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a poem

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Sometimes I really
dive into the words of another
and drown,
and get lost,
and forget about my own.

I’m lying under feet
of snow, the words
are heavy and chilling,
and holding me tight.

My mouth stays closed,
my voice is silent — 
even when the mornings turn bright.

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free verse

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What can I say about his book? It was a like a hug for my mind.

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haiku

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One morning, I left the house  in my cable-knit cap and boots, and by the time  I came home, summer  was seeping in through the…

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I had a dream that a great brown bird,  like an eagle or an overgrown mourning dove, flew above our neighborhood in long sweeping ovals…

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acrostic

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It’s trite, sometimes, what I write about, and my fear is that my words  can’t stand on their own two legs  without an Instagram filter…

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poem

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