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Poem 11: Looking in the mirror Two heads of thick brown hair Brushed, styled, textured. Two sets of deep dark eyes Tired, misty, watchful. Two identical laughs fill a room Brought out by a joke that wasn’t all that funny. It wasn’t always easy As two things so similar don’t always connect. But in a …
Poem 10: Breakfast for two The hum of the fridge in a dimly lit kitchen Pulling the handle and being greeted with a rush of cold air Grabbing the eggs, the milk, the fruit Tired eyes beginning to wake up Morning smells fill the air As eggs are cracked into the pan You notice the …
Poem 9: Mind over matter Friends come and go like leaves on the trees But the memories always stay Aging family members once alive with stories Become files shelved away in our minds Now the sun sinks low and darkness fills a room And open eyes blink at the popcorn ceiling A restless mind whirs …
Poem 6: The freedom of being alone In a world so big and vast Its funny to see people partner up As if they were perfectly made just for each other Although nothing is quite that simple It’s a long sunny day, checking your phone not even once It’s taking the long way home to …
Poem 7: Hometown blues The chaos of a college life All of us get wrapped up without notice Like a last minute gift on christmas day Then suddenly schools out You’re home again Dinners on the table at 6 o’clock Just like it’s always been as far back as you can remember It may feel …
Poem 8: Sea bird A: Lonely sea bird, you’ve been away from land to long B: Now you’re trying to go home by flying with the wind C: You’re made it far but not far enough D: Far enough that you can miss what used to be E: Yet far enough that you can no …
Poem 6: The freedom of being alone In a world so big and vast Its funny to see people partner up As if they were perfectly made just for each other Although nothing is quite that simple It’s a long sunny day, checking your phone not even once It’s taking the long way home to …
Poem 7: Hometown blues The chaos of a college life All of us get wrapped up without notice Like a last minute gift on christmas day Then suddenly schools out You’re home again Dinners on the table at 6 o’clock Just like it’s always been as far back as you can remember It may feel …
