teenage bones & old souls

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Wed Mar 25, 2026 11:51 am
avimoon says... · Wed Mar 25, 2026 11:51 am
teenage bones & old souls
napo 2026

when the light of the moon becomes the only sanctuary
and climbing to balance the air
is the only way to get oxygen,
bones turn brittle and the heart turns bitter
but the soul stays old.

tw: this thread covers d3pression, su!c!dal thoughts, and @nxiety
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Thu Mar 26, 2026 4:12 pm
avimoon says... · Thu Mar 26, 2026 4:12 pm
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~prenapo~

i. tally marks on skin
ii. smile
iii. minimize yourself
~napo~

i. just by my goodbye
ii. photographer's daughter
iii. sunburned
iv. dandelion
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Thu Mar 26, 2026 4:19 pm
avimoon says... · Thu Mar 26, 2026 4:19 pm
tally marks on skin
i try so hard to tally up
my sins upon my skin.
like maybe if i call my bluffs,
it won't hurt to give in.
when all the starlight's slipped away
and the world seems hemmed with shadows,
i pray it will not stay this way
so i do not risk the gallows.
happiness slips through my fingers
like sunlight through the sky.
the darker feelings linger
like a nightmare's lullaby.
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Thu Mar 26, 2026 4:21 pm
avimoon says... · Thu Mar 26, 2026 4:21 pm
smile
my smiles fade away so quickly,
they disappear like rain.
i recognize it bitterly
and my smile shows a strain.
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Thu Mar 26, 2026 4:24 pm
avimoon says... · Thu Mar 26, 2026 4:24 pm
minimize yourself
corner yourself by the wall.
pretend you are nothing at all.
why don't people listen?
just make it your mission
to wait until bedtime to bawl.
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Wed Apr 01, 2026 4:06 pm
avimoon says... · Wed Apr 01, 2026 4:06 pm
just by my goodbye
why can't people just
accept that i don't want them
in my life
anymore?
why are we
still stumbling through conversations
it doesn't feel or seem natural to have?
why are you
not understanding
that we no longer connect the way we used to?
i have
moved on
from the type of friendship
you gave me,
the one that consists of
one person always letting the other
push them (the one)
to become the person they (the other) are.
i have moved
away from that
and the pain it gives me.
i am not glad that it pains you, too.
but i refuse to be sorry
for putting you through something you put me through everyday
just by my goodbye.

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April 1, 2026
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Sat Apr 04, 2026 2:10 am
avimoon says... · Sat Apr 04, 2026 2:10 am
photographer's daughter
canon camera in my hand,
my eyes gracing the land,
midday sunlight casts it's glow
as i squint and crouch down low.
knee-high grass above my shins,
peace carries through the din.
the shutter clicks, perspective's fixed,
i wander and i win.


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April 2, 2026
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Sat Apr 04, 2026 2:15 am
avimoon says... · Sat Apr 04, 2026 2:15 am
sunburned
golden eyes and sunburned skin,
the fire burns from the outside in.
layered over my arms, face, and chest,
even ice can't put the burning to rest.
it lingers heavily in elbow creases,
those little inner corners tucked into ceaseless
cycles of burning and callous heat
even the chill night air can not beat.
a day of teenage fun was won,
but the moon lost it's battle with the sun.


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April 3, 2026
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Wed Apr 08, 2026 8:47 pm
avimoon says... · Wed Apr 08, 2026 8:47 pm
dandelion
the wind
makes a wish
and it
disappears.


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April 4, 2026
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Thu Apr 09, 2026 12:01 am
deleted48 says... · Thu Apr 09, 2026 12:01 am
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avi, happy poeting!

photographer's daughter is a neat poem that instantly caught my eye; photography is such a poetic discipline! I've always found it so riveting when poets write about other mediums of art in their work -

the shutter clicks, perspective's fixed,
i wander and i win.


"winning" is a great verb here! I interpreted it to mean I’m here, I’m paying attention, I’m alive in this moment, I succeeded in preserving a moment that mattered, etc. capturing something meaningful, as it exists in time, can be a kind of "victory" over it, for sure.

these all carry this feeling of longing / some kind of ache while still balancing "positive" moments, like "teenage fun" / going out with friends, which feels very accurate to the teenage experience. nothing is ever wholly black or white. can't wait to see what else you write!
In a shadow there is the blessing of a shadow.
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Sun Apr 19, 2026 1:07 am
alliyah says... · Sun Apr 19, 2026 1:07 am
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@avimoon - you've masterfully captured a few "ordinary" moments (dandelions, sun-burns) and managed to make them poetic! The rhyming in the sun-burn poem was excellent - and I also really enjoyed your poem that captured the experience of taking a photo (it felt like art within art - > or a picture in a picture if you will!) Hope to read some more this month! Thank you for sharing! :)
you should know i am a time traveler &
there is no season as achingly temporary as now
but i have promised to return
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