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Writer, reader, observer. Social justice advocate. Oxford comma forever.
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sparrow in Stream of Consciousness

Maine

Prickly

Emotions so near the surface

Joy hurts, too.

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You scared me, but everyone does.

The cruelty of fear:

"Only connect," if only

I could stop starting sentences with "I."

I am afraid. I am alone.

I would like to see you.

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We don't all get to sit around and drink and say whatever we want. I love you but you make this so hard.

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Two Resentments

Do I bore you now

Do you not believe (I know you don't)

Am I the reason you go to sleep

Am I the reason we don't have fun

Anymore

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sparrow in Poetry & Free Verse

Everything everything everything everything

Time gone like an escalator folds

Stillness, fear, paralyzed

Slips through my hands

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sparrow in Poetry & Free Verse

Scared

Racing thoughts, heart, mind

You frighten me more than I do

And that

is saying

a lot.

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sparrow in Nonfiction

Just a Little Light

I thought you broke me.

(Maybe you thought so, too.)

The truth--poor boy--

You broke you.

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At Last

I'm so sorry I put you in the back seat when you belonged beside me all along

I'm sorry I got everything all wrong

I'm so grateful I woke up to see what I now know is true

When I make mistakes, I'm meant to make them with you.

(But I hope I never do)

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Worth

I asked for help with something today. And I followed through and I *didn't* die, and she helped me and it was good. I am shedding my skin and it hurts, but

I hear

that fear

makes the new skin beautiful.

Challenge
Haiku is a style of poem which originated in Japan that consists of 3 lines in 5-7-5 syllable format. Challenge: write a haiku about anything. The top entries will be published along with the Japanese translation in an exclusive Prose: Haiku Edition for Kindle on Amazon.
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Tell yourself they don't

want to hear. But the truth is

you don't want to tell.