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New
A child simply thought of everything they have yet to accomplish, grew older and realized to make a self investment To gain advantage. craved as a child was total acceptance, But was always met with an alternative expression. Now all that I am left with is depression. Nothing new, depression. Sorrow stops me on the…
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Recluse
Friendship in a Time of Pandemic I saw a meme online that said, “Maybe this whole virus is because someone with a monkey’s paw made a wish that they’d have lotsof time to play Animal Crossing.” I don’t know if that’s true, but I do know playing this game has made quarantine a whole lot…
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Warnings for the Careful Traveller
Upon entering these woods,give homage to the trees; for one does not knowwhen they may startle at your presence.As you step into the fields of asphodels,leave a trail of honeycomb behind; for one never knowswhen the field’s hunger may strike.When your feet meet the edge of the river,look not at the reflection that looks back…
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Insanity
If insanity runs like waterthen I hope my glass overflows.The two-story brick buildingnever felt like home. I draw back the curtainsfor the sun to dry up the puddle that stirs my mind. I open the windowsand the wind whispers secrets. I don’t open the door. I don’t go outside.For fear that the sun will fade,or…
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Conflicts
Gun up, barrel down.I end up in some sort of stupid town.Know not where the people go,But without reprieve, they sayI only know the status quo. It illustrates a fate, one unknownTo them or familiar to prey alone.They die yet die yet die yet die,For as I rest or unsheath it here,They live and die…
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Villanelle²
Who I kill I’ll never tell. I am an assassin. I am Villanelle. I love the color pink, I wish I could yell. All others are irrelevant. Who I kill I’ll never tell. I love the wrong girl. I was captured by her spell. She will be my demise. I am Villanelle. Her name is…
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Wander In
Wander in, little ghost, seeking shelter from thy woesLet your hand twist the knob of a door locked no longerAs your feet wade in water, shallow in name alone Wander in, little ghost, seeking shelter from thy woesLet your hands drift the rails of long forgotten oakAs your feet meet the threads, frayed in their…
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Isolation
IndependentlySurrenderingOurLivesAfterThisIncidentOverlapsNations Inside,Stuck.OverwhelminglyLonely.AmbitiouslyThinkingI’veOvercomeNegativity. IncredulousSituation,OperantLiberation.AppreciativeThatI’mOptimizingNature. Take a breathtake it day by dayhour by hourWe all will bloom and see the flowers. Claire Frances Davis Claire Frances Davis is a full-time honors student at Lindenwood University, majoring in Pre-Medicine. She works full-time as well. Claire adores her four children with paws, Molly, Charlotte, Jack, and Lily. Claire has…
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That One Diner Chain From Your Hometown
Scene – Diner A small-town diner. Three tables are set up. The furthest one to the left starts with dirty dishes on the table and two glasses that are half full of water. A woman is sitting at this table. The middle table has a man, Frank, who is sitting at it by himself talking…
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Lost Between Branches
Scene: Deep in the Woods, 1 am (It is dark and the moonlight lights up the scarce forest. Trees are seen in the distance and branches and leaves that cover the ground are spread around about evenly. Cecilia emerges into the forest frantically. wearing a coat and a backpack that is opened and appears to…
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