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Adulthood
I wanted to be better than what / I’ve become. Like maybe a / real individual: An intellectual
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Aug 10, 2010
Almost There
I am one month from forever, / Caps and gowns and then forever, / One night from a breakdown,
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Aug 10, 2010
Aspirations
To cry and cry until / I drown in my tears / Or scream and scream
12
Aug 10, 2010
Evolution of the Mind
Have you ever felt the pang of strangeness? / Tempting you towards the sameness, / When all of you
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Aug 10, 2010
In the Morning, When You're Gone
I can tell that in the morning I will miss you / My arms will stretch, my lips will purse to kiss you / When my groping hands seek but do not find you
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Jan 22, 2011
Light Source
The moon and lamppost lead me on / To lighted windows and blue neon / Inside, buzzing freezers filled with trash
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Aug 10, 2010
Loquaciously Verbose
The verbose ramblings of memory’s script, / A loquacious brimming cup to which I bid myself sip, / An evanescent longing to drink deep and ponder,
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Aug 10, 2010
Making Conversation
I like the colors in your eyes / Like deepest wells and darkest skies / I like the way your sparkle-splashed pupils
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Oct 15, 2010
Rationale for Distraction
I lose my mind in passing time / Absorbed by every fleeting find / Consumed by all the world outside;
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Feb 11, 2011
Staring at your teeth while you talk
Staring at your teeth / While you talk / I see the white peak from yellowed roots
12
Aug 21, 2010
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