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June 24, 2022

Rage

seething quietly,

waiting to break out

and scream.

Rage, anger, despair

Break things

it could help,

seething

I will not be quiet.

Shout, Rage,

Let it free

Shout out,

Let it bleed,

Rage.

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June 24, 2022

Rage

seething quietly,

waiting to break out

and scream.

Rage, anger, despair

Break things

it could help,

seething

I will not be quiet.

Shout, Rage,

Let it free

Shout out,

Let it bleed,

Rage.

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“I do fundamentally believe in people. If you look at Star Trek mythology, what Star Trek mythology tells you is that there came a point on planet Earth where everyone’s disagreements became so extreme that there was a nuclear war, and that was World War III. And then years later, society started rebuilding itself, but it had to rebuild itself out of the shadow of what had happened, knowing we can’t let that happen again. And part of me thinks that may end up turning out to be prophetically true. We are definitely at a crossroads of some kind as a species. And probably in our lifetime we’re going to see the beginning of some change that’s really, really seismic, but it’s really going to be our kids who are really going to be dealing with it. Everybody has their ‘What am I doing to help save things or try and do things?’ And I feel like telling stories that inspire people to think a little differently about all of these issues, be it Man Who Fell To Earth or Star Trek or whatever, is what I can do. Star Trek gave people a roadmap to imagine a future where our better angels won. So people have to believe it’s possible… I think human beings are capable of amazing things. And ultimately, we’re gonna find our level at some point, or we’re gonna keep trying to.”

— Alex Kurtzman Talks Star Trek Philosophy And How It Can Be A Road Map To A Better Future

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anyone else remember being a child and seeing the very neat handwriting of other little girls and somehow knowing that you were a different genre of person than they were

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March 10, 2014

Was there a time before everyone was labeled? 

Was there a time before Us Vs. Them?   

   Have the differences 

      always been so important

   that people are thought of 

as interior or superior? 

I doubt it. 

   We’ve always been human. 

Maybe I never will 

   understand

because of my privilege.

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March 9, 2014

I am not remarkable,

   once you write on me it stays forever.

Words seared into my brain eternally,

   I don’t always remember

      but when I do

         I can’t stop 

            Thinking. 

#poem #my poem #poetry #short poem #elle sea poetry

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March 8, 2014

Who care if it gets dark earlier or later? 

In this world of electricity, 

   and staying out til 2a.m. 

It doesn’t really matter anymore,

   there’s already enough bureaucratic bullshit, 

can we please 

   just forget

Daylight 

Savings 

Time 

Can we just forget Time? 

#poem #my poem #poetry #elle sea poetry

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March 6, 2014

Throwback Thursday,

A chance to show the world 

   where we came from. 

What day should we show the world 

   where we’re going? 

#poem #poetry #short poem #elle sea poetry

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March 2, 2014

Glitz and glamor, 

350 miles away

who will win

   these little golden men? 

Any why do we really care?

   Awarding people for being

   skilled liars. 

   We should award the 

   people who help every day. 

And yet I still buy into it all. 

#poem #poetry #elle sea poetry

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March 1, 2014

A birthday, 

Infinitely better than the last. 

Another year older, 

but no more wise. 

Will I ever truly grow up? 

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February 28, 2014

Rain on my windows wakes me,

pouring from the gutters.

I lay there and listen

not ready to go on with the day. 

#poem #poetry #my poem #elle sea poetry #rain

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February 27, 2014

Try to explain

   simile or metaphor 

Like teaching a bear to sew.

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Emily Dickinson, from a letter to William Austin Dickinson (Amherst, late March 1851)

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February 26, 2014

I Say

“Let’s have an adventure!” 

He doesn’t understand. 

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February 25, 2014

If I pretend to be a dancer

   long enough

will I become one, 

just like how 

I 

Pretend to be a poet? 

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February 22, 2014

In this world

  we don’t see 

neighbors for months

  until we run into 

each other

at Starbucks. 

#poem #short poem #elle sea poetry