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hands up, don’t shoot

On November 25, 2016

a poem by [victoria]

When following commands get you killed:
Hands up, don’t shoot.
When mothers plead for justice:
Hands up, don’t shoot.
When the hurt hits hard and turns to violence
Hands up, don’t shoot

How they tell us racism is dead and shut up.
Stop being entitled […]

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dear you

On November 25, 2016

a poem by [victoria]

Part One

You pick at healed emotional scars.
You make fun of the bullied.
You throw away friends like common trash for kicks.
You put on clothes that barely fit. Just because
You can. I actually thought
You was cool because you gave
No f***s. […]

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demons

On November 25, 2016

a poem by [victoria]

Everybody hides from their demons,
except me. I play with them,
I show them that I ain’t afraid. 

Just because you hide them
under your clean clothes
doesn’t mean you don’t have them.

Tell them to come out and play.

We can all be friends.

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the fruitful waste

On March 28, 2016

a poem by [victoria]

My mom gave me a fruit.
It was round, brown, bitter,
and ugly. Disappointed and mad,
I threw it away and never looked
back. Long-forgotten, rotting some
place. An unknown waiting
to deposit all its chemical compounds
into the soil. Walked on,
stepped […]

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your eyes

On December 8, 2015

a poem by [victoria]

As I look into your eyes
I can tell you’re not as bad
as society says you are.

As I look into your eyes
I can tell you care.

As I look into your eyes
I can see not only your past
but your future.

As […]

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