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Introspection: An Ode to Knowing Oneself and Subsequently Confusing Other People
My friend, on New Year’s Eve, learned a new word.
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Pluto
She wished that space would talk to her,
And whispered to the moon,
About the days that haunted her,
And those that would come soon.
She wanted to apologize,
For wishing on the stars,
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A Palmful of Metaphors
I’d like a palmful of metaphors,
Ones to use every time
I put a pen to a page,
To plant in my heart
And become submerged in my hope,
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Men We Reaped
Inspired by Jesmyn Ward
I wish I could tell you how I mourn your innocence,
how I pray for a shield,
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Emojis
I scroll through the options
Endless rows
And rows
And rows
Of smileys
And animals
And faces
And people
And things.
I scroll through the multicolored hearts
The laughing faces