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He Don’t Wanna Be Saved…
The wisdom of women rap. I need to remind myself to stop making so much effort for those that have no interest in me. I look foolish and it makes me feel small Why do I allow others to hold this power of my self-worth and value? Why do I…
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New Things
I just completed teaching my first lesson on Preply Along with that, I have been working on my consistency on working on my online presence Things still feel futile, but at least I’m doing something Progress is made step-by-step
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Minor Inconvenience
The ceiling in my kitchen started leaking The person above must have a dishwasher, or something It doesn’t matter what The electricity shorted out as a result And now I’m writing in the dark On a busted laptop screen So I can’t check for mistakes And none of this matters…
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Forget Me
Landscaper, lawyer, loneliness Things are cascading around Feeling insignificant and directionless Petty for focusing on small grievances in the face of atrocities Foolish for not trying harder, for being upset about false advertising Drained, when I have no right to be At a loss for any words of value
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Exhausted
Dating D A T I N G I freaking hate it. My greatest regret as a queer woman is that I am attracted to men and that the way I have been socialized is to have a better understanding of how to attract a cishet man vs any other person…
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No Love Lost…
I refuse to harden to love It is a beautiful gift I adore love, through every pained and strained moment The warmth, the excitement, the satisfaction, the contentment Every risk in love is worth it The pain is fleeting, like the pleasure Platonic, romantic, familial…drown me in all of it…
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Gratitude
Building a community. Meeting friends for coffee. Feeling beautiful & desired. Having an abundance of choice. A supportive family. The privilege of freedom. The ability to pick & choose. A cozy home. I want to hold on to this. To remember how precious this contentment is
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Beyoncé
I wish I had the words to express my conflicted feelings. As I gain more understanding of inequity and reckon with the disgusting amass of wealth in such a small percentage of society, it is easy to channel my hatred towards them abstractly. & even concretely, in cases of billionaires,…
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No Home
I do not have a home, or a culture It was stolen from my ancestors Now I speak one colonizers tongue while I learn the language of another I wish I knew which ancestors to reach out to I wish I knew which lands were my own Instead, I wonder…
Dimples on the Edge 