Tag: poem
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Spoon Tattoo
By Amba Elieff Small on her anklethe drawing of a teaspoonlike you would find in your kitchenShe crosses her leg and gently fingers ita reminder that each dayshe is given a certain amount of energy – spoonsWhen the spoons are goneher body will register exhaustionand the day must endbecause there are no more spoonsAnd if…
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Notes From A 10 a.m. Appointment
By Clara Olivo In which our protagonist enters the Zoom room for a psych evaluation, eager and nervous to uncover the next phase of her healing journey. The ‘doctor’ tells her, That’s a lot of loss for someone to have experienced by your age. Borderline personality disorder … But it has nothing to do with…
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Ode to Chronic Illness
By Clara Olivo When the music hits it feels so goodPero esas cumbias hit differentAll over my bodythe same waythe painrides through my nervous systeminfecting every bit of me that moveswith every breathevery stepand the blink of my eyesjumping across the pain scale4 to 10 in less than 5 on a good day a solid…
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Staying Sparkly
By Sojourner “Hughes” Davidson My name is Sojourner “Hughes” Davidson. I am a poet based out of the DMV area. My interest in poetry began in high school English and grew in college as I began reading and writing more poetry. As a college student, I had two poems published in my college’s lit mag,…
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Try to Understand By Clara Olivo My autistic brainis not broken or wrongjust wired differently than most of the world’s.And in this neurotypical landscape,I must blend in with the broad strokesthat paint the palatable picture you see before you. The beauty is in the detailsthe truth between the lines.Shaping this multifaceted gemshimmering bright,blinding your eyes…
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Ache Awake
By Sojourner “Hughes” Davidson Every part of me achesLike cracks in the groundLike an earthquake rising from under the surfacePercussion on my bodyMagma boiling Every part of me achesAnd sleep comes like wavesUnder the moon In my headThe sound of a whistling kettleThat can’t be removed from the flameMy bones are on the fireListen to…
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