Category: Broken
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Speaking in Riddles
The truth lies dormant underneath concrete and hidden dreams We talk in riddles Answer in rhymes Smile contorted into broken phrases That leave little to the imagination But everything undone Love always, Ayesha
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Dark Corners
Let light shine on the pale, unbroken darkness That encompasses this place The corners that are dim Are painted in a thick cloak of blackness That is eager to envelop all it touches Let peace arise in the midst of obscurity The brown centipedes that crawl on dilapidated walls Every leg moving in the same…
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Embarrassing Journal Post: Get Your Eagle On
I been a dark skin sista all my life. Whether in a afro, locks, relaxed or tightly bound braids. I have spent my days as a black woman through and through. During my youth, I spent many days and nights feeling as though my blackness never matched up to societal norms. Growing up I wasn’t…
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Escalator
Love is like a stairway to happiness. But the loss of it is like an escalator that’s broken. Making it nearly impossible to move up or down. Love always, Esha <3
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Pencils
Start over, fix things that are out of place, correct the things that left you broken. Pencils have erasers for a reason. Don’t be afraid to use them. Love always, Esha <3
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Warning: For Those Who Grieve
There are no wordsTo fill the voidIt is an endless seaOf missed communicationAnd broken opportunities How do I move forward?How do I forget?How do I cry?Now that you’re gone Your things fill the room, storages and my mindVestinages of the lifeYou left behindFor the first timeYour not here to wipe my tears They fill the…
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Writing Prompt: Dream Job
What’s your dream job? I have heard people tell me that my dream job isn’t a job That writing poetry is a hobby Some people find it odd that I choose to write But I do what I love because my passion pushed me forward And it gives me a desire to fight Looking towards…
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Repair
We throw away broken things. Tossing them to the wayside like torn clothes that served their purpose. After losing their vibrant color and form. How do you dispose of worn out things? Is it a job for waste management or recycling? Or can it be reimbursed, patched up and used? Can the old object be…
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