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mizz-iceberg

  • Hands

    Hands These are my hands. I lay them open before you, vulnerable, honest; because you need to see them. Can you see these lines? The creases of hard work and ...

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  • Narrative Essay on an Abusive Relationsip

    A/N: Hey guys! This is an essay I wrote for class. The topic we were given for the essay is: “The despair of youth with limited opportunities is the major ...

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  • Visiting Modernity

    ...Your return was on a dark night,when the fireflies of modernitydotted the nightand it wasn't silentbecause it was the night of today.Your children were upand blue and white flickersscurried across ...

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  • to the ducks swimming in ditchwater

    To the ducks swimming in ditch water: I apologize, extending these hearty palms towards you on behalf of my brothers and sisters speeding and crashing around us both. Believe me ...

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  • there she inscribed

    Spoiler! : A/N The lack of punctuation and capitalization is intentional. I think without the punctuation, the poem a swift flow. Opinions greatly appreciated as always! Ihush, cry your bitter ...

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“Sorry about the blood in your mouth. I wish it was mine. I couldn't get the boy to kill me, but I wore his jacket for the longest time.”
— Richard Siken