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Folding in on Itself
I knew it was bad
when you didn’t even have to say it,
when I saw it in your eyes,
when I knew it in the way you folded your arms
and turned away when I spoke. -
The Common Good
Democracy isn’t a mother
who shields you from the storm,
it’s the ghost of a father
who leaves when the lights flicker
and promises turn to dust
in his palms. -
Two Homes, No Sanctuary
Two doors, both locked, neither mine.
Two names, one I gave up.
Two voices, both demanding I choose.
A home is a shelter. A home is a question. -
A Currency We Haven’t Learned to Spend
I wake up in a world that’s always moving,
a second away from breaking.
I scroll through the noise,and I wonder what happens when the screen goes dark.
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Cider-Stained Sleeves
You say you want to see fall from my perspective,
and I laugh, thinking of every maple tree
I’ve leaned against,
hands stained by apples split open,
the cider I’ve spilled on my sleeves. -
Finding Fall in You
You stumbled into my life like fall,
the way the air sharpens,
the first breath caught in my lungs,
catching me off guard,
an ache I didn’t know I missed.
Loves
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When Vermont Falls for You
It begins like fire on the horizon,
a blaze of orange and crimson,
leaves spiraling down like lost memories,
the wind’s sharp bite weaving through. -
Jealousy at Midnight (The Father's Perspective)
While numbing what I couldn’t face,
bringing out the worst in me,
anger, sharp words,
splinters of a man I barely knew,
I watched as it taught you to fear me,
but it didn’t have to be that way. -
Foe Within
I opened my eyes to see a reflection of me staring back at me,
and I knew at that moment the only person to blame was me.
Every mistake, every regret, every wound,
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Worst Enemy
My worst enemy is...
Myself
I think the worst of everything...
I judge myself...
I question everything I do...
I wonder, is this the right thing to do?
I try to do everything perfectly...
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Misuse of Music
Simple sweetness is this melody,
a single tear of destiny that betrays its maker,
Slipping down off a nose
And onto red, red clothes
that were white once.
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"Enemy"
Enemy
That word is used so easily nowadays
To describe your literacy partner who didn't do all the work
That girl who you see EVERWHERE
Even at the grocery store
Who always seems to beat you at everything