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rappelling tanka

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were you dazzled by the same constellation ?* rappelling down a pit cave  there's a blast of adrenaline *ECHOSMITH LYRICS, "Bright"

NO al I V A

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The IVA is a purchase tax of up to 17%.

the bedroom tanka

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the bedroom a mirror of yourself ginkgo leaves plastered on your walls confirm that nature has wit

she waits for a mistake tanka

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she waits  for a mistake in language to claim plagiarism-- an over used image or phrase a mistake in the knitting

she's gone tanka

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she's gone, swallowed by air-- the house  sealed  yet held together  by the dead

he came around tanka

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he came around as if nothing had happened giving it all away-- had he known about defeat would he be standing at my door?

the wind tanka

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the wind...  carvings in ash  we lug  our kimonos over the slopes  of this arid Eden

gossip tanka

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gossip-- truth is seldom the point  when it comes  to plucking feathers  on a windy day

behind the scenes tanka

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behind  the scenes they whisper, untouchable ... 21 grams of love are missing

this crazy traffic in my life

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this crazy traffic  in my life the pain I'm driving through I'm down,  down, down

last wind in my sails tanka

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out at sea last wind  in my sails... the hardest  place to live  is by your side

bitter bullies tanka

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bitter bullies whose intimidation is as swift as a goose  step in a fascist funeral Social bullying, sometimes referred to as relational bullying, involves hurting someone’s reputation or relationships. Social bullying includes: . 1.Leaving someone out on purpose 2.Telling others not to be friends with someone 3.Spreading rumors about someone 4.Embarrassing someone in public

untamed winds tanka

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untamed winds remorseful waters outlawed spirits... fashion's  racial divide

I fall tanka

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I fall  into deep thought in a restaurant  without customers... a war of nerves

my racing heart tanka

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my heart a flickering neon light about to break… the fear of a spiraling mind

haiku

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your hands on my hips summer heartbeat

settling wings tanka

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settling wings you're my favorite kind  of grey... I was fractured beyond my imagination

I live without tears tanka

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I live without tears  have no path out of hell  exist in pain...  when everything turns black  I follow like a tracker

there are men tanka

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there are men in this world who bid you to come you tell them:  Show Me they say:  Take My Hand

tanka

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once he slapped me, that was my past-- now fire is my future… nights disappear like blemishes 

tanka

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I bit him with the scent of juniper on my lips he bit me back but never claimed me as his own

tanka

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wisteria, the murmur and sigh of a tree… when I was little was I a ghost?

Creation Somonka

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Creation I met you by the river among the dead-- let me call you lover, listen to the sea behind me call me brother regard the tides that expose me nightly-- disguise my shadow from sandpipers that eat dead fish

I have a longing tanka

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I have a longing for darkness and aimlessly moving scenes... misplaced memories flood these long winter nights