NaHaiWriMo - day six

6.
 
all that preening
the ultimate peacock
it’s all too much
 
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so excited
everything abristle
the great display
 
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it’s not a secret
you’re always overdressed
blame my desire

NaHaiWriMo - day five

5.
 
we were so cruel
using light as a weapon
and though nothing of it
 
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being present
with all these small attentions
feels foreign somehow
 
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all those words
stacked row upon row
my beautiful oxford

NaHaiWriMo - day four

4.
 
look up
there on the horizon
tomorrow comes
 
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i was told
there are many doors
is that a promise?
 
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tired of waiting
i cross the threshold
one simple turn

NaHaiWriMo - day three

3.
 
covered in flowers
emblems to enclose your heart
a marriage gift
 
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how it moves
such an alien thing
how it thinks
 
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always there are teeth
they grip and pull and tear
the wrapping mouth

NaHaiWriMo - day two

2.
 
so many questions
the weight of your choices
how did we get here?
 
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irrepressible
the first time you dyed your hair
pink, then purple
 
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from the beginning
so many years between us
all kinds of distance
 
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what is the truth?
being a brother is hard
i wish we spoke more
 
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lines were drawn
time makes us strangers
i said enough
 
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at some point
you lost your innocence
moved inward