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alternative avenues

anxiety isn’t the enemy

if i could bathe away fear
i would soak for days
finding ways
to convince myself
anxiety isn’t the enemy

coming to grips
with apprehension
is growth

they say
baby steps
i feel more like a crawl
wanting
my security blanket
that was tossed

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lost in thought

her smile
faded
as time ticked away
she remembering
a lustful love
her heart always
aching for more
she remembering
carefree days
building
sand castles
watching the sea sweep
them away
she remembering
promises
that were never to be broken

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bygone

her heart
couldn’t see past
the golden fields

the yearning for home
meant a long road
preferred not taken

sorrow
is not something easily shed
it lingers
in the crevasses and cavities
of the cerebellum

almost forgotten
till the sky spit
it’s warm droplets

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new moon haiku

new moon intentions
ignites opportunities
accepting

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streaming upon wake

my head
feels heavier
than most days
lifting off the pillow
a strain
sending an uncomfortable feeling
down the spine
rolling over
no relief
falling back to
a dream-state
the answer
limbs won’t move
eyes won’t focus
head is leaning

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a slice of happiness

have you
walked
in my shoes

then i
take
your advice
with a pill
of
choice

your road
is not mine

your shoes
are of a different kind

i wear mine
till there is no tread left
i like the feel
of the

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