LL - Hello Poetry

LL May 5

having a blacksmith
for a father always set
the house on fire — some
children get tempered like steel —
some get brittle like charcoal

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LL May 5

the thing about it —
walking for miles with storm clouds
overhead is that
the sun becomes a distant
memory, and the shade — home

2025/075

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LL May 4

I carry you like
old locks fastened to a bridge —
I unlock nothing

2025/074

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LL May 4

I carry you with
me — heavy keys to locks that
I no longer have

2025/073

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LL May 4

silence, your silence
is not a void — it is a
warmth I come home to

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LL May 4

muffle every groan
and moan,
and whimper,
and sigh
with your mouth on mine

2025/071

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LL May 3

you only water
the plants when you need them to
flower and bear fruit

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