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Day in and day out
By Jamyva Lagout
Day In and Day Out
A place where I need not fear
I.
Those shadows lingered hesitantly,
quivering across
the reflection confined
in that damned mirror.
The mighty Earth Shaker with his fiery temper
Could never have imagined
How dearly the wondrous oceans would need a mender
The seven seas needed help more than he could ever have fathomed
When the red sky comes,
Clouds form and heavy wind pushes me into confusion.
Wind grabs me by the hand,
Trying its best to hold me back.
Seeing this lingerie lie on the bed,
filled me, consumed me, alive in my head.
Each touch. Each kiss. Sweet memories of bliss. Flooded my being in sexual mist.
The love we shared was shattered in pieces
When I placed your photos in my book's creases
I was torn apart when it all ended
Badly crmupled and emty-handed
I knew it was the last goodbye
Dear soulmate Thank you for showing me the sky. Where the birds fly high as my ambitions after a rain storm. Where the clouds are as fluid as my existential comprehension. The sun as potent piercing as your eyes on my soul.
Because I love you
I see you for who you are
I am not only an admirer, but I see you as a star.
A divine reflection
Not my missing piece
Because when I found you, we both had worked to feel complete
Um, I feel a beating like a drum, it's in my head counting calories for me,
don't eat this, don't eat that, too many items, you'll become fat,
She’s alright, She knows she is
When she’s with her friends, She forgets about the hurt
She laughs, and smiles, and puts on a face
The Teenage Life Life What is life You was born 7 pounds and 11 ounces A beautiful baby happy and bouncing Glowing melanin skin and big almond eyes Your mother and father hold you with tears of joys in their eyes And they say “welcome to thi
Instagram, Facebook,
That is all it took,
Took to lead these teens
Out into the streets
To live what they'd seen
On some little screen.
Welcome to your new job as my bodyguard
The road ahead, I know it will be hard
But when I ask for your help I know
You’ll say, do you need one of my hands or both?
I am depressed. I am depressed
I am D E P R E S S E D.
I wear it like a badge upon my chest that
defines me!
I am depressed. I am depressed
I am D E P R E S S E D.
I wear it like a badge upon my chest that
defines me!
Technology, what is it? Some people would argue its our friend. I mean it talks to us, it helps us in difficult situations. I mean how many times have you used a calculator or even google for homework?
Words of poetry shine bright to form,
a light on this troubling world.
GIRL!
make it beautiful and display your dignity and pride,
for we are judged by the outside.
Hot rather mild
It comes in shadows, slowly hovering above you.
Neck tied up in mud and just like that you’re drowning.
Thoughts in your head restrain you from climbing,
Do you know the feeling
When your mind starts spinning
And you think you are not even living?
And then your whole world starts crumbling
And a voice starts shouting at the back of your head
I am a young man with a plan
one that helps and does not hurt.
I want to make a change that'll touch every heart and heal the hurt,
I want to be a young man with a good mind from the start,
ME, I am Play-doh
ME, malleable, capable of being anything imaginable
ME, smelling of youth, glee, and a Crayola crayon
ME, tasting salty from hard work and overuse
ME, feeling cool and refreshing
Perpetual darkness was all I seeked
It was all I knew
Ugly hurt shaped my heart
And sadness filled my core
My insides so full of pain
I don't wear make-up.
Yes, I'm a girl.
But I don't wear make-up.
It's not that absurd.
The powder is itchy.
Mascara's a pain.
Eyeliner is nasty.
Lipstick leaves a stain.
I am dead inside but when the beat of music hits me that is when I realize I'm alive and full of happiness
Fingers brush over my skin
That is soft but resistant with moisture.
Brushes tease my grasp.
This is art with brushes that doesn’t need a canvas.
I’m not organized,
It's chaos.
They whistle and howl
Am I just a piece of meat?
Faster, wolves devour
Note to Reader:
I am a woman.
I expect to able to walk down the street and not fear for my safety.
I am a woman.
I'm homeless
I'm lonely
I'm an alcoholic
Considered a stain upon the society
Nothing to offer,
Except my wastes and the breath exhaled from my lungs
I may not have much of anything by my name.
Concrete shells dig into my fleshas your teeth gnaws at my neck –hungry, vehement, absent.
I’m tired of playing this game that seems to go in circles.
With me thinking I had gained the title I strived for.
Level One.
Level Two.
We're expected to not go out alone at night,
to close our legs,
be feminine,
submissive,
Close your eyes
dream
Open your eyes
live.
A dream,
it can be the start
of a life long adventure.
Some people dream
and just let it be.
Some people dream
and set their dreams free.
Disorder
I have ADHD
And ADD
And OCD
And a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,I,j,k,l,m,n,o,p,o,p,o,p,
Oh my God I'm doing it again,
That was so fun!
Do you have ANY idea what you have done to me?
Can’t you see?
Because of YOU
My childhood consisted of empty promises, nothing but air bubbles.
Should have saved yourself the trouble.
I know I should be working
I know that it's just "right"
Not relying on welfare checks
Did you know that if you stop and look,Open your eyes and take in the sight,That everything comes to light?The darkness,The loss,The despair,Loneliness.
A Light in the Darkest of Nights.
By: Keila Levis
I see love at first sight.
I see wonders in the sky.
Like an owl, I see the darkest of nights.
I see loneliness, as I spy.
Grab, break, abuse
Even if you win, you lose
Picture this:
A little miss, not much bigger than yous
Just wants her dad to give her a kiss
But insead shes greeted by his welcoming fists
Stop! Drop! And Roll! No, that doesn't work for me. I drop, bundle and fall as other start to kick me.Their shoes scratch my head and leave marks on my arms. I dress myelf in long sleeves so that no one can see my harms.
