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night-bloomer, Poetry

Trapped

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Trapped

trapped in the vines, i am trapped in the poolof his eyes. i swam beneath the surfaceand drank from the edge. it is like waterfallssplashing me across the face; neck thrown back,i wanted to consume everything. i wanted the black waterto overwhelm me, trap me in a prison of my own design.i once fabricated insensitive [...]

Poetry

Leave your name at the beep

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Leave your name at the beep

Ring. Ring. I’m sorry to disappoint you,But I don’t exist.Those messages you’ve tried to sendWill bounce backBecause there was never anyoneLiving at the address or called that name.She’s not gone— she never was.Like a phantom that has slipped throughThe cracks of life, there will neverbe anyone to mourn me.No legacy on this earth—Why expect tears [...]

Daydreamer

Phoenix

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Phoenix

Phoenix i’m impenetrable;i’ve survived every hurt, every resounding pain,every unimaginable horror, and because of that,intact my foundation remains. what else can you do to methat has not been done before?i will survive it, like i survived you.i am a goddess now; i severed my cordto this world and now i am floating. drifting. timeless. i’m [...]