Image is from Pexels Some labels come with you At your birth from your family history The other kind are done by assumption Like your gender marker based on your body They are the ones you might keep for a lifetime Or change them to better fit who you are
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A Couple But Not Lovers
Image is from Pexels Two people who are a couple But not meant to be lovers Like the moon and the sun They are both meant to be there But not together in the same place But if that’s what it takes To stay in the only country you ever knew
Family Secret
Image is from Pexels The parents who carry a family Will weigh down their children When they have their own life findings And they are asked to hold the secret But one time or another It needs to be revealed For the sake of the ones That are still yet to be given That family … Continue reading Family Secret
A Body Made Of Flowers
Image is from Pexels What if a body is made out of flowers A living being, but a different kind Where happiness is the seed And tears are the water Making both a need For the system to keep going
To Understand
Image is from Pexels I want to understand you Since it’s the only way to help you But the accent in which the language was taught Doesn’t sound the same to my ears So unless you slow down So I can catch up There can’t be communication
Emontions Based
My emotions are based On what I’m told But know that if you are telling me a lie My reactions might be different Than what you want Because you are the only one Who knows the truth
A Bark
Image is from Pexels When they are puppies They have to learn how to Find their way to express and speak One event in life at a time From far away, they start sounding All the same But when you start knowing your dog You can identify which one is theirs
The Little Things
Image is from Pexels As you get older You are more open To the little things Like a smile with a good morning Offering a hug when I look like I need one Or a simple reminder That I too am a human after all
A Book
Image is from Pexels Is there a book That you swear you have But have no clue Where is the place It now calls as its home Behind the books you read and never move Or with the keepsakes You know you will one day reopen?
Her But Not She
Image is from Pexels I knew you would go look for her Even if years have passed Returning to the places you used to visit With your memory having re-access Playing with your feelings, good and bad If you ever find her She will tell you That only small fragments are left From the her … Continue reading Her But Not She
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