Category: poetry
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Growing
She was not the same girl she was a year ago, and she never would be again. It saddened her to know that something she loved so very much was now beyond reach. Yet all the past parts of who she had been had made her who she was today, knowing that in this life,…
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Everything I Do
I see you every day, you are not here but you live within me. I am left cleaning a mess you left but still a mess you never made. I still check your emails, answer your calls because I somehow want to believe you never left. I wanna feel like you are still here. I…
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Breathe In Cages
“Memories exist outside of time” Words quoted, not stolen “Even though I can swim, I always seem to drown.” Words fumbled, not folded. “Even when I am erased from your sight, I will remain in your heart” Words rehearsed, not genuine. “You will die with a smile” Truth spilled in tongues Words robbed of their…
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I Wanna Be The Girls: Being Bestie-less In Your Twenties
I wanna be girls, the besties on tv. Sunday sitting, flipping magazines, on a warm beach, baking in the sun. Dreaming bout the women That we’d one day become. I wanna be girls Where our minds link like glue whatever I’m on ur down to do. Share a headset the preview’s soundproof But will check…
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There I Am
I’ve heard it said. “Wherever you go, There you are.” Across so many moons I’ve tried to run, To run from myself. The race was fruitless, For “Wherever you go, There you are.” In India, Nepal, and even Laos I thought I’d lose myself, But instead, I found Another side of me, For “Wherever you…
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Dancing With No Melody
Standing here, I remember the times Those times when my heart soared, In them, you were the melody A melody that never faded Now all there is just silence A silence deafening beyond time. Writing for you was my awakening Now in this slumber I can’t dream, Your touch was my medicine But now I’m…
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Learning To Bloom Again
As I quietly returned home from the hustle and bustle, I felt the space that I once called home feel slightly off. I couldn’t work out if it was me, or the season changing before my eyes, the trees still have not blossomed yet, and neither have I. It took some time to gather myself…
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Brow, Back, And Under My…
I think I have a disease. I feel hot My lungs labor to breathe My skin is clammy And parts of my body are a size larger I have sweat forming at my brow, down my back, and under my… Oh, doc, what can it be My eyes are dry and squinty Can my hair…
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Black Seed Magic
Three months ago On a May morning A secret beneath The rich soil unfolds A tiny black seed Grew over time A sturdy stem An abundance of leaves Just a little more time As the sunlight hovers Warming East to West A rain shower waters Leaves protect Yellow flowers peek through In the gentle breeze…
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The Women’s Time
I am woman, hear me scream, Bursting every manmade seam, Sewn tight to keep me out, Unprepared for my shrill shout. Your final days are coming near. Our time to rule is finally here. Centuries usurped by men Has brought us to damnation, Wreaking war around the world, Fear, hate, greed unfurled, Love lost for…
