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Abigail Card Aug 2017
there are people
who make my cheeks hurt
with smiling

there are people
who carve the smiles
out of my cheeks
and eat them
with a side of salad
Abigail Card Aug 2017
my tongue has never been able
to speak words of substance

because i do not have the courage
to keep from swallowing it.
Abigail Card Aug 2017
she owns you
her voice lives deep within your throat
her talons are plunged into your back
determining the movement of your arms

you may try to reach me
but she will tear your lips
until you cannot kiss me without bleeding

she has forbidden you
and you let her
thinking that she cares for

but she owns you
you cannot love something you own
Abigail Card Aug 2017
loneliness
                 is
                    yellow
pale
       and acrid
                       yellow
missing
             what
                      makes it
                                     yellow
Abigail Card Aug 2017
you saw what i showed you
and did not think to look
for more
Abigail Card Aug 2017
growing up means understanding
your behavior
in light of your life
in light of your people

growing up means looking in the mirror
and seeing a patchwork quilt
seeing the harmony of fabrics
the stitches
and the hands that sewed them

and loving it all.
Abigail Card Aug 2017
My whole day spent with hair in grass, eyes up
to see green light reflect and beat my heart
My mind stops short to drink His holy cup
But still my soul cries loud, "How great Thou art!"

The yellow leaves beyond His beauty make
They crumble in my hands to yellow dust
Their veins turn dark and glory make to break
and steadfast death, it takes us all, it must

One branch unmoved blocked light and fought the sun
My troubles aren't like waves to pass away
My mind and thoughts remain poised like a gun
And so I spend my days in hope for May

When all sing hymns and I will end my reign
We will draw near, back in Your arms again.
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