So Tell Me Lies!
An original poem, and my first villanelle!
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Surface Level Thoughts -- A Poem
She was there, now
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"The Fountain:" a Poem
Surrounding statues, coins flying by all in the interest of holding time. Is my entire life. Pretty to look at but too big to keep. Meant...
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Black in Luxury
Five diamond rings on each brown finger Met with the prettiest manicure I’d ever seen She spoke with her hands hardly saying a word...
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unwhole.
i always wake up.
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the storm, the battle, the loss.
The predictions were erroneous. I wish it had been so obvious When they said there would be sun, That I should begin to run. You promised...
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The Time You Realized Death Smelled Like Old Spice -- A Poem
"It was then that you noticed just how far along he was in death."
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Return to Sender
I’ve been trying to reach you for months. I sent you a dozen letters that went unanswered, forgotten and left behind. All the stamps I...
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Black Poets Series: Nikki Giovanni
Hi HerCampus Readers! April is National Poetry Month and it is only right for me to make a series highlighting famous black poets. Poetry...
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3 Spring Poems To Inspire You
Poems are one of my favorite forms of literature; they can be short or long, meaningful or meaningless. Here’s three that are inspired by...
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Behind The Scenes
You try so hard So hard You try to be perfect Not for anyone else But for you You tell yourself be confident Be proud If no one will show...
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The Last Dance
Show me a different vibe Show me the real I want to feel comfortable When I tell you how I feel. I see that your care for me Is genuine and...
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Dear Future Self,
In those moments of darkness where we get lost in thought and feel like the world is closing in. We find our place. A place to breathe and...
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"Galaxy": a Poem
It's not hard to understand how the ancients mapped the skies I’ve only known you for a night but I bet I could already find my way in the...
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Such Paradise: A Poem
Such Paradise Behind a wall Of stone and ice, There lies a land Of paradise A girl and boy Tread softly there And dim themselves In fear...
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5-7-5: Writing a Haiku for My Most and Least Favorite Moments of Each Weekday
I look forward to April every year because not only is there an abundance of new blooms, but my poetic inspiration flourishes too with it...
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Races on Earth
Saying we’re all human is redundant. It’s everything but false. Yet the ignorant refuse to acknowledge this reality. One’s skin color is...
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Poetry Books to Read if You Don’t Read Poetry
Recently, I have fallen more and more in love with the genre of poetry. There’s something to be said about a poem that deeply moves you...
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The Secret Life of Poets
The everyday routine of the average person drags on unnoticed and unquestioned. Until it doesn’t. Until the words of poetry are spoken into...
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Things To Do for National Poetry Month
April is National Poetry Month. In honor of that, I encourage all of you to read tons of poems and buy tons of poetry books. Poetry books...
