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Don't Delete, Can't Delete
My hands dance across the keyboard,
Letters connecting to one another.
Each word makes my heart ache with the yearning for something,
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Slow Burn
10.
Trapped in fishing nets,
Tangled in wire and desperation.
Lungs fill with the same water needed to live.
Please help.
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nothing nothing nothing nothing
i can't breathe
but i suck it up and move on
i can't let myself shed any tears because what if i'm weak
i have work to do,
grades come first
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Cries of Danger
I look at the sky,
The clouds paint pinks and oranges,
The sun shines yellow into the skyline.
Does the sky care about things humans ignore?
The clouds stream tears of pollution,
Loves
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The Tomorrow Project: Contest Details
YWP's Tomorrow Project continues with monthly contests, exhibits, and publication!
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Safe space
My virtual home
where I can make my words dance and no one can change the choreography
where I can be loved by other people like me
where I can realize that I'm not as alone in the world as I originally thought
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Marching to the Drum of Time
It’s not really something I can share, is it? Because they feel it. Visible in their eyes, urgent text messages, twirling of the hair. How do you communicate an ache originating from the darkest depths of your soul?
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Excerpt From 'The Man with the Mirror Face
When I was very little, my Mom took me on a trip to Arizona. She was strong back then, a long-time hiker just like my dad was when the two still knew each other.
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omens
a black cat crossed the street
as i was speeding down it,
i came to a halt,
but it was already gone.
i guess that it's lucky:
i didn't kill the cat,
but as i stepped out to look where it stood,
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Play Pretend
You can't rule with an imaginary crown,
we left the real ones on the shelf in Great Britain,
hundreds of years ago.
We left to be free,
we the people would love to be free.