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Johanna Hartnett Poem
Leaning in a whisper brings red to her cheeks
Wings fluttering at his touch
Hot as fire against cool as clouds
A tempting death
Blushing never felt so good
His kiss starting a new fire
A fire from hell
Standing beside the angel
His jaw bone breaks her innocence
He is beautiful
A fallen angel
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Johanna Hartnett Poem
If you've ever stared at the mirror too long
you are strong
If you've ever ran the water so your parents couldn't hear
you are strong
If you've ever walked the hallways crouched down
you are strong
If you've ever pressed to hard on your skin
you are strong
If you've ever pushed away the plate
you are strong
If you've ever cried on the bathroom floor about the boy who chose her
you are strong
If you've ever gotten up after you've been pushed this hard
you are strong
I am so proud of you
Copyright © Johanna Hartnett | Year Posted 2016
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Johanna Hartnett Poem
As the feet pick up my body volts forward
Half seat telling him to keep going
The wind curls up throwing itself at me yelling slow
Trees towering around me
With every few strides the branches reach out to hit
Faster, faster
Picking up our pace we fly towards the waiting field
Grass so green it invites us forward
As a team we take the last few strides at the speed of light
Freedom
Pushing myself forward my teammate takes off across the field
The sky folds around us like a blanket
Blue as the ocean and larger than life
No resistance and no stopping
The world is as free as us
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Johanna Hartnett Poem
Colors pouring over the ridges
The uncontained paint
Colors that never shined
Braving the sky
Roaring over the plains
The snow reflects the flowers in the sky
Sitting in the back curled in my sleeping bag
The sky feeling like a second cover
Warmer watching the fire roar over the sky
Gazing at the bliss
The brewing can be heard over the fire
Wind picks up the strong coffee smell
Warmth in the sky and my mug
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Johanna Hartnett Poem
A black dress draped off me
Flowing with the wind
Following the crowd
Roses clutched in my hands
Alone in the crowd I stood
No one bothered to watch me
Not passing most of their hips
I was invisible
Fixing my pigtails I watched her go down
Six feet down
No hands held my shaking wrists
Tears streamed without a mother's kiss
Shoulders hunched over without a father's hug
Seven years old
Too young to be at a funeral
At a funeral alone
Copyright © Johanna Hartnett | Year Posted 2016
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Johanna Hartnett Poem
You were supposed to be my light
Instead you took mine
As if my sunny day turned to cold
Everything I knew was gone
Everything I loved was gone
Someone I thought would hold me up
Was pushing me down
I’ve never felt this cold
Heat wasn't fire but your love
Well what I thought was love
You don’t remember?
How you lied
Please remember
What you did
Because ending it wasn't enough
I wasn't enough
Copyright © Johanna Hartnett | Year Posted 2016
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