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your dilated eyes

give me hope

for heartbreak

{an ode to you}

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blank walls

trapped in a ratrace

money of another day, for another day

desolate in a home that is not mine

longing for

intangible moments in time

moving with the wind of a drum no longer playing

a song stuck in my head

of lyrics from a time I no longer know

to build a home

alone in this room

blank walls fucking blank white walls

an ache of an in-between chapter

finding asylum in the dreams of solitude

made 3D

finding the dreams of asylum

were a nightmare

I merge into the blank walls

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ink lines my skin, a way I wish memories would

stiff joints breed happy place thoughts

pain is only a memory, pleasure wins

the war of time

hushed moans in a room

of unallowed pleasure stolen in the night

a marker of time

hands on thighs

silhouetted karate fights

he throughs me on his shoulder

beach flirting friends of more

the war of time keep me

long journeys masked by joy

singing in the rain

a cliche worth the name

if you could see peace

you would look through

my

eyes

the war of time

chasing memories of more

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melody makes us understand a language we don't

speak

belly laughs echo off winding streets

a shoulder touch, knee tease

cackling kids in the moonlight

sunsets melting into cold nights, fresh beers

heightened silliness

talk to my soul under the tiger striped sky

three spoons in a bed

sour cherry liquor heats my stomach

scarring the goosebumps

hushed moans in a crowded dorm

inseparable giggling girls

coffee and pastel de nata

a night with you, forever in me

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a dusty monday

cool air smells of autumn

soft sun reminds us of times changing

a hammock squeaks, pages turn

a hammock sways in the portuguese sun

two girls with dreams in the clouds

spouting nonsense

cackling, knee slapping, finger hugs

all I dream of

is this feeling

to feel. forever

aloe guards the seashore, geckos hide from peering eyes

blue drowns my vision

breathing easy

in this hammock undeniably free and loved

portuguese sun in november

oh novemeber

how the sun reminds me of times changing

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a leaf in my lungs

desperately searching for the relief of oxygen

my legs mechanically made

made, to sprint

to clear the mind

to clear the airways

trapped by this leaf, my lungs refuse

the ground my legs beg to tread

tissues feel like a third arm

health is fickle

the nicotine of exercise

oh, to cough out the leaf

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soil rich in heritage

fuels the mouths of families

hunger for an intrinsic purpose

to reap the rewards of the seeds you sow

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the land that feeds us

a city will never call me the same

feel the dirt in your toes

sun kisses your skin

float freely in rippling lakes

and know

this land will alway be your home

in a fairytale

goblins nibble your toes

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I wouldn't trade

this moth in my mouth

for yours

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I am home

in my skin

food is your friend

mirror dimorph me

my body is

my own

my home

eat your words

I am not hungry for your input

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the faucet that feeds us

cleaning the parsnips that fill our soul

washing dried tears

cleaning dirt filled finger nails

what this faucet has seen

where do the pipes come from

the faucet that feeds us