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I Remember Purple Skies
I Remember Purple Skies- Fiction Workshop 2002 Mattie pushed her newly-dyed purple hair out of her face. Her green eyes filled with tears. She had fun during earlier road trips with her friends Sunny and Jade, but now that her first semester of college was almost over and her heart was broken, Mattie felt like she couldn’t enjoy anything anymore. “Are you dwelling again, Matilda?” Jade asked, pushing her short black hair behind her ears. “Don’t make me come back there and beat your ass. You know I’ll do it.” “A little,” Mattie said. “It was the song I guess.” “Don’t just sit back there and cry, Mattie,” Jade said.…
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Free Verse Poetry-For Poetry Workshop Class. “Be Wise” 2002 Had I your intelligence I’d use it wisely. I would carve a pretty face in alabaster, as smooth as my reflection, with eyes of cool jade. I would apologize for not loving me, and say, “Another man will, one stronger than me.” If I don’t wait forever, what will you lose?
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Mismatched Cups
Free Verse Poetry-For Poetry Workshop Class. “Mismatched Cups” 2002 As long as there Are coffee shops With mismatched cups, And hometown bands Who change the words To their songs, I will look behind me, And hope to see you there. As long as trains come On warm summer nights When you’ve just Bought ice cream, and Your grandmother Tells you more than You ever wanted to know About your grandfather, I’ll stand beside you To protect you From yourself and others. As long as lovers Get caught in storms That end in rainbows, and Stars fall where only Some dare to notice, I will honor you,…