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Battle Cries
One girl’s lanky frame against the dark turf field,
lit up by fluorescent lights
She saunters toward the building
holding another girl’s hand
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Surrender
The screen stares back at me:
9:30 pm,
an unfinished assignment,
a deadline due.
My weary chest heaves a heavy breath.
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Quote
"Don't wait for permission to do something creative." - Ava DuVernay
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Afterlife
Oh, look at the leaves.
Look at how they fly.
Look at how they circle,
Freckling the sky.
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Listening to Wind
It is September, yet
I can still hear the beach.
The sea moves and swells;
it tumbles to the shore,
dusts itself off,
Loves
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Yesterday I took a moment to just be
Yesterday I took a moment outside the cafe
And watched people walking by
You would think upon seeing me
Tea in hand
I was at peace
And you are right
But I also find joy in taking moments to just be
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April, My Admiral
April, my admiral,
lighten my wings with your shrill whistle,
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the american dream
i toured six different colleges over the past week
& i didn't care about the clubs
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Lavender and Gardenias
Her room smelled of lavender and gardenias
As we lay under silky rays of sun
And danced around the truth in long, snaking sentences,
Words falling over one another until they
Became nothing, only syllables