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After every courtroom dinner session, the night weeps long. Pages confess how life keeps getting it wrong. Shh… shh… coffee whispers into a mug like a black hole. Water taps a single beat, dancing with remnants of tears on the wet sink. Hunger dies when kindness does not live in eyes. The poor thing searches for anything, wishing the brain would forget how to think. The mind roams into a fog of Spotify no music brings sleep in a thousand blinks. Footsteps heavy, throat burning like last night’s gravy. Welcome back to the same chair with the scar of tomorrow. Where is the heart? It feels hollow. A broken plate. A bent spoon. Nothing tastes like food. “Don’t waste it! You ungrateful.” “We provide , such a worthless mess.” That’s when a tiny plant learned to ask for water less. Mind wants to drift away just like a bird. Song on mute, forever unheard. In a loop, it is stuck , I must swallow. Whispers in the dark pass through a worn-out pillow.
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Feb 26
Feb 26, 2026 at 3:36 PM UTC
Heavy Breakfast
She is seventeen - not quite a girl, He sees this *A pat on the *** The not-quite-girl whirls back "I'm not comfortable with that, " He looks at her then, And almost....scoffs "What? It's just a butt." Her spine stiffens— She does not laugh. And even before this - Hands on her waist A hand, resting on her collarbone Fingers tucked underneath the collar of her shirt She moves it away - He moves it back There are fingers on her sternum now, nearly touching her breast *And then he touched her *******
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Aug 3, 2025
Aug 3, 2025 at 6:12 PM UTC
Retrospective: Seventeen
I come home a foreigner. The sun is warm and welcoming, But the environment has changed. Curiosity is beckoning, But with gentle eyes. I come home changed. Last time I was more timid, This time, a little stronger. Last time I thought my weaknesses were insipid, This time, I claim them as a part of me — I come home curious, As to what it might be, I ponder. The family dynamics. The opportunities that I may squander, In fear of becoming my truest self. I come home braver. Even though on the outside I may be frailer, Even though. I might not be, but opportunities I can tailor, So, it is with courage I move forward.
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Feb 10, 2024
Feb 10, 2024 at 1:09 AM UTC
Homecoming
The day has come We will meet Most of us Can we all sustain Our intentions or bust Can we find intimate moments Where we share pain and guilt Where we find joy and happiness Where we rekindle our trust Can we walk side by side Feeling close and be fine Where we want to lead and to follow All the same in one steps time No annoyance uninhibited laughter Give us a few hours We rebuild There is still one central figure When we part We hope  we are all in this guild
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Dec 10, 2020
Dec 10, 2020 at 9:41 PM UTC
Tense