WHAT IF
...WHAT IF
A film of grime, not on the glass,
but on the seeing.
The scrim of want, of fear,
of expectation's dust.
We squint through it, shaping the...
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Categories:
woodside, 12th grade, inspirational, truth,
Form: Free verse
Surely
...Surely
I am not
The only one
I remember
Thousands
I walked with
For a non nuclear stance
Now
Silence
Even before
Those brave humans
That took on apartheid
An battled
The Queensland gov...
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Categories:
woodside, art, cat, dog,
Form: Free verse
Should Have Been a Contender
...I see I am almost 60
The river of life has sped by
Sweet accounts are needed
Thank God I remember the 60s
sane relics of the past
Kaftans and roll-ups
strain to the sounds
blonde this and th...
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Categories:
woodside, allegory, allusion,
Form: Free verse
Womens Group
...Feb. 6, 2021
Hello I was born normal on May 17, 1979 from Paranaque, Philippines. My name is Jacqueline Ramirez Mendoza and was taken from Jacqueline Kennedy Onasis. Given by my cousin, Jocelyn Pic...
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Categories:
woodside, anxiety, christian, depression, god,
Form: Narrative
A Little Night Music
...We had a good time
Guys from Woodside, Sunnyside
Greenpoint and Astoria
Leaning on each other
Weaving through the crowds
Towards the exits
Leaving the club
Squeaking out just before closing t...
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Categories:
woodside, lifenight, night,
Form: Narrative
Woodside
...The house we lived in
Was someone's idea of a castle.
Stone and old cement walls
Ornate ceiling fixtures
A faded marble foyer.
There were no buyers
So it went cheap
My parents were also pract...
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Categories:
woodside, lifeold, city, old,
Form: Narrative