Tag: breakup
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Power
I knew a powerful man The most powerful man in his small town He had dreams of conquering the world In fact he conquered the heart of everyone he met He was so strong everyone listened to him He always got his way He overruled all my feelings and hopes But underneath power is fear…
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Limbo
Is crying beautiful Is it therapeutic Is it? Or is it just chaos Free falling From one place to another In transition in limbo Is there no world that can capture my pain Is there no sanity
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On being a feminist
Imagine a slave trying to outrun their master On days when it’s good they’re free On days when it’s bad, it’s very bad You get extra punishment for trying to escape Even your friends are scared and they don’t come to your aid But even on the worst days, it’s progress And I’d choose the…
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12/27/2022
It took my 32 years to learn what I can and can’t do I can’t save my brother, I can’t save my dad This is freedom This is breathing
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Waiting
I thought he wasn’t going fast enough I was impatient I pushed and pressed and cornered I gave up exasperated I hated myself for trying again For giving him more chances Sometimes he was in control and sometimes, maddeningly and devastatingly, he wasn’t He wanted to talk it over and over with no movement I…
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Moving slowly
He moved towards me very slowly Like a large planet Like a slow roaming eye At first he was an image on a video And a voice Then he was a friend With interesting things to show me Then he told me his terrible secrets Secrets that were never spoken out loud Secrets I didn’t…
SUBLIME COURAGE 