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annie l hayes Oct 2017
we are not equal.
why is it that she,
with her glossy hair
and her expensive wear,
can command attention from
demand affection from
all those around,

but he, with
no place to call home
forced to roam
forget a college
he’ll never learn the knowledge
because he has no silver
to spare

but he works and saves
searching for pennies
day after day
night after sleepless night
just hoping for a maybe
for the sun
to come
in this rainy
age

we are not equal
look at her
and tell me
if you see
the same opportunity
if you see a unity
between rich and poor
between animosity and amour
we are not equal
but we are
human

/human/
annie l hayes Oct 2017
terror was in her heart
panic seeped through her veins
consternation was forced into her hands
and you could see the chaos in her eyes
But she kept her mouth silent
she never said a word
about the self-hatred she had been through
and the torment she had endured

/self-infliction/
annie l hayes Oct 2017
she was a storm
raging with resilience
but whatever you did
must have put her through torment,
because now she is a silent chaos-
and that is a most deadly form.

/a silent chaos/
annie l hayes Oct 2017
i have constellations surrounding me
oceans around me
earth beneath me
and fire in my soul
don’t you ever tell me
i am not as strong as you

/i am validus/
annie l hayes Oct 2017
you are a sea of constellations
in an earth cracked with tantamount
you are a turbulent roar
in a room choked with silence
you are a soulful realism
in a society saturated with tedium

/you are sui generis/
annie l hayes Oct 2017
you do not need him
to tell you who you are

you do not need him
to be your north star

you do not need him
to cage your wandering soul

you do not need him
to make you fully whole

you do not need him
to calm your hurricane

you do not need him
io put desire in your veins

in fact,
you do not need him.

/you do not need him/
annie l hayes Oct 2017
why did i always have to rebuild myself
when i was with you?
why was it,
that whenever you spoke-
it was harsh and unforgiving,
and all i did was make excuses for you
inside my head.
but you know what the worst of it was?
when you said to me,
'you’d be a wreck if it wasn’t for me'
and you know what I then realized?
'i am a wreck because of you.'

/because of you/
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