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Shy
All defined, labeled, identified. / like quiet children who stand aside, / Silent as a dusty book,
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On Frustration
Inward anger inhibits. / You keep pushing, knocking, / finally yielding determination to disinterest,
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Hoop Tyrant
He moved into the dead rose / red paint that peeled / into dust under our squeaking rubber soles,
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The Dullness
When the darkness comes / the light of day is painful / the most brilliant hue of blue
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Lonely Girl
She ate at a table for two, / coffee, bagel, solitude. / She brought her mouth to the spoon,
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The Edge of Dawn
Sometimes I awaken at the edge of dawn / as the world is just turning / over in bed; so early that I forget the existence of people.
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Memories of a Stupid Fish
She ran a hot bath / so she could be alone. / Bubbles, like dead fish
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No Place
To ponder your existence, / to over-think. / To experience emotions, growth, life, critically;
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Him.
My love is asleep. / He says he does not dream, / but his supple lids tremble.
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Nowhere Near Here
I see myself headed to Nowhere, and fast. / I'll be snowballing down South towards there real soon. / Forgetting all that I've known in the past,
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