alexandra-emmalie
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*I say, "I love you," / you say, "te amo." / I wrote a poem
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Feb 23, 2017
Coin Flips
i am split between barely-different / desires, or rather, / equally-addictive inclinations:
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Jul 17, 2015
This is not a poem, it is a midnight reminder of why I must take up boxing.
Self-respect is not me dismissing / my own emotions, it is not / excusing unprotected sex and disrespectful
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Jan 27, 2015
Tectonic Plates
every organ must be floating in my self- / loathing, my brain detached and sparking / in the fluid, crying out to me, logically
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Jan 2, 2015
You Were Only Ever an Exaggeration
[my memories are not / loose threads / that catch passing through
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Nov 22, 2014
Informed Consent
moral tamponade: resisting the existing / pressure against my breath; the right in wanting, / the wrong in settling - the confliction in my conviction
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Nov 15, 2014
Tension
hold my hand/ above my head / kiss me sweet/ against the bed / call me pretty/ into my breast
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Nov 15, 2014
Knot Tonight
You are the equivalent of a knotted / necklace chain - your ends tied to mine, / but it's about time I untangle our comedic tragedy;
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Nov 15, 2014
How Soon is too Soon
we could be any number of things: / platonic cuddle buddies, a sloppy half- / forgotten kiss against the boozy banister, an
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Nov 9, 2014
Southern Peach and a Sour Stiletto
first date conversation: research / on lemurs and taxis without floors / because the city is too poor
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Nov 9, 2014
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