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Red

Yellow is patient Yellow is kind Yellow is perfect in every way But no matter how hard I try I can't convince myself That Yellow is right for me It's not fair It's not right I don't want to hurt him But I've tried & tried I can't play pretend anymore Because I'm drowning In my own lies All I want is her All I want is Red To be mine

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Humanity

If you don’t feel a flicker of disgust when watching what humans do, you may have misplaced your humanity. But then—what do we even mean when we say humanity? If the only ones who seem to possess it are those who look at our species and see something careless, vile, or cruel What does that say about the rest of us? What about the few who feel genuine concern for the easing of suffering not just human suffering, but the pain carried by all living things? How many of us can truly claim to stand among them? Maybe a handful. Perhaps those who deceive the least though even they lie, when it serves them. It seems like people are more concerned with life after death than having a meaningful life before death Wouldn't it be a good idea if people were less concerned about an afterlife and more concern with being a caring, loving, decent person in this life? The art of living well, for yourself and for others, seems even more lost than the art of simple living. Who

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the things we'll never say.

1. snakes crawl out of my mouth, hands like sleep waiting silently for me to give into them.i toss words like rocks across my tongue, skipping across the lake, and we reach, hands outstretched, for the sunbut it's a shame it's all empty.2. listen, if you loved me, you wouldn't try to fix me. if you loved me, you'd paint butterflies across the wall to make me smile. listen,if you loved me, you'd give me handrails to hold onto on the way down. you'd tell me that right now, i'm a caterpillar (but that caterpillars become butterflies.) listen, if you loved me,you'd love me broken, too.3. don't speak.sure, you could say i'm beautiful. sure, you...

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cracks.

before, you were the cracks in my bones, the stains in my carpet and the blood from my wounds.but you told me that there is no point in speaking if no one is listening .and you never were, so now you are only the dead silence that lingers in my heart..you gave me flowers for my birthday.'no thanks', i said, shaking my head. 'they'll only die.'you smiled. 'but that's why i picked them - to watch them die. isn't it beautiful?'and i could only wonder if you picked me for the same reason..i used to think i was made of glass; breakable and fragile. and once it's broken, no one can put the pieces back together just right.but you taught me that ...

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somewhere, someday.

one.you always said we'd make it somewhere, someday.three.you also said, 'that day never should have happened.''that day' was when you led me into the forest, eyes closed, my hand in yours. it was the day you smiled at me like i was something beautiful.it was when we counted the clouds in each other's eyes, and we prayed for the moment to never end. it was the day the sun couldn't stop shining and it was the day i found hope just to lose it again.it was the day you said, 'i love you'.'but that day,' you remind me, 'never should have happened.'i try not to take this personally.four.you always said we'd make it somewhere, maybe into space. m...

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Burn

Bottle glass cat, bitter brown and stained black With a lung as sharp and dark as worn brass Back to foam it crests through waves with a crack Its maw split wide, filled with teeth and green glass Hear the sand, its rasp against the air The cat’s claw curls a single ring, sun bright Across crown glass, burning its brand into grit fair The powder smoke smoldering into light Amber glass rolls through monastery windows The shadow of silicon devils dance Through stained glass, spitting painted frescoes- Setting fire to hell with a forked lance Set fire to ocean’s kiln, scald its dark bays Burn, the whiskers of time, set them ablaze

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Humanity

If you don’t feel a flicker of disgust when watching what humans do, you may have misplaced your humanity. But then—what do we even mean when we say humanity? If the only ones who seem to possess it are those who look at our species and see something careless, vile, or cruel What does that say about the rest of us? What about the few who feel genuine concern for the easing of suffering not just human suffering, but the pain carried by all living things? How many of us can truly claim to stand among them? Maybe a handful. Perhaps those who deceive the least though even they lie, when it serves them. It seems like people are more concerned with life after death than having a meaningful life before death Wouldn't it be a good idea if people were less concerned about an afterlife and more concern with being a caring, loving, decent person in this life? The art of living well, for yourself and for others, seems even more lost than the art of simple living. Who

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the things we'll never say.

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Burn

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