Saturday Poems
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It’s just business,words written,emotions shared. Energy in motion,Doing what must be done. It’s not personal, No attack on you. The disruption lives In the memory of cells,Bubbling up, Burning hot. The things said about you,Shouldn’t really hurt you,Remember what you always told me. It’s just business,Saying what is true,Dealing with logic,Sticking to facts.
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Can you trick yourself Into believing Everyone can hear you screaming? While you violently rage Silently in the bathroom mirror Because it’s just you in there. Come undone, they never hear a thing. Only one witness to your violation and pain. Anger doesn’t give you more control. That’s the lie it sells you when you…
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When my fingertips are greenIt means I’ve died.But for a tree, It’s a sign of vibrant life. Rosy cheeks,Blood rushing through me. Red leaves,Watching them die slowly. Veins map my body,Like branches on limbs connected to the trunk. Searching for the secret of life inside the opposite of the air I breathe. I watch it…
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Cold wind Warm sun The bees will hide,How will I tell them? Everything new going onFor me. Will the bees wonder What’s become of me? Will the bees know If I’ve come under fire? Try as I might,I can’t find the bees. They must be informed,Maybe it’s too late. Maybe all my bees,Have found a…
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On the branch, The leaf goes. Dripping to the ground, The water flows. Down to my feet,The lead goes. In my hair,The blaze glows. Through the sky,My scream goes. In the dirt,My body grows.
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With relief, I see the sunriseShe granted me This one last day. Yesterday she rose Tomorrow, who knows?A rockHurtling through space She drags us alongPumping life into usFor just one more day. I trust her with my lifeAnd then she burns me. I look to the tree to protect me,All this oxygen they grant meThe…
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Looking out my apartment window, I see the blue sky has hidden away. What a peculiar August day,Out my front door, the breeze sends me back inside for a small sweater. By noon, the rains are roaring No rays of golden sun. It’s been so long since we had a day like today. Thunder roars,…
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Let the warmth soak in chilled bones. Arise after the sun, it already got the worm. Walking slowly the day drags on. Watch each minute tick across the clock. The light shines bright from high in the sky, These dog days we beg to prolong. All is well. Famine is not near. Winter is at…
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Dry and burnt Thirst for the river Just out of reach Lick cracked lips,Do you know you’re thirsty today? Stare at the pavement watching the waves juggle Your restless mind. What will you find today that hasn’t already been found tomorrow? Wandering through brown once green leaves, listening for the crumbles of dying things. Gasping…
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Splash here Splosh there I used to see my friends everyday this time of year. Wandering around Lost but thrilled. Older now, Wondering when the Thrill was lost. The days are hot Those friends are gone. New ones are here. When was the moment Everything changed?
Healing Birds Fly Again 