#NaHaiWriMo - polaroid

The memories fade 
I wish I could remember 
The images fade 

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It’s a good thing
No digital cameras
No Polaroids  

#NaHaiWriMo — jelly

I’m constantly full 
Now I’m soft in the middle 
And always so tired

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We apply pressure
There’s always something between us
Squeezing out the edges

#NaHaiWriMo — freeze

We brace ourselves
Facing into the wind 
The skin exposed

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Let me hold you close 
Let me hold you close and still 
Let me hold you still

#NaHaiWriMo — romance/ tiger

Skin against skin
And again skin against skin and 
Skin against and again 

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Somewhere beyond words
We lose ourselves in the promise
We lose ourselves 

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To what purpose 
Tiger tiger burning bright
We look in the shadows

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Every day passing 
Leaves some evidence 
You remain hidden

#NaHaiWriMo — online/ heavy

We wear all the faces 
We remember everything
And forget ourselves 

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Minutes at a time
We mine our distractions 
Digging into the past

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It’s a metaphor
The weight we carry within us
How much longer

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We keep fighting it
Like the earth’s gravitational pull
We just keep spinning