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Your laughter reminds me of the shoreline  

as the tide goes in and out,  

as fireworks pulse overhead,   

your favorite beach towel with the toadstools  

I think it’s absurd

How we define best

And how we define worst

You must be smart

But not too smart

Never ugly

But you can’t look too pretty

That means your trying to hard

the wind buffets my windows 

great gusts gushing to greater heights 

they keep me in my home by keeping me out of their home 

but i'm fine with that 

so i sit, cozy, wrapped in a blanket, 

Self confidence diminished

By one word

Inappropriate

I guess it's shameful to wear a top

That makes you happy

That fills your heart with love

Last summer

I tried to avoid school

but also

tried to get myself ready

for the big class

for the hard homework

the stuff that never ended up

being a problem.

Last summer

On a rocky cliff 

where the grass sways in the wind 

and the sky never seems to end, 

there lies a silent house  

where a silent woman lives. 

She does not need to speak;