Category: Poetry

  • I D E N T I T Y

    I D E N T I T Y

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    by

    raetherainbow
    in

    Independence locked me instead of setting me free Ignorance saved me instead of letting me grieve Imagination led me to things that were not true Illumination fought darkness instead of setting me on fire Identity I don’t know what it did Because I have none

  • S A V E

    S A V E

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    by

    raetherainbow
    in

    I see the word ‘save’ everywhere save water the tiger; the girl child; the environment; the vultures; the sea urchins; the word file in ”my documents”; the world NEEDS a lot of saving it seems ….. and here I am behind my laptop screen trying to figure out how to save me from myself

  • R O C K E T

    R O C K E T

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    by

    raetherainbow
    in ,

    Her dark night Saw loud fireworks Because of my rocket I saved her from loving herself with the greens in my pocket When she begged for mercy I moaned with pleasure I was roaring as a self declared king but my territory was limited in blankets I declared her queen because she was my treasure…

  • what a blind man can

    what a blind man can

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    by

    raetherainbow
    in

    Whats the big deal in being able to see if you can’t see what a blind man can? (haiku attempt #2)

  • W E D N E S D A Y

    W E D N E S D A Y

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    by

    raetherainbow
    in

    I’m the Wednesday Woman Okay with being in between I’m the Wonder that travels darkness and yet stays clean I’m not the loud worthy weekend worthy of celebration and wine or the most hated start of the week which is ALWAYS hectic I’m just okay I’m just in between like I have always been Like…

  • B E I N G

    B E I N G

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    by

    raetherainbow
    in

    Being brave was not on my ”to be” list neither was being broken but beauty and grace sure were I did not know what life would bring but I decided not to wait… I looked for beauty in books tried to complete myself by looking for other beings lived in a bigger box to be…

  • O K A Y

    O K A Y

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    by

    raetherainbow
    in

    The one word I always am When they ask me How I am is ”OkAY” Thats one word I don’t want to be ”stuck ‘ in ”between” Described in a word that is what it is I don’t want to be “okay” I dont want to be  ” I understand” That comes after listening to…

  • YOU & m e

    YOU & m e

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    by

    raetherainbow
    in

    I’m someone who gets lost in her blankets How will I find me In your ‘Blank”? I’m someone who dreams of waterfalls And you tell me We will live together In a fish tank I’m someone who lives life without fearing death And all that you say about life Is so compact is so difficult…

  • T O U C H

    T O U C H

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    by

    raetherainbow
    in

    I don’t know how your face feels yet you have travelled through my veins left bumps on my skin with your words with your being we are strangers from different times and different zones yet you make the world seem less strange you make me feel like I make sense you make me feel easy…

  • P R E T E N D

    P R E T E N D

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    by

    raetherainbow
    in

    let’s play a game let us pretend of things that happened and of things that did not that maybe we never shared what we did last night that we are strangers that you never tried to touch me that you were brave enough to do it when I was awake that I was brave enough…