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SaffiyaSmith
Who knew the journey would happen or be this long? || 20 || She/Her/They/Them/We/Us || LGBTQIA+ ||
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how can I truly see myself when the only eyes I've seen myself with are yours

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my wings burned as a fell, i was only an angel in your light

when cast down to my fire, you saw me as the demon of my name

we were never religious but my every fear was the faith within you

my spirit, being, purpose built by your hands, now fallen and deconstructed

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It eats me from the inside out

devouring the womb that made it

consuming the one who consumed it

it is the thing that brings me to my knees

in the middle of the night

when only the dark speaks my name

my creator is the only one who can cast me down

falling from the light of a god I never saw

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The endless burning and swell of my lungs

Running towards the very thing I used to run from

Eyes wild and eager, pouring and consuming

Involuntary twitches of arms waiting to hold you

Love is a addictive poison and an spirited hunter

How I would devote my life to it is phenomenal

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midnights, tea, and walking

twine, forks, and paint

tiny little things

my brain collects tiny little things

it litters them about hoping

hoping the bread-crumbing works

that it will lead you to me

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Sheep’s Clothing

You were not a wolf in sheep's clothing that was hunting them

You were not the deceiver

Nor the liar

You were the friend doing everything you could to fit in

Donning a cloak of wool and hooves

Hoping your paws and fur wouldn't be a problem

You didn't know you could bite till they got too close

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The morning was filled with a blooming bubbling excitement

The morning was dotted with star-crossed memories

The morning was spilling and pouring out of my cup

The morning dragged itself to a quiet demise

The morning creaked, groaned, and ached through a long goodbye

The morning was a stuttering dead engine

The morning glowed with an overwhelming radiance that consumed my soul

The morning breathed new life through every noisy vent in my house

The morning was dampened with an ever-thickening mist

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• 36 reads

the ironwood doesn't have sap

it bleeds a dark ichor blood

it stains the wood dark

the dryad dies in the woods

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pulled by strings

a doll made of wood

sits under the oak tree

bugs and dirt adorned

a girl made of wood

her strings cut

her eyes non-existent

she is face-blank

it doesn't speak

listen for the footfalls

they've come to bury

a doll made of girl

a cavity in place of heart

a void in place of spine

wood doesn't beat

even though it lives

she's been cut down

carved up and varnished

she is perfect for the viewer

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i could write a thousand metaphors

surrounding water, fire, earth, air, and everything in my eyes

i could write a thousand poems

no meter, rhythm, or style just form and words

i probably will but they won't be enough

enough being the unachievable mission

there aren't enough beautiful things-

museums, art, music, books, nature, space, and people

-in the world to replicate the way I feel for you

you are more than enough for me

you are my impossible

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