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Jul 2016
i've tore through my cocoon with
urgency to change because i didn't like dangling under pressure and have expectations
poking, ripping, stabbing
me open
so it wasn't long
before the wings on my back
had spread and learned how to fly

but no one had warned me
that by taking flight, now i have
to worry about treacherous winds
and betraying storm clouds, too
--L.m., am i even doing anything right anymore
Lisa Mendoza
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Lisa Mendoza  Philippines
(Philippines)   
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