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I heard the news
Quickly, my vision was blurred by pathetic wetness / But my eye rejected such an emotional mess / So it pushed it into a ball and rolled it off of the
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Jan 20, 2016
Anxiety Feels...
... like obscure fuzz is surrounding my body / its the channel on the TV / that is black and white static
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Jan 20, 2016
Imagine
Imagine / It isn't holding you back anymore. / Imagine
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Feb 16, 2015
Adulthood
Am I too young to be this responsible, / yet worried and stressed and anxious? / I thought the crippling sense
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Feb 4, 2015
Six-Word Stories
Time stopped, and they were freed. / It began, it occurred, it ended. / We met, we danced, I left.
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Feb 4, 2015
You called me rose
A rose is soft / A rose smells sweet / A rose has thorns
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May 17, 2014
If I... will you...
If I give you a smile / will your smile shine back? / If I give you a passing glance
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May 17, 2014
Help You
Yes / I admit / You are broken
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May 5, 2014
Anxiety
I lost the ***** that held my world together / There is no finding it now / And yes, I looked between the cushions of the couch
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Mar 26, 2014
For We Are Blind Men
Onward we run, through the darkness of the night. / Stumbling around on uneven ground / For we are blind men, searching for the light.
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Mar 26, 2014
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