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Waiting in the Piazza
I looked up across the piazza and / saw a girl with dirty blond hair in a brown dress / in the fourth floor window of the blue building,
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Aug 25, 2014
I wonder if she's awake too
It was still dark outside / When I woke up in the morning, / Still swallowing my pride
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Oct 27, 2013
A Villanelle on Essay Writing
It's getting late and this isn't fun. / I'm getting stressed, starting not to care. / 3 more hours till the paper is done.
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Oct 3, 2013
The Street
It had been almost a week now, waiting / Patiently for the generosity / Of some stranger. A sign in front stating
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Sep 12, 2013
The Train
He always hated Tuesdays on the train / There was no way he couldn’t steal a glance; / Her image was implanted in his brain,
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Aug 29, 2013
Ray
I could have done more / We could have laughed more / Shared more
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May 4, 2013
Lighthouse
I'm barely hanging on / Walking the same road every day / But I know when I'll see you
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Mar 22, 2012
Stairs
She's a floor above me / with other people / laughing and talking about things I know
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Feb 26, 2012
Phonies
I hate people / I look at them and I / think about how much
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Feb 23, 2012
Love Isn't Blind, It's Stupid
I give up / Every time I see her smile at someone else / When she doesn’t say “hi”
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Feb 23, 2012
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