PSA: DO NOT schedule Prism Reconstruction with Quantum Alchemist 717 in Sector 12. His fuses are unethically sourced. My condolences to those in Sector 41 and Sector 63 who were dismantled, temporarily or permanently.
He is also suspected to be in violation of civic law 7384847374 for improper disposal of excess photons which can result in Alpha087 Dome Damage.
The Administration is currently investigating his case.
You Should Know .
I am not strong willed.
I do not demand respect.
I am not a sunset and a tequila sour.
Match strike, passion ignite, burn bright,
Haze at morning light.
I am not woman who takes no shit
and tastes blood
and wields words like
lightning.
No cinders in my wake.
Nor do I set the sky ablaze.
I do not burn.
My tears do not swell
when my heart is broken.
No spiraling grief or swirling,
drowning or drip-drop doubts.
I do not bring flood waters
nor meander through life.
My touch is not light and fleeting like rain.
My words do not pour.
My love does not ebb.
I do not flow.
I do not talk when no one is listening
or get carried away by music,
or dance at concerts, smoke,
or laugh freely.
I do not go where I am not welcomed,
hold my arms out
and let the wind take me
or bend without breaking.
I am not an acrobat.
Or a breeze on summer's day.
I do not breathe easy.
I lay on the ground.
Eyes like moss.
Friendships for a lifetime
growing stronger, constant and quiet.
I smell of strong coffee
and petrichor.
Absorb words like arrows
And grow flowers from scars.
Broken and remade in seasons.
I bend like bamboo.
Smile like dawn.
I hide my shadow like the moon.
And offer shade and kindness to those
Who burn and flow and breathe easy.
I'm here and I'm not going anywhere.
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Longtime writer; new to poetry. Is it terrible? What works and what doesn't? You can be honest. I'm used to critique groups.
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Link 1
https://www.reddit.com/r/OCPoetry/s/YJ7SUUQFzu
Link 2