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Do Better, Be BetterI’m not sure when / or if / I was / ever taught to love my / body. / I can certainly talk / about th

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Apr 13, 2016

StaleThere is no intersection / between / who she is / and who she / will be. / The two do / not connect.

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Aug 19, 2015

Arched FeetI tried / to run my hands / through my hair / realizing I’d never / get to be anyone else. / Every t

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Apr 16, 2015

Something LeftI have a problem with / keeping my own secrets. / I don’t know how to / stop talking. / There are wo

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Feb 23, 2015

Above is Large, Below is SmallWhen I look down at / the ground / we are huge. / Our feet bear no resemblance / to their surroundin

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Oct 22, 2014

Six Letters for Five WordsDo you know what is common? / Anger. / Hate. / Sadness. / Disgust. / Judgment. / I am not strong / e

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Aug 1, 2014

83 DaysMy words have / become muddled. / Nothing sounds like / poetry anymore / and that scares me. / I don

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Jul 24, 2014

A Letter to a Stranger About My SisterDear friend, / My sister is a fucking / trip. / My sister / encapsulates her own name. / By definiti

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Apr 16, 2014

Metaphorical Fabric-To Every Girl That Hates HerselfI will tell you this now, / you / are not silk. / There is nothing soft / about you. / I know / how

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Feb 28, 2014

Advice to a 15 Year Old MeI think the most important part of this life / is learning how to live / solely and completely for y

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Feb 17, 2014

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