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Being the Change

Writing poems on crinkled paper so the mind wont forget lines.

scheduling him on calendars so I wont forget he is mine,

quality time, a needed break from the constant stress that

causes earthquake, headaches.

Body shakes.

I tremble as beats stop,

Holding onto air for no breathing soul seems to care

That my lungs will no longer accept air.

Carbon fells empty lungs of pain

leaving just enough oxogen to sustain life on the same Earth

That gave birth to troubled minds and sickness

Am I supposed to feel grateful for this constant distress,

this nonstop pain that I just can't escape

while the media continues to ****

My idea of beauty for all to see?

While they tell me to be thinner

you all think I'm sick because bones is what my body

should seek?

Wanna take a peek of all the pain that I self infect?

Wanna view the person under the clothes so you can judge my soul?

Release your raft so I may cry more within,

Like words are not weapons that we are all equipped with

Like your negative **** is some necessary gift.

Explain me this,

Why do you read lines just so you can repeat

to some other misguided soul you meet?

Words are cheap unless followed by the moving of feet

left, right, then repeat.

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