

The Glass
People born in houses don’t see The glass we have been put in It’s sides are sharp It’s covering is closed and we are in it Our mothers...

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Feb 16, 20231 min read


Imprisonment
What is the worst persecution? To be nakedly present in the world Or to disappear in your own shadows Lying, swearing, biting your lips...

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Aug 23, 20221 min read


Pretense
Pretense My fingernails turn blue and dirty The Colours of pretense are filthy. The blueish shade tells you, I am half masked and half...

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Aug 1, 20221 min read


War, Love, and Art
War, love, and art Nothing matches the atrocity I’ve done to my own self In the hope of death I found the arms of an ambiguous woman...

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Jun 20, 20221 min read


Mother
The urge in me to be a mother Is strange, Strange since it buys a pedestal And I want to reach it The urge in me to be a mother Is sad...

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Apr 4, 20221 min read


Sometimes..
Sometimes it’s like an unfinished poem to say a simple goodbye to you. When you say “bye” it’s like a big funfair with hundreds of people...

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Apr 3, 20221 min read


Something Else
if I could choose to become something else, I’d become a cloth, Plain white with rough edges The edges that will tear apart skin A skin...

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Apr 1, 20221 min read


Poor Town
I dream of a home In a poor town, Where stray dogs rest And cats hide kittens Where we cry aloud And silence is our conversation Where...

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Apr 1, 20221 min read
