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If I left this somewhere Or if life left me And this is the only piece of me you know Please take a minute To cradle this in your hands And then read its pages And know you now know me On the days where I could not find myself And in moments where I knew myself too well. And you can keep me Or let me go, But please do not throw me away.

The first time I saw you: The flag salute. They told us not to stare. I could not help but notice Your knuckles, bruised. You spoke like your tongue was swollen. You told your jokes in Spanish. When you said his name You spat. You never set foot on the asphalt. We sat in the grass in the outfield Watching kids play basketball. I wonder if you saw them. I wonder if you were somewhere else. They dribble the ball. He takes the first swing at your head. They stop, looking for a pass. You push him, kids are gathering. They spot an open, an arm blocks the path. You are on the ground. He is on top of you. He is punching you. He takes a swing at you

there's a story i could tell, one i know so very well, of a girl with a single dream; one to fly with beautiful wings. and there's a girl that i know, one who's never seen the snow. at her window, during the day, she likes to view the birds so far away. there's a story i've been told, one about a girl so very bold. she sprouted wings and away she flew just like she always wanted to. but there's a reason girls can't fly and so this girl fell from the sky. she fell silently towards the ground, landing in my arms, safe and sound. there are many things this girl can do, some of which she never knew. flying is not for boy nor gir

size zerozero skinny. wearing all the cool clothes skinny. boys looking at her like she's a treat skinny. give the dogs some bones? skinny. the scale went down since yesterday skinny. maybe if she hits the double-digits? skinny. pretty yellow skin, dry like a desert skinny. distinct ribs caging a fragile heart skinny. wrists like pages from pop-out books skinny. just another mile... another mile... one more skinny. she's so cold, turn up the heater... higher skinny. and it's not even winter skinny. another mirror check, keeps it in her pocket skinny. sharing all her secrets with a porcelain toilet bowl skinny. ridi