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I am unaffected now, I just want to go on
it doesn't matter to me if to you it seems I've forgone

All I want to say is, I am game, I am alive
just bring it on.

After falling insufferably
and getting up invincibly
I don't call myself strong
cause that would be wrong

**I am just fearless
so I dream of flying featherless.
i do my best to not hurt others
but they hurt you and those who matter most
you commit to someone yu dont love
mistake lust as love
stay with someone you dont trust
you workout but eat bad
you are sad but happy with misery
cheating because you think its right
arguin to make the wrong right
nothing is what it appears
i dont get it i wish i could understand
but you dont care how i feel or what i think
id rather get it right then feel all is wrong
if only I could be
a star in the night
invisible in the day
illuminating when the
time is just right

if only i could be
a particle in the air
accumulated into a cloud
weightless and free

if only I could be
symmetrical with
bright colorful
magnificent wings
soaring gracefully

if only i could be …
something other than me.
 Feb 2013 Milica Markovic
Tom Orr
Valiant galley set sail
adrift through the  Dardanelles.
Her masts, backs straight,
composed as Venetian dames
in familiar basse danse.

Sunset floats amongst the sea mist
silhouetting the capital's skyline.
The holy dome of the Αγία Σοφία
eclipses the light.

The Lady makes port,
at the City on the Seven Hills.
Gentle entrance to the beating heart
of the bustling district.
Strange face in mirror
Depersonalization
Succumb to numbness
In 1906 the term was first used. Depersonalization is known as 'The hidden epidemic'' in mental health.
A simple wish
         yet again
    overlooked by him.
Does he care?
    She wonders. Everything
plunders. If only delicate words

arose in time
   to dilute
instant bursts of rage.
         It's too late.
Silence is all he gives.
  A child unwilling to talk.

She still struggles
     accepting
his realistic ways.
       It all hurts.
Sometimes she wishes
  he'd leave through the unopened door.
heavy lids yearn to
erase last nights hurt.
i struggle to smile real.
WE
I keep thinking of you
No, I wasn't expecting you
Who would have known

You were so close
I want to kiss you
I want to hug you
I wanna hold you

This first time
Felt so familiar
Like we knew each other from long ago

And I held on to you
Stayed right there close to you
Let you touch my lips
Wrap your hips, with fast grip

You gave me one kiss
When shyly I said I didn't know how
And then I couldn't stop from searching for your lips
Kissing every feature of you

I keep thinking of you
No, I wasn't expecting you
Who would have known
I would be here with you
I’ve reflected a lot about desperation.
We as undocumented students
who have such high expectations of ourselves have this desperate
desire that quite frankly strips our ambitions of malice and of hidden
agendas.
We will be lucky if we are able to take the next step in our
precarious/ uncertain paths.

Therefore, our intentions have to remain
as genuine (and thus more pure; more powerful) since we are at the
mercy of those who help us continue to crawl along to our dreams.

That
hunger, that desperation, that desire and how it has pushed us, has
propelled us to the point where we have shed tears, and perhaps blood;
and as a result we have showcased a sincere and humble brilliance and
authority in our ability to thrive and succeed where it is virtually
impossible.
November 8, 2012
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