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The Apple Tree
It's a tree,
A plain old Apple tree,
So why does it mean so much to me?
The apples aren't normal,
They're mostly rotten,
But the tree,
That apple tree,
It brings me peace,
Shade,
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The Voice
(Lights lift up in hallway, WINNIE and BEA step out stage right while Rebecca comes out stage left)
WINNIE
Hey ‘Becca you wanna come to my place after school?
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Smiles undone
Verse 1
I laugh too loud in the hallway
So no one hears me think
I say “I’m fine” like it’s nothing
But I’m closer than you think -
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Stars
Verse 1
I counted constellations on my ceiling
Tried to make your name out of the light
They say everything is always changing
But I stayed the same every night
Loves
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The Very Poetic Poem
Oh science class
Sitting in our schoolish chairs
Trying to write a poem
A poetic poem
And R. says
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Happy Poems
Why does it feel
Like happy poems
Are harder to write than
Sad ones?
Like when you're feeling good
The inspiration
Feels minimal
And harder to express
What do you think?
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Us
it had seemed almost magical that evening.
twinkle lights strung up around,
affixed to the wooden fences surrounding,
holding us in.
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if not one to write
i write poetry on lined paper
in class & only half pay attention, rounded letters
barely containing all i want to say. i use green marker
& stare dreamily into the yellowed margins,
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You will be found & Commentary
Note:
All the italicized words are lyrics from the song You Will Be Found from the original Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen. All of the non-italicized stuff is my thoughts, don't judge please...
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Apples, Bananas, and Chickens
Okay. So I asked my sister for three words to write about, and she said "Apples, bananas, and chickens." Well, this is my story about apples, bananas, and chickens.