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What If
What if they gave us everything we asked for, what would be left to want, what would be left to pray for? What if they gave us everything we needed, What would be left to lack, what would be left … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Songwriting
Tagged 100 words, bigger picture, hope, lyrics, need, poem, poetry, questions, song, what if
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Know ( )self
Intangible thing, a belief in self — how is it that you cannot hold it, cannot wield it, cannot shield yourself with it? Because it cannot be grasped? But in the hands of another, it cuts deeply enough that you … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Poetry
Tagged 100 words, mental illness, personality disorder, poem, poems, poetry, poor coping mechanisms, self hate, self-talk, writing
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Named
They said you were Aphrodite, when they found your face washed upon the shore. They saw the curve of your cheek and the angle of your jaw, and the curl of your hair, and named you Venus, named you Beauty, … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged 100 words, bias, colonizers, discovery, ignorance, immigrants, poem, poetry, racism
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Stolen
These aren’t my thoughts and dreams. I catalog a list of sins and hopes in blood that isn’t mine, spilled ink to paint every page of my life. They scream through me and I cannot harness, cannot tame, cannot rein … Continue reading
Posted in On Depression, Poetry
Tagged 100 words, depression, mental illness, poem, poetry
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Belief
Believe me when I say I am more than this flesh more than this voice more mutable more movable than any other feast you have known any other dish you have sampled, have consumed. Believe me when I say I … Continue reading