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Abjection
There must be a word / for the bleak realization / of the systematic inhumanity
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Nov 1, 2012
A Cynic's Enlightenment
His gaze veiled in a layer of clouds, he looks down upon us with such contempt / A perfect being, driven by such flawed emotions / A jovial comic, or an angry father
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Jun 12, 2010
"Ad-Libbing"
Charlie crumpled up the script / that his mother left him as a note on the banister; / an ode to matronly passive-aggression
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Aug 31, 2015
Adulthood
Adulthood is never initiated / on a birthday, / the obligation to pay the bills,
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Sep 21, 2011
"Adulthood" (revised)
The whole concept / of adulthood / is one that seems to
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Nov 12, 2013
Agape
I stand here / Open, with every thread of security within me unwound / The bitter words upon my tongue have been swallowed
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Aug 9, 2010
Age of Reality
I don’t see the same curiosity / in those once intent and happy / eyes, youthful spirit drained
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Sep 21, 2011
Alarm Clock
From the inception of our lives, / once sheltered in the warmth of the womb, / we wake to bright hospital lights
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Jun 13, 2011
"Alarm Clock" (revised)
From the inception of our lives, / once sheltered / by the innocent warmth of the womb,
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Nov 12, 2013
A Letter Addressed to Nowhere
I wrote you a letter addressed to nowhere / (Wherever you may be) / And waited in my solitary room.
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Jan 29, 2011
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