The world is so dark
The world is so mean
The world is so bad
What is good without bad
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Raindrop falling down her wrinkled surgical mask,
coughing came out of that isolation ward,
as
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The dull whirling sphere dances off
Until struck by the inquisitive hand
To reveal a bright
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As the weather warms
Layers peel away,
skin kissed by humid days and summer breezes~
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Sugar-girl
cherry-cheeked
(double dimples)
freckle-kissed and sweaty:
pavement-scraped
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A large, green pot rested on the stove, with heat rising off and warming my nose as I took in a deep breath of steam and starch. Potatoes – a five-pound bag of plain white potatoes turned into the ... [+]
"Do you know what an idiom is?"
"It's like a phrase that has a double meaning, like when you say 'break a leg' to someone in the theater."
"Oh, that's horrible."
"No, it means 'good luck.'"
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To my unborn child,
Yearning to hold you in my arms, I think about what you will look like. Will your eyes resemble mine or your fathers'? Will you smile from ear to ear or sheepishly as you
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As I pass into school property the crossing guard is asleep in her car,
it is still dark.
I
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it would be the greatest tragedy to forget
the way the tub of shea butter by your sink
melted
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White snowflakes glisten, bound in crystal bond
Reflecting sunshine and a brighter light -
A
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During his journey back home in the slowly slumbering sunlight, he thinks to himself about what he would change. Him standing over her, six feet and one desperate inch compared to her five feet and ... [+]
My dad is as forgetful with English as I am with fish. For me, a carp, one beta fish, five goldfish, and an entire school of tetras – some pets, some not. For him, the alphabet soup of gramma ... [+]
"Dare," I chose. Kira's eyes gleamed, "Knock on Crazy's door." "What?! No one has ever gotten that close to his house," I exclaimed, looking around at my other friends for support. All four of ou ... [+]
The full moon hung suspended in the air like a beacon of hope, that failed to shine in the darkest hour. The vast sky was pregnated with pinpricks of lights as the twinkling of burned-out stars still ... [+]