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Dream, if you want

Posted on May 21, 2020April 20, 2022 by alexis

We have this plan
for a certain life,
that the world expects
that commands respect.
Find success, a job. Degree.

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Between Walls

Posted on May 8, 2020April 20, 2022 by alexis

We see our one side, so
we type and we fight,
and forget that just maybe
we might not be right. We forget to read
and think critically
and we also forget
it’s not binary.

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Seeing Colours

Posted on April 13, 2020April 20, 2022 by alexis

A poem about hope in the simplicity of being human.

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What is the Machine?

Posted on February 5, 2020May 18, 2022 by alexis

What is the machine? Is it simply cogs and electrical inner workings, growing in complexity and distrust? Is it infinite tiny loops? Is it k

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Breach

Posted on January 16, 2020April 20, 2022 by alexis

A sympathy wished,
an empathy missed.
We once sensed apathy,
but that distance drifts.

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Corsets and Other Theories of Choice

Posted on November 14, 2019April 20, 2022 by alexis

A short poem about gender roles and expectations of youth culture in society.

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Religion of Repetition

Posted on October 16, 2019April 20, 2022 by alexis

A short poem about religious tropes, human morality, and the beliefs of sin and forgiveness.

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[The Blanket Pages]

Posted on October 10, 2019April 20, 2022 by alexis

Tomes describing life in the form of awkward poetry.

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The Same Damn Thing

Posted on September 25, 2019April 20, 2022 by alexis

A short poem on the state of our world, the lack of human connection, and our inevitable betrayal of our world due to the selfishness trained into our society.

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Human Life: A Story

Posted on July 16, 2019April 20, 2022 by alexis

I grip the silver metal

in my hands and push

the smooth black plastic

beneath the glassy surface.

It draws ripples,

deep and swirling motions

in the water.

It propels me forward.

The triangular bow pierces

the untouched, green-blue

and the water moves aside for me.

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