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Kaitlin Sep 2023
the trees were my first love.
you are my second, maybe.
i don’t love you any less, baby,
just because i love them first
and maybe more or deeper.
then again, i miss you moreβ€”
but how could i miss the trees,
even as they fill my lungs?
and are nourished by my wastes?

until i turn blue and later black
and later seed, root, and flower
the trees will love me more.
[π™Ώπš›πš˜πš•πš˜πšπšžπšŽ]

π™³πšŽπšŠπš› πš‚πšŠπšπšžπš›πš—,
π™²πšŠπš— 𝚒𝚘𝚞 𝚜𝚎𝚎 πš πš‘πšŠπš'𝚜 πš‘πš’πšπšπšŽπš—?

𝙸'πš– πš˜πš— πšπš‘πšŽ πšπš’πš›πšœπš πš™πšŠπšπšŽ 𝚘𝚏
𝙰 πš‹πš˜πš˜πš” πšžπš—πš πš›πš’πšπšπšŽπš—.



[𝙸]
π™³πšŽπšŠπš› πš‚πšŠπšπšžπš›πš—,
𝚈𝚘𝚞 πš›πšŽπšŠπš•πš•πš’ πšœπš™πšžπš— πš–πšŽ πš›πš˜πšžπš—πš.
𝚈𝚘𝚞 πšπš˜πš˜πš” πš–πšŽ πš πš’πšπš‘ 𝚒𝚘𝚞 πš’πš— πš’πš˜πšžπš› πš˜πš›πš‹πš’πš
πšŠπš—πš 𝚒𝚘𝚞 πš πš›πš˜πšπšŽ πšœπšπš˜πš›πš’πšŽπšœ πšŠπš›πš˜πšžπš—πš πš–πš’ πš•πš’πšπšŽ
πšπš‘πšŠπš πš‹πš›πš˜πš”πšŽ πš–πšŽ πšπš˜πš πš—.

... π™°πš—πš πš–πšŠπšπšŽ πš–πšŽ πš πš‘πš˜ 𝙸 πšŠπš–.


[𝙸𝙸]
π™³πšŽπšŠπš› πš‚πšŠπšπšžπš›πš—,
𝚈𝚘𝚞 πš›πšŽπšŠπš•πš•πš’ πš πš›πšžπš—πš πš–πšŽ 𝚘𝚞𝚝.
𝚈𝚘𝚞 πšπš›πšŠπš‹πš‹πšŽπš πš‘πš˜πš•πš 𝚘𝚏 πšπš‘πšŽ πšπšŠπš‹πš›πš’πšŒ 𝚘𝚏 πš–πš’ πšœπš˜πšžπš•
πšŠπš—πš 𝚒𝚘𝚞 πšπš πš’πšœπšπšŽπš πš–πšŽ πšžπš—πšπš’πš• πš’πšŽπšŠπš›πšœ 𝚘𝚏 πšπš›πšŠπšžπš–πšŠ πš™πš˜πšžπš›πšŽπš 𝚘𝚞𝚝.

... π™°πš—πš πšŒπš’πš›πšŒπš•πšŽπš πšπš‘πšŽ πšπš›πšŠπš’πš—.



[𝙸𝙸𝙸]
π™³πšŽπšŠπš› πš‚πšŠπšπšžπš›πš—,
𝚈𝚘𝚞 πš›πšŽπšŠπš•πš•πš’ πš”πš—πš˜πš  πš‘πš˜πš  𝚝𝚘 πš πš›πš’πšπšŽ.
𝚈𝚘𝚞 πšŽπšπšŒπš‘πšŽπš πš–πš’ πš•πš’πšπšŽ πš’πš—πšπš˜ πš’πš˜πšžπš› πš›πš’πš—πšπšœ πš’πš— πš‹πš˜πš•πš
πšŠπš—πš 𝚒𝚘𝚞 πšπš˜πš•πš πš’πš 𝚝𝚘 πš–πš’ πšŒπšŠπš•πš•πš’πš—πš πš˜πš—
πš—πšŽπš  πš–πš˜πš˜πš— πš—πš’πšπš‘πšπšœ.

... π™°πš—πš πš’πš πšŠπš•πš πšŠπš’πšœ πšπš’πš—πš πš–πš’ πšπš›πšŽπšŠπš–πšœ.



[π™Έπš…]
π™³πšŽπšŠπš› πš‚πšŠπšπšžπš›πš—,
𝚈𝚘𝚞 πš›πšŽπšŠπš•πš•πš’ πš‹πš›πš˜πšžπšπš‘πš πš–πšŽ πš‘πš˜πš–πšŽ.
𝚈𝚘𝚞 πš πšŠπš•πš”πšŽπš πš–πš’ πš•πšŽπšπšœ πšπš‘πš›πš˜πšžπšπš‘ πšπšŠπš›πš”πš—πšŽπšœπšœ
πš πš‘πšŽπš›πšŽ 𝙸 πš–πšŽπš πšπš‘πšŽ πšœπš˜πšžπš—πš 𝚘𝚏 πšœπš’πš•πšŽπš—πšŒπšŽ
πšŠπš—πš πšπš˜πšžπš—πš πšŒπš˜πš–πš™πšŠπš—πš’ πšŠπš•πš˜πš—πšŽ.

... π™°πš—πš πšπš›πšžπš•πš’ πš–πšŽπš πš–πš’ πšœπšπš›πšŽπš—πšπšπš‘.



[πš…]
π™³πšŽπšŠπš› πš‚πšŠπšπšžπš›πš—,
𝚈𝚘𝚞 πš›πšŽπšŠπš•πš•πš’ πš›πšŽπšŠπš πš–πšŽ πš πšŽπš•πš•.
𝚈𝚘𝚞 πšœπš™πš˜πš”πšŽ πšπš‘πšŽ πš πš˜πš›πšπšœ πšŒπš•πšŽπšŠπš— 𝚘𝚏𝚏 πš–πš’ πšœπš”πš’πš—
πšŠπš—πš 𝚒𝚘𝚞 πšπš˜πš•πš πš’πš— πšπš˜πš—πšŽπšœ πšπš‘πšŠπš
πš›πš˜πšœπšŽ πšŠπš—πš πšπšŽπš•πš•.

... π™°πš—πš πš’πš πš›πšŽπšŠπš•πš•πš’ 𝚐𝚘𝚝 πš–πšŽ πš‘πš˜πš˜πš”πšŽπš.



[πš…π™Έ]
π™³πšŽπšŠπš› πš‚πšŠπšπšžπš›πš—,
𝚈𝚘𝚞 πš›πšŽπšŠπš•πš•πš’ πš•πšŽπšπš πš–πšŽ πš‘πšŠπš—πšπš’πš—πš.
𝚈𝚘𝚞 πš‘πšžπšπšπšŽπš πš–πšŽ πšπš˜πš˜πšπš‹πš’πšŽ πšŠπš—πš πš‘πš’πš πš–πš’πšœπšπšŽπš›πš’ πš’πš—
πš–πš’ πš™πš˜πšŒπš”πšŽπšπšœ, πšπš‘πšŠπš πšŠπšπšπšŽπš› 𝚒𝚘𝚞 πš•πšŽπšŠπšŸπš’πš—πš,
πš‘πšŠπšŸπšŽ πšœπšπšŠπš›πšπšŽπš πšŽπš‘πš™πšŠπš—πšπš’πš—πš.

... π™°πš—πš 𝙸'πš– πšœπš™πš’πš•πš•πš’πš—πš πš’πš πšŠπš•πš•.



[πš…π™Έπ™Έ]
π™³πšŽπšŠπš› πš‚πšŠπšπšžπš›πš—,
𝚈𝚘𝚞 πš›πšŽπšŠπš•πš•πš’ πšœπš™πšžπš— πš–πšŽ πš›πš˜πšžπš—πš.
𝚈𝚘𝚞 πš•πšŠπš’πš πš–πšŽ 𝚘𝚞𝚝 πšžπš™πš˜πš— πš’πš˜πšžπš› πš›πš’πš—πšπšœ
πšŠπš—πš 𝚒𝚘𝚞 πš”πšŽπš™πš πš–πšŽ πšπšžπš•πš• πšŒπš’πš›πšŒπš•πšŽ
πšžπš—πšπš’πš• 𝚠𝚎 πšŒπšŠπš–πšŽ 𝚝𝚘 πšπš‘πšŽ πšπš›πš˜πšžπš—πš -
(𝚝𝚘 πšπš‘πšŽ πš™πš•πšŠπšŒπšŽ 𝙸 𝚠𝚊𝚜 πšπš˜πšžπš—πš.)


... π™°πš—πš 𝙸 πš‘πšŠπš 𝚝𝚘 πšœπšπšŽπš™ πšπš˜πš πš—.



[π™΄πš™πš’πš•πš˜πšπšžπšŽ]

π™³πšŽπšŠπš› πš‚πšŠπšπšžπš›πš—,
πš†πš‘πšŽπš›πšŽ πšŠπš›πšŽ 𝚒𝚘𝚞 πš—πš˜πš ?

𝙸'πš– πš˜πš— πšπš‘πšŽ πš•πšŠπšœπš πš™πšŠπšπšŽ πšŠπš—πš
πšπš‘πšŽπš›πšŽ'𝚜 πš—πš˜ πš πš˜πš›πšπšœ 𝚝𝚘 πš‹πšŽ πšπš˜πšžπš—πš.


[π™΅πš’πš—]


- π™Όπš’πšŒπšŠ π™»πš’πšπš‘πšΒ Β 

       𝟢𝟾/𝟢𝟾/𝟸𝟹
Alexandria Aug 2023
Why are you scared to go deeper?

What lies in the crevasses
of your mind?

Who are you hiding?
What are you hiding?
Why are you hiding IT?

Shed light on the shadows and let it wash away
your sorrows
of agony and pain.

Why not let the divine in?

What is stopping you from living your best life every day?

What is it that makes your heart beat and your eyes grow big with excitement?

Fall in love with yourself again.
Nigdaw Jul 2023
this is a poor mans heaven
rooms lit by a golden glow
as the sun shines for a moment
to illuminate it's kingdom
before dipping behind a horizon
where only memories can light
the way to a promised land
it is fleeting moments like this
that feed my soul and elevate me
spiritually to a kind of epiphany
the same sun man has worshipped
since his beginning of time
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