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im not good at love poems
all I know is that if i could do it again, I would ask God to make me like the air you breathe so I can be around you through you for all time.
Indestructible
People die because God didn’t make hearts to be indestructible.
Posted in Poetry, Thoughts, writing
Tagged afternoon, haiku, haiku poem, love, poem, Poetry, short poems
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Aftermath
I hope when I’m gone, someone will think of me When the rivers dry up And beginners give up I miss the smell of your breath after one or two beers Those sappy notes clipped on a guitar, oh that … Continue reading
Am I okay alone
I don’t like walking behind smokers not because of the filth in their air It’s because I’ve already got a cancer And it’s in the way that I look at you I started picking at my nails around 2:30 then … Continue reading
Rope.
I was a bully. I said all the bad things. I made her cry. I made her go back home. I made her quit. I broke all of the pieces. I broke. She came to me one day. She said … Continue reading
In memory
What if we loved people the way we do when we’ve heard news that they’ve died? Wouldn’t your heartfelt cries mean more if they heard you while they were alive?
Posted in Poetry, Thoughts, writing
Tagged life, love, poem, Poetry, Sunday words, Thoughts
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Back in the day
To the girl I said, “build a wall.” To the boy I said, “learn to climb.”
Useless
I would have you over for dinner. But I don’t cook. And you don’t like to eat much.
On Love & Marriage
It’s not about how many gifts you collect from each other, or how big and grand you project life to be for your peers to witness. It involves none of that. Anniversaries don’t come once a year to purchase a … Continue reading
“I wish I had a white mom.” Why representation matters to young non-white children.
“I wish I had a white mom.” This is what my daughter said to me on the way home from school one day. Innocent enough, her statement concerned me heavily. I first thought some of the kids in school may … Continue reading
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Tagged biracial, discussion, equality, Family, hope, interracial marriage, kids, love, media, norm, race, representation
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