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LL 1d
No matter | Tanka
I thought I needed
you, for me to be happy
turns out I only
needed you to be happy —
no matter where that leaves me
2025/083
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LL 3d
That thing | Tanka
I cannot help but
notice how that thing between
your legs listen when
my tongue writes long letters and
my lips does all the talking
2025/081
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Robin Edwards 4d
Hostage
To this end we pray
Send us home to our loved ones
We do not fear death
We do not fear your anger
We live in the space between
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LL 6d
Mint | Tanka
you, who asked me if
I already brushed my teeth —
I said I'd prove it
when you come closer and taste
the mint from my very tongue
2025/078
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LL 6d
Picking up | Tanka
you, who keep singing
a song after leaving the
room — coming back and
picking up where you left off —
like you never even left
2025/077
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LL May 5
Tempered | Tanka
having a blacksmith
for a father always set
the house on fire — some
children get tempered like steel —
some get brittle like charcoal
2025/076
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LL May 5
Miles | Tanka
the thing about it —
walking for miles with storm clouds
overhead is that
the sun becomes a distant
memory, and the shade — home
2025/075
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Robin Edwards Apr 30
For Ezra
The dream fades away
Awake now at five AM
Heavy rain outside
April’s not the cruelest month
The month you left us should be
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Soul-in-poetry Apr 28
Me?
I don’t recognize—
The person who is called me
They have cloudy eyes
With a far and distant gaze
A guarded look– still speaks much
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Soul-in-poetry Apr 27
Are cacti touch starved?
Do cacti crave hugs?
Do they mourn their loss of touch?
Their thorns protect them—
But do they ever want more?
Tell me, are cacti touch starved?
My first Tanka poem :))
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