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Los Angeles Wildfires
I watched news report after news report
broadcasting the devastation of
the Los Angeles wildfires
on national television.
There was a sense of
hopelessness,
like there was nothing
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The Lights; What's Broken
The lights
outside
burning into my skin.
The lights,
they're connected by strings,
each one
hanging onto the other
for support.
The lights,
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Becky's Sketchbook
The first time I saw her, she was clutching a sketchbook in her arms. It was very plain-looking with a black cover and golden spirals.
Every week at church, she carried that sketchbook. I never saw her without it.
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The Spider Bite
Megan was staring out the window in the backseat of her mom’s minivan with a blank expression painted across her silent face. She shivered at the thought of spending her whole summer vacation at her grandma’s house.
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Another way to look at things
"It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters." - Epictetus
Loves
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lunch table thoughts.
i sit at the lunch table with my few friends,
i have so many thoughts at this time,
i am silent.
i need new friends.
i think.
new friends that don't treat me like i'm dirt.
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She
She knows how intense she can be,
She knows she’s dramatic and overshares sometimes.
She knows she is holding herself back,
And she knows she can be happier.
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Just One?
It stained her lips blood red. “It’s only one sip,” she’d say, but I could see the darkness.
It tainted her breath with a lingering scent. “It’s only one hit,” she’d say, but I could smell the bitterness.
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Home Driving Home
My bluntstones are muddy
and kicked off
on the floor
my feet are tucked underneath me
we're on our way home.
We drive by the yellow car
that's too broken to go anywhere
but it's hill
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