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#openletter
#openminded
#openness
#openup
#opera
See also
openness poems
openness collections
Zywa
May 2
[ I am so in love ]
I am so in love
that I must confess to her:
I don't write poems.
Story "Dichtertje" ("Little poet", 1918, Nescio), written in 1917, chapter 2
Collection "Rasping ants"
#love
#openness
#surrender
#inlove
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Zywa
Nov 2023
[ I tell everything ]
I tell everything.
You look at me guiltily --
I understand you.
Poem "en as ek klaar my verhaal vir jou vertel het" (2008, "and when i have finished telling you my story", 2011, Ronelda Kamfer)
Collection "Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the 0s"
#contact
#eyes
#eyecontact
#openness
#intimacy
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Zywa
Aug 2023
[ Strangers are safer ]
Strangers are safer,
to them I can openly --
tell all my worries.
Novel "The PowerBook" (2000, Jeanette Winterson), chapter "NEW DOCUMENT"
Collection "Unseen"
#foreigners
#strangers
#chances
#openness
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Zywa
Jul 2023
[ She took her clothes off ]
She took her clothes off,
unconcerned whether she might --
want to hide something.
Novel "Het smelt" ("It melts", 2016, Lize Spit), Elisa
Collection "Shelter"
#openness
#innocence
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Zywa
Jan 2023
[ Flowers in the park ]
Flowers in the park:
people are strolling around --
opening themselves.
Collection "WoofWoof"
#contact
#openness
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Zywa
Jan 2023
[ Take off my armour ]
Take off my armour,
my helmet, shield and shebang --
I reach out my hand.
"gewoon door je harnas af te doen" ("just by taking off your armour", 2003, Henk van der Waal)
Collection "Skin-contact"
#openness
#fellowman
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Maggie Georgia
Nov 2022
They Know, Now
I can feel
Her presence
From across
The room
Her quick glances
And drunken desires
Her hand
Slipping
Into mine
The blanket uncovering
Our tender feelings
They know
Now
#love
#openness
#touch
#tender
#feelings
#gay
#lesbians
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Pat Villaceran
Aug 2022
My Dear
Life's so big and beautiful
and bold
For you to get stuck
in this cave that holds
You
Caged in
Burdened
unable to move
Because the curtains were closed
and the windows barricaded
from light
But here's your
Omen
A message from
Your past lives
To open the door
The key's just there
Lying on the floor
Mat
Just like you did
When you were a child
Waiting to open
Christmas presents
Seeking the thrill,
the excitement of the new
Because yes, my dear,
Tomorrow's been waiting
for YOU.
#future
#openness
#selfcare
#love
#miracles
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Zywa
Sep 2021
[ I like to replace ]
I like to replace
not's with likes and everything --
looks different then.
Collection "New Ago"
#openness
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Zywa
Sep 2021
[ Flowers in the park ]
Flowers in the park:
people are strolling around --
opening themselves.
Collection "WoofWoof"
#openness
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