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a poet's playground

William Tell

mom told me to practice
everyday
at 5:00
after homework
before dinner

i did
but
couldn’t she hear
the strings
didn’t sing
they whined in pain
as if being tortured

i was

how could i explain
i’d be no better
with any bow

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when push comes to shove

you’re such a dick
put on your boxing gloves
go ahead
take a swing at me
if you’re that upset

what pissed you off
anyway
it doesn’t matter
you seem to be at a loss for words

you just
want to flail your arms
in hope

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darling

i always had a feeling
of not fitting in

not being grander
than others
if anything
i always felt rather small
like the spider
on the wall
or perhaps
the flea
that no one could see

yes
i would easily
be called the wall

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in the woods

captivating

there is something entrancing
being alone
in the woods

hearing every miniscule sound
of nature

comforting

there is something soothing
being alone
in the woods

feeling a great oneness
with nature

clarifying

there is something illuminating
being alone
in the woods

becoming one
with

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your story

you told me a story once
it unfolded
with a perfect plan
each page read the same
even though
the pages continued to turn

to someone else
it might be a bit absurd

you laughed a little
so did i
making light
of flowers
that

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nature’s gift

unaccompanied
forging ahead
through the sweet-smelling thicket
the sounds of silence
your friend

anxieties
no longer exist
resistance
to change
flows far
oft in the distance
the wind
sings through the trees
a lullaby made of reveries

no longer
a weary wanderer

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