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    I am not

    I keep my eyes fixed to the dirt on the roads because mom said I am not supposed to look up. I keep my chest guarded with the neck of the blouse as high as they can make because my…

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    Hi.

    When someone tells you their dream, do you sit down and start to think you have miles to go just to get to the vicinity? Or do you just appreciate the things you have? I have never been the latter…

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    Longing

    This night cold and lonely brings with itself some longing of you and me together anywhere and everywhere looking into each other all through the night with glasses and without them with our hands wrestling with each other and feeling…

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    Sick and tired

    3 AM and sleep isn’t on my list of things to do Tell me you’re feeling the same Somewhere because it can’t just be me. It’s been a while, Since our words met each other’s ears. Time has worn us…

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    Show me

    Show me if words fail you, show me when all isn’t well, show me today, tomorrow or some other day, but show me , nevertheless Show me the right sides of you because I am tired of the wrongs around…

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    Nine hundred ten, Nine hundred eleven

    Wrists  lying on the floor like used tissues just a couple of couple wrists with blood flowing from them all over the floor and sink turning the white ceramic into a perfect palate of red something that even an artist…

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    Bare back

    You can see me in the corner of the room, Yes, that’s me, with my knees kissing my lips, bruised knees, bruised body and a bare back. I lay there, just like any other day, while he pushes himself onto…

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    New Found Love

    They meet on a sunny day, Met amongst the hustle and bustle, In the city, this city, Met after years and years of yearning, Of texts over calls over visits, They met on a Sunday. Blue sweater and a blue…

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    Cold Hands

    “Your hands they’re too cold ” she complains So i rub them against her palm and ask her “How about now?” She nods and giggles as she feels my hands She puts my hand close to her face and Lets…