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Eternal Radiance

For Giyazah I pray you, merciful God, always give me the strength To listen to my inner self, when...

Damages

i. my injuries weren’t metaphors & yes i really do still live within a 1km radius of both,...

i think i should try therapy again

which is to sayi’m not sure poetry is enough anymore,which is to say, my life! is better than...

Still Life

       “Let's not marinade in delusion and call it bravery for my sake, please,” I say, picking at...

How Memory Begins

a lane rope rackets across concrete. a hook clangs into place. i drive past a school; P.E. class...

Perspective

the wind from the oceanmakes the balcony lawn chairsdanceI lounge on a couchas gray daylight stretchesthrough the sliding glass door I want to...

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APOLLYON

0b1. hey, I know you! you lolling Jell-o eyes, your eyelids are heavy you spit a billion more phrases,...

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hrt4t

Logan unpacks needles, swabs, syringe, bandaidI settle my knee against his thighAs we sit on his Star Wars comforter.He plays Elton John, tiny...

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Red, Black, Yellow

I told you I saw a red carand the positions we would sit inWhen I said that I was lyingThere was no carand I can't even pretend our positionsI did...

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fortune teller

tea leaves are livingthe steamreminds the sensesthere’s more to heat,that there is flavor in the way we burn Nakia Coleman is a poet trying to find...

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Daily Meditation

I tiptoe to the livingRoom in wool socksI set out last nightThey muffle stepsBetter than cottonWhile my wife and children sleepOf courseI love my...

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