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Myself as a Crepe Myrtle Blossom
today i saw myself as a crepe myrtle blossom / bursting magenta, dripping with life / so full and juicy and lotus-eating
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Aug 27, 2023
Avalanche
I guess I've given up my pride, in you I confide. / Before you, an avalanche, / broke every branch,
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Jul 4, 2014
From a Sunny Spot on the Library Steps
Which way's up / which way's down / what to do with this new Love I've found-
12
Aug 1, 2013
Hawk Eye
Our father liked to play a game. / He would count each hawk / preying, circling above veiny tree lines
28
Feb 23, 2013
Sidewalks of Putty
my hair is smoked with diner eggs and bacon / because I was lucky enough to eat this morning / using the change I found in my pocket.
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Feb 16, 2013
It was a pleasure to burn
It was a pleasure to burn / standing over smoldering ash, watching / his face crisp on a glossy 4x6 print
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Feb 15, 2013
Ticklish
I find the idea of you quite ticklish / like woolen mittens, itchy wrists / a poke, a ****
12
Jan 22, 2013
With Tourmaline Strength
I will not / give you the satisfaction of my smile / Because I know
8
Jan 15, 2013
Silly
there's a hawk in the sky / and i'm wondering what / he's doing here
32
Jan 12, 2013
to the one i have loved:
to the one i have loved: / How do i put this eloquently? / how could my best friend, my baby,
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Dec 17, 2012
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