Poems from fatima
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Dear Dad
It wasn’t supposed to be this way
I was supposed to hug you one more time
Be able to look at you face so long it was memorized
I...
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Beat ‘em all
Through education
Raising my satisfaction
Claiming the gratification
Leaving the misconstruction
The misrepresentation...
I wish life was easier
I wish dads didn’t die
I wish babies didn’t cry
I wish the winter weather
Wasn’t so anti-tender
I wish love was easy...
I blame you
You are why they lower their expectations
Why they say “Hey grrr” instead of “Hey girl” around me
Why they assume I’m poor
Why...
It is all said with silence
Although no words are spoken, a million words are heard
Words of disappointment, shame and failure
Words that...