Angelica Duardo Poems

A lesson in courage
That’s what my mother is
A beautiful flower
I was born with in
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I hear the ice cracking
Be careful not to fall
It’s the scariest sound in the world
And I’ve been hearing it all day long
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Newspapers at my feet
I've been sleeping on the streets
I’m freezing and I’m sick
I’m going crazy, can’t you see?
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I am not afraid of her
Is her absence what makes this worst
I can’t compete with her ghost
This will never work if you’re still in love her
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Forgotten memories is all we have
Mixed and matched with dreams and fantasies
They’re all the same, forgotten, rotten
With no one else to think of them but us
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Building walls is what we’re best at
Building them so high
Up beyond our heads
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I recognized that look in your eyes
You were thinking I was speaking out of spite
Well, you were right
I hated your guts
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I think I’ll go home and lie very still
Someone stole my wellness and my soul
Now I can’t stare at the sun
Now I can’t stand on these feet
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With new eyes to see
You see yourself as you truly are
With new eyes to see
Your dreams point to unknown tasks
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I’m so lost
Will I ever find myself again?
Hurts so much
How could I ever lose my pride in there?
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