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 Jan 2021 Elisabeth Meyer
Mikey
i always ask you why you treat me so good, and you always say the same thing.
"because im in love with you"
if youre in love with me why do you treat everyone else like that too..

god that sounded pathetic
when I asked if you were ok,
you hesitated

in your hesitation, I found my answer
~finally you waken unto the dream~
She looks in the mirror and cries
For she is not the beautiful woman she once used to be
She looks in the mirror and weeps
For the loss of the reflection she used to see

Our culture tells her that she’s bad
Because she has freckles and wrinkles and such
And she forgets to stop and think
That maybe looks don’t matter all that much

For appearance fades and standards change
But one thing stays constant and true
Its the inside that truly matters in life
That bright, bold, beautiful you
 Jan 2021 Elisabeth Meyer
Sofie
pretty girl,
beware,
the boys are out to get you
they'll take away your flower
they want what's only yours

pretty girl,
blossom slowly,
stay in your cocoon for now
for summer can only last so long
and soon it will be over
Phrases string together,
letters front to back

Birds of the same feather,
in each other’s tracks

Marching toward transcendence,
words reformed and strong

Flocking into unison
—flying into song

(Villanova Pennsylvania: September, 2020)
Weeping willow tree
Bending over the water
Not sad just thirsty
"boy"
Once there was a boy
Who stood in front the mirror
For so long he drowned
He was gasping for air but
No one saw him but himself
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