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Oct 2016 Ara

Light

Oct 2016 Ara

Illya Oz

Light

Some people live their entire lives without ever seeing the light
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Not because they can't, but because they refuse to even try
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Don't stay in the darkness

#life #darkness #light

Oct 2016 Ara

My Own Pair of Wings

Oct 2016 Ara

HRTsOnFyR

My Own Pair of Wings

Walk a mile in this soul
And you'll see what I see
All that loves turns to gold
All that's lost sets you free

No matter the cost
I'ma keep being me
Ain't no price for what I've bought
Except my own pair of wings

Shout out to Harlon Rivers for the inspiration for this from the title of his collection, and to the old homeless man I met in Mobile Alabama who shared some of his poetry with me, for he is the subject of the matter.

#loveistheanswer

Oct 2016 Ara

she said sometimes you just have to survive

Oct 2016 Ara

wren cole

she said sometimes you just have to survive

quietly
silently
like a ghost in the night
leave
inadequacy
behind

humans
weren't
built
to
fly
and
you
were
never
special

you
cannot
break
boundaries
with
wishes
and
pens

the suburbs
will eat you
alive

exit stage right

Oct 2016 Ara

thank you for letting me go.

Oct 2016 Ara

L

thank you for letting me go.

my hands play make believe
casting shadows over
all the flickering blue promises
you couldn't keep.

Oct 2016 Ara

dysphoria.

Oct 2016 Ara

L

dysphoria.

I feel your breath on my skin
shivering into my skull
infesting my thoughts.
you claw at the inside of my ribcage
spiraling sharpness
ripping my flesh wide open.

you make me so cold.

and I'll never find warmth because of you

Oct 2016 Ara

listen.

Oct 2016 Ara

L

listen.

in the open field where it's always autumn
I stand with your book in my hands
every story within my fingertips
trees hover around grassy plains
closing in like a picture frame
after feeling your breeze across my skin
I look up and all I see is you
I feel the warmth because of you
all we do is stare
yellow flecks of happiness dance around me
you are pure gold
and you are shining like the sun
thank you, I cough

thank you.