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I Am/Becoming
I am not afraid to question home,nor worried about taking control.I am not a traveller lost in his compass,nor a dancer found in silence.I am not a song without rhythm,nor a verse without meaning. A poem for our questions. Who made purpose, and for what?Who made the songs unheard?Could I be the one that slips… Continue reading
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Death tastes like Chocolate
My third attempt at love making ended in death. He’s always argued that love making is supposed to kill and since I wasn’t dead yet he wasn’t making the right love. Today, he said for the trick that’ll either kill me and save us or keep me and take the relationship, he needed my lifeless… Continue reading
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The Paradox of Selflessness
Selflessness, often portrayed as the epitome of altruism and virtue, is a concept deeply ingrained in moral philosophy and social norms. However, beneath its altruistic facade lies a paradoxical truth: selflessness may often be more of a selfish act than it is a selfless one. At first glance, acts of selflessness appear to involve sacrificing… Continue reading
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Laughter’s Lyrics
Choose joy as often as you choose to sing that song from your favourite artist.Choose laughter the same way you choose to learn the lyrics of that new single.Find what brings you peace of mind as you find your best track in the album.Choose yourself as often as you choose to defend the artist behind… Continue reading
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Lingering Loss
When the grief we’ve decided to embrace decides to rob us, how do we keep our hands still wrapped around it?Can the land we buried our mothers still be proud enough to answer when we call it our fatherland?What do we call a tongue that’s forgotten its way home? What do we call a man… Continue reading
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