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Papelinomj
I am my father's daughter You can see it in my eyes His anger The same eyes my mother has But angry Angry at the world Angry at him Angry at myself So much anger, so much pain With no way to escape Even if I bleed The blood is the same Same as his Has always been Always will be I can't outrun it Not the pain, not the misery He gave me All the trauma It's always there Like I am stuck in a loop That never ends I will die his daughter And that's something that will haunt me for the rest of my life
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May 18
May 18, 2026 at 7:40 PM UTC
I am my father's daughter
Everybody asks, "What would you do If you knew this was your last day on Earth?" And people joke and say, "I’ll go right to bed." Well, I almost had my last day on Earth. But the world didn’t end when I was sixteen, Watching the blood spill from my wrists just to feel something. The world didn’t end when I was seventeen, Inhaling smoke, killing my lungs Just to be seen by someone. The world didn’t end when I was eighteen, His hands on my throat just as I screamed for him to **** me. So, for my almost-last day on Earth, I would walk into a flower shop And pay them to send flowers to my best friend’s birthday Every year for the next thirty years, Because God knows she doesn’t get them as much as she deserves. So, for my almost-last day on Earth, I would write letters to tell people it’s not their fault and that I love them. So, for my almost-last day on Earth, I would take the money I have been hiding and piling up And put it in my parents' mailbox just to help with the funeral. I would ask for dark red roses—the same color my blood was dripping As I went to bed. And finally, I would go to bed feeling just a little better, Because the world didn’t end when I was nineteen.
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Apr 8
Apr 8, 2026 at 8:15 AM UTC
Last day on earth
What is Earth without art? — Just a "eh." So, what truly is Earth without art? All its colors, textures, shapes, and lights? I wouldn’t know, but there are people who do. Those who see the world in black and white. For them, it is so simple; there is no light. Just two paths, two decisions, two ways life can go: The easy one and the hard one, the right and the wrong. They are both long. And it sounds so easy, you almost get jealous of them. But truly, is it? Because they miss out on all the colors, shapes, dances, and writing that everybody else does. So, what is Earth without art? Just a rock.
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Apr 8
Apr 8, 2026 at 7:47 AM UTC
What is Earth without art?