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Space for Being Single
David Brooks, renowned New York Times columnist and journalist, recently published an article entitled “To Be Happy, Marriage Matters More than Career,” in which he posits, unsurprisingly, that marriage receives…
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Winter
I hated winter. I spent 17 years of my life dreading the end of fall because I knew what would come next and I hated every second of it.
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Falling Out of Love
Did you see us falling in love? I didn’t. We never knew of loving, With all our capabilities, Till one day, we fell in love, And love was all we…
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I Attempt to Explain
I’m running through my shortening list of excuses, trying to reason my way out of the gaping hole somewhere inside the unmapped chambers of my heart. With your biology pragmatism,…
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Cinderella
I like to write poems from the perspectives of women, fictional or real, who have inspired me. Growing up Cinderella was my favorite fairytale: I was always captivated by her…
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Day 1 of _______
I never imagined it would be this beautiful, the sun falling gently into your tornado sky eyes.
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blind in hindsight
my mind is a book with illustrations color flies freely from page to page each turn more vivid than the last but when i reach your chapter i am overwhelmed…
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Young Love Turned Toxic: Abuse, Cheating, and Pregnancy
Anonymous, as told to Renee Childs The experience that I want to get out is heartbreak. Being betrayed in so many ways, at such a young age, then messing up…
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This is an I Love You Poem
I try to maintain eye contact even though I am continuously interrupted. Like clouds floating in front of the sun, the world goes dark when I cannot see you.
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It’s OK to be Alone
This Thursday is Valentines Day… which can bring in mixed feelings if you’re not in a relationship. When I look back on high school and college, I wish I would…
