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2018 Poetry

Poem: Subtext

Was there subtext to what you said? Or was it all in my head? We sneak glances across the room but I can’t tell if you want something more with me. I can never discern these things correctly. Well, a piper picked some peppers while I pick people that put their heart with others. There’s […]

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2018 Anxiety Poetry

Poem: New Normal

Explosions burst through my chest like cannonballs kick up dirt on the battlefield. This is my constant now; I’ve long since given up on trying to love somebody. The electricity running up and down my arms is oddly comforting— a reminder that I’m alive and a conductor of something. Breaths used to come easily, until […]

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2018 Poetry

Poem: The Important Parts

I can’t imagine loving someone I can’t imagine someone loving me I’ve been told I’m unlovable you see That no one will care about the things That I do, or that they will but I won’t be Able to care about the things that make them unique I see photos of couples every week Having, […]