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By Vivi Sojorhn Breathe in and it doesn’t matter That my mind wanders to words Said in furious, vicious jabber I cannot apologize what was told So long ago. Breathe out and out. I want to shout pain of my heart. Breathe in again. I am narcissism. Copyright©Vivi Sojorhn Read more
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My head spins with goop Apologies for being a lemon Even though I like lemons As the flu crept in through tears Apologies for being a lemon I tried to self-diagnose But when my knee audibly screamed I couldn’t walk and I cried with anger. I tried to self-diagnose But ended up in the Read more
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FREEFORM SEPTEMBER Knocking at my door Stands freedom Waiting for me to open and Let myself out. All I have to do is to pack My hopes away in boxes full of Little painted fingernails With sparkles, half-licked Lollipops and warm wet Hugs in fluffy towels. Knock-knock. Knocking at my door Stands the truth That Read more
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SAY THEIR NAMES In the hush that follows, a ghetto looms, Tradition drips in echoes of pain, Lives butchered, hopes extinguished, The weight of a name, a heritage stained. Sacred oil flickers in the dark, Each spark a memory, a story half told, Voices celebrate light in the night, Defiance woven in threads of gold. Read more
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