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Flutter

One good thing that my dad passed on to me were long eyelashes

You liked them too

When you cupped your hands …

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White Knuckles

We started by shutting the windows.

The sun gleamed and the sky was clear,

But we knew what …

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Fussy - a Sonnet

Tonight I feel like crying

In a desperate sort of way

Like a dog at the …

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Amidst a Grand Memory

As I captured my last moments amidst a grand memory

I wished I could map her like a planned memory.

My memory soon lost her, my …

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Medicine

“Smile big, give them a grin

Shoulders back and tilt your chin

Don’t look back at …

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Facades - a Sestina

As I thought it a shame, the beauty of the cathedral,

Nothing haunted me as much as its hold.

My father only sang when my …

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Swept Away - a Villanelle

I wonder how lovely it must be

to have the will to live long enough to own a yard,

and to only worry about the …

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Cold Feet

You make me feel like I’m walking on a cloud

It’s romantic, right?

Walking on …

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To Whom It May Concern

I just wanted to get a few things out of the dark before we start

And this is the part that’s a little hard

A fair disclaimer to …

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Banks

Banks are supposed to be for things that people fear losing

But you lock your up so tightly that the contents are bruising

Sometimes I try to take a …

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