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take me to that
place in your mind
where shes never been
place in your mind
where shes never been
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Quixotic
I had a cat once, whose name was Agapanther. We called him that because I wanted to name him after the agapanthus flower, but I said it wrong and it stuck. He was a beautiful cat.
His spine was a blue ribbon to match his eyes that twisted when it was too windy, and his fur was like a storm that wouldn't stop until Summer. I'm writing this to remember him, I suppose, because I'm afraid I'll forget him if I don't think hard enough.
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I planted seeds in the garden as sultry Summer melted.
Cosmos, I think; little universes in a paper package.
It amazed me then—still does—that you could pack up life like that
And put it into the
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Homophobia
This one goes out to
that boy on the street,
whose father wouldn't look
at him when he caught him
kissing another boy.
This one goes out to
that girl on the ground,
because her mother
couldn't handle that she'd
given birth to a lesbian.
This one goes out to
all those hurt by words,
like 'dyke,' 'faggot,'
or 'queer.'
This one goes out to
all those who thought
they could tell anything
to someone.
(only to find,
they could only tell
some things.)
This one goes out to
the boy lying six feet
underground, because
the world didn't like
who he "chose" to love.
This one goes out to
the girl who sobbed
in the shower, when
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ten years ago.
ten years ago i
knew i was still
a romantic because
my dreams were still
filled with white dresses
and golden rings and
faceless grooms;
now, i know i am
a skeptic because
i am haunted by
pressing lips
and heated passion
and the faces
are
real, too real.
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Oh wow. This rings very true with me.
Wow.
Wow.