Maureen Asino Poems

When I cry I watch my tears dropp onto my glasses
Cool streaks of salt water leave burning paths upon my cheeks
My nose begins to leak and I sound all the more pathetic
when I snivel in vain to hold in my body's humiliating release
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Stand up!
Close your hands
Bend your elbows til your fists are level with your shoulders
Pump one arm up and pull the other down
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(And so I chose
you say)
And so you chose
to kill off the life blossoming in your body
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Rumble, oh my soul, and ease your tension.
Smooth the surface of your troubled waters.

Bleed, dear heart, into your little valleys.
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To write words for the sake of words
For the sake of sound and sight
Mark of Existence
For when I'm no longer around
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