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 Nov 2019 Malia
AngryTeen
The three words that mean the world to someone

The most difficult three words you'll ever have to say
you might just stutter or whisper them

The ones you have to hype yourself up to say
be prepared cause there's no going back

The ones that make you nervous and
make you want to curl up into a ball

The three words that you probably will regret
cuz I'm fine

I tell myself I really don't need it
but I let myself slip

i

need

help
 Nov 2019 Malia
Anya
Statue
 Nov 2019 Malia
Anya
So far
Standing on a pedestal
A Monument
A Statue rock hard

Once alive
Now, turned to stone
Too proud to look down
Its eyes closed

Don’t come near
Do not try to touch
You will never reach
its marble heart

Don’t whisper in its ear
your truth
It won’t hear you
It won’t shed a tear
It won't understand

Best to just leave it alone

A beautiful memory
imprinted on your soul
Let it stand there,
far away, on its own

A Statue

Once alive
turned to stone
 Nov 2019 Malia
The chariot
Machines
 Nov 2019 Malia
The chariot
Why i keep seeing the machines that make no sense
Where are their engines and what is their fuel
What is the fuel that just keeps them running
Why don’t they stop
Why don’t they think?
 Nov 2019 Malia
Tegan
done done done
 Nov 2019 Malia
Tegan
I don't want to be me anymore,
But I don't want to be anything.

I don't know what I'm doing anymore
 Nov 2019 Malia
Kafka Joint
A good night sleep
Can solve all problems but one:
How to get a good night sleep?
 Nov 2019 Malia
Julianna
Don’t speak
it’s easier that way
they scream
and maybe they’re right
but I just grin
like the Cheshire cat
and walk away
 Nov 2019 Malia
Bill Adair
Let me be the pickle in your cheese and pickle sandwich,
Let me be the butter on your toast.
Let me be the dressing that you season all your food with,
Let me be the taste you love the most.

Let me be the drizzle in the lemon cake you’re baking,
Let me be your favourite type of brie.
Let me be the brandy that ignites your Christmas pudding,
Let me be the cream in your cream tea.

Let me be the sherry that you pour into your trifle,
Let me be the cherries in your bowl.
Let me be the tonic in your Tanqueray and slim-line,
Let me be the lemon lying on your Dover sole.

Let me be the doughnut that you dip into your coffee,
Let me be your toffee apple stick.
Let me be the gravy in your steak and kidney pudding,
Let me be the dish you always pick.
From "Learning to Fly" (2017)
Let Me Be the Pickle in Your Cheese and Pickle Sandwich © Bill Adair 2014.
 Nov 2019 Malia
atticus wilson
Because if I do
I’ll fall apart
And I want to be strong
For whenever you need a shoulder
 Nov 2019 Malia
WildFire
Blackout
 Nov 2019 Malia
WildFire
Darkness is my solace, soothing my soul
When the sun mocks me with its radiant light.
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